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Shoko Chukin Bank

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 56 cheques on record.

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VentureDebtSeries BBanking

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81%of best year17cheques in 12 months, 56 on record
Since the last cheque9days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.7MRounds led1 of 56Sole investor6 roundsMostly inJapan, 95%
Pitch Shoko Chukin Bank

Shoko Chukin Bank highlights

  1. 01

    17 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Debt: 57% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 6 rounds, median $1.6M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Banking
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first56 appearances

  1. 2026

    16 rounds

  2. Oct
    Knowledge WorkSeries C · JP · Google News searchUndisclosedWith 7 others
  3. Oct
    NEXTESDebt · JP · Mercom Capital Group$13MLed
  4. Aug
    Peach CarsDebt · KE · Firms' own news pages$4.0MWith 1 other
  5. Jun
    TrifaDebt · JP$21MWith 4 others
  6. Jun
    Monozukuri Business Succession Holdings (JMS)Venture · JP$13MSole investor
  7. May
    SpecteeSeries E · JP$1.3MWith 3 others
  8. May
    Epsilon Molecular EngineeringVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  9. May
    VarinosSeries D · JP$7.9MWith 2 others
  10. Apr
    BALLASSeries B · JP$13MWith 4 others
  11. Apr
    UniamVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  12. Apr
    RecerqaSeries A · JP$11MWith 4 others
  13. Apr
    LocationMindVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  14. Mar
    PlusSwitchDebt · JP$628KWith 4 others
  15. Mar
    AnautVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  16. Mar
    Photo Electron SoulVenture · JP$5.7MWith 3 others
  17. Feb
    STANDAGEVenture · JP$1.4MSole investor
  18. 2025

    16 rounds

  19. Nov
    SmartHRSecondary · JP$96MWith 5 others
  20. Sept
    VuildVenture · JP$1.6MSole investor
  21. Aug
    MerryBizVenture · JP$1.4MWith 2 others
  22. Jul
    LegalOn TechnologiesSeries E · JP · TechCrunch$50MWith 11 others
  23. Jul
    Al TravelSeries C · JP$6.1MWith 3 others
  24. Jul
    AnautDebt · JP$1.4MWith 1 other
  25. May
    UbieDebt · JP$14MWith 4 others
  26. May
    LIGHTzVenture · JPUndisclosedSole investor
  27. Apr
    BALLASSeries A · JP$7.8MWith 3 others
  28. Apr
    MentoSeries B · JP$11MWith 3 others
  29. Apr
    RightTouchSeries A · JP$5.6MWith 1 other
  30. Mar
    PowerXSeries C · US$21MWith 3 others
  31. Feb
    IssinVenture · JP$2.8MWith 2 others
  32. Jan
    Idea RecordVenture · JP$3.2MWith 1 other
  33. Jan
    ANSeenSeries C · JP$3.2MWith 3 others
  34. Jan
    Ken RobotecSeries B · JP$1.2MWith 2 others
  35. 2024

    11 rounds

  36. Dec
    YadokariSeries B · JP$1.2MWith 3 others
  37. Dec
    Terra LaboVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  38. Dec
    Smart EducationVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  39. Nov
    PathfinderDebt · JP$644KWith 1 other
  40. Nov
    KYC ConsultingDebt · JP$972KWith 4 others
  41. Oct
    TentialDebt · JP$13MWith 1 other
  42. Jun
    MntsqVenture · JP$6.4MWith 1 other
  43. May
    OpenrecSeed · JP$15MWith 2 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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Mizuho Corporate BankVC firm13rounds togetherJapan Finance CorporationInvestment firm11rounds togetherMitsubishi UFJ CapitalVC firm8rounds togetherSumitomo Mitsui Banking CorporationVC firm6rounds togetherGlobal Brain CorporationVC firm5rounds togetherUntroD CapitalVC firm5rounds togetherIVCVC firm4rounds togetherMUFG BankInvestment firm4rounds togetherMizuho CapitalVC firm4rounds togetherResona BankVC firm4rounds togetherAngel BridgeAngel network3rounds togetherBeyond Next VenturesAccelerator3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Shoko Chukin Bank put money into.

Peach Cars$4.0M · Aug 2026Trifa$21M · Jun 2026Spectee$1.3M · May 2026Epsilon Molecular EngineeringMay 2026BALLAS$13M · Apr 2026UniamApr 2026

Quick answers about Shoko Chukin Bank

What does Shoko Chukin Bank invest in?

Shoko Chukin Bank invests most often at Venture and Debt (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Banking.

How active is Shoko Chukin Bank?

56 investments on record, 17 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Shoko Chukin Bank invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Knowledge Work (Series C, Oct 2026), NEXTES (Debt, Oct 2026) and Peach Cars (Debt, Aug 2026).

How big are Shoko Chukin Bank's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.7M.

Does Shoko Chukin Bank lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 56 investments on record (2%).

Where does Shoko Chukin Bank invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (95%).

Is Shoko Chukin Bank investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 17 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Shoko Chukin Bank invest alongside?

Most often Mizuho Corporate Bank (13 rounds together), Japan Finance Corporation (11 rounds together) and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (8 rounds together).

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