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Scrum Ventures

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 108 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund $19M, Sept 2026VC firm

Pre-seedPre-IPOAIDeeptechRobotics

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48%of best year12cheques in 12 months, 108 on record
Since the last cheque152days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.0MCheque size, as they say$200K – $1.5MRounds led0 of 108Sole investor8 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 82%
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Scrum Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    12 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 69% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $1.6M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Scrum Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco and TokyoFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$200K – $1.5M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedPre-IPO
Sectors
AIDeeptechRobotics
Based in
San Francisco, Japan
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first108 appearances

  1. 2026

    8 rounds

  2. Jun
    ALT Sports DataVenture · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  3. Mar
    GlobalComixSeries A · US · Ventureburn$13MWith 6 others
  4. Mar
    SEQUENTIALSeed · GB$3.5MWith 3 others
  5. Feb
    Lume HealthPre-seed · US$1.5MWith 1 other
  6. Feb
    ApptronikSeries A · US$520MWith 2 others
  7. Jan
    TradespaceSeries A · US · Ventureburn$15MWith 6 others
  8. Jan
    Campus Ink - NIL StoreSeed · US$3.0MWith 3 others
  9. Jan
    Natural Fiber WeldingGrowth · US$7.0MWith 3 others
  10. 2025

    22 rounds

  11. Dec
    ArcturusVenture · US$2.3MWith 2 others
  12. Dec
    222Series A · US$10MWith 5 others
  13. Dec
    CirculateVenture · SEUndisclosedWith 1 other
  14. Nov
    HedgehogSeed · US$8.1MWith 5 others
  15. Oct
    EztiaSeed · US$4.3MWith 2 others
  16. Sept
    TeraWatt TechnologyVenture · US$5.0MWith 4 others
  17. Jul
    Car IQVenture · US$8.0MWith 5 others
  18. Jun
    SUN METALONVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  19. Jun
    BiPSEEVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  20. May
    Campus Ink - NIL StoreVenture · US$1.7MWith 1 other
  21. May
    HeyMarvinDebt · US$10MWith 4 others
  22. Apr
    FanstakeSeed · US$6.3MWith 3 others
  23. Apr
    ALT Sports DataSeed · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  24. Apr
    Titan ContentSeries A$16MWith 2 others
  25. Apr
    Jericho SecuritySeries A · US$15MWith 5 others
  26. Mar
    Bloomo SecuritiesSeries A · JP$14MWith 4 others
  27. Mar
    Olio LabsSeed · US$4.5MWith 4 others
  28. Feb
    CompScienceSeries B · US$28MWith 5 others
  29. Feb
    MaestroSeed · US$3.0MWith 3 others
  30. Feb
    LingopalSeries A · US$14MWith 1 other
  31. Jan
    Athenic AISeed · US$4.3MWith 3 others
  32. Jan
    EARTH AISeries B · US$20MWith 5 others
  33. 2024

    14 rounds

  34. Dec
    HabittoSeries A · JP · QED Investors$12MWith 5 others
  35. Dec
    Project AdmissionVenture · US$5.5MWith 5 others
  36. Dec
    TruewindSeries A · US$13MWith 3 others
  37. Dec
    AmptalkSeries A · JP$6.6MWith 3 others
  38. Nov
    DashbotVenture · US$250KWith 5 others
  39. Oct
    OzloUS · TechCrunch$12MWith 7 others
  40. Oct
    Ozlo SleepVenture · US$12MWith 1 other
  41. Oct
    DHARMA$750KWith 4 others
  42. Aug
    FoodcodeSeries B · JP$6.0MWith 2 others
  43. Jun
    TMRW SportsSeries A · US · Firms' own news pagesUndisclosedWith 24 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

TMTak MiyataFund manager, managing member of general partneriFiling they signed
TMTakuya MiyataFund Mgr, managing member of general partneriFiling they signed

We also hold 18 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$287Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Scrum Ventures LLC
SEC number
CRD 196511

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

VidpressoBought by FacebookUndisclosedAug 2018

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Scrum Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Y CombinatorAccelerator18rounds together500 GlobalAngel13rounds togetherFundersClubVC firm8rounds togetherAlumni VenturesVC firm7rounds togetherChina Rock CapitalVC firm5rounds togetherM VenturesCorporate VC5rounds togetherGlobal Brain CorporationVC firm4rounds togetherGoodwater CapitalVC firm4rounds togetherNTT DOCOMO VenturesAccelerator4rounds togetherPromus VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherSMBC Venture CapitalInvestment bank4rounds togetherAlexis OhanianAngel3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Scrum Ventures put money into.

ALT Sports Data$5.0M · Jun 2026GlobalComix$13M · Mar 2026SEQUENTIAL$3.5M · Mar 2026Apptronik$520M · Feb 2026Tradespace$15M · Jan 2026Arcturus$2.3M · Dec 2025

Quick answers about Scrum Ventures

What does Scrum Ventures invest in?

Scrum Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (69% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI, Deeptech and Robotics.

How active is Scrum Ventures?

108 investments on record, 12 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2026.

What has Scrum Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: ALT Sports Data (Venture, Jun 2026), GlobalComix (Series A, Mar 2026) and SEQUENTIAL (Seed, Mar 2026).

How big are Scrum Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.0M. It says it writes cheques of $200K to $1.5M.

Does Scrum Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 108 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Scrum Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (82%) and Japan (13%).

Is Scrum Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 12 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Scrum Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (18 rounds together), 500 Global (13 rounds together) and FundersClub (8 rounds together).

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