# Shoko Chukin Bank: portfolio, investments and team

> Shoko Chukin Bank is a vc firm based in United States. 56 investments on record, 17 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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# Shoko Chukin Bank

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 56 cheques on record.

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Venture Debt Series B Banking

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**81%** of best year **17** **cheques in 12 months**, 56 on record

Since the last cheque **9** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$5.7M** Rounds led **1 of 56** Sole investor **6 rounds** Mostly in **Japan, 95%**

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## Shoko Chukin Bank highlights

- 01 17 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Venture and Debt: 57% of its rounds
- 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 first **56 appearances**

- **2026** 16 rounds
- **Oct** **[Knowledge Work](https://millionrounds.com/company/knowledge-work)** Series C · JP · Google News search **Undisclosed** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[NEXTES](https://millionrounds.com/company/nextes)** Debt · JP · Mercom Capital Group **$13M** *Led*
- **Aug** **[Peach Cars](https://millionrounds.com/company/peach-cars)** Debt · KE · Firms' own news pages **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Trifa](https://millionrounds.com/company/trifa)** Debt · JP **$21M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Monozukuri Business Succession Holdings (JMS)](https://millionrounds.com/company/monozukuri-business-succession-holdings-jms)** Venture · JP **$13M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Spectee](https://millionrounds.com/company/spectee)** Series E · JP **$1.3M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Epsilon Molecular Engineering](https://millionrounds.com/company/epsilon-molecular-engineering)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **May** **[Varinos](https://millionrounds.com/company/varinos)** Series D · JP **$7.9M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[BALLAS](https://millionrounds.com/company/ballas)** Series B · JP **$13M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Uniam](https://millionrounds.com/company/uniam)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Recerqa](https://millionrounds.com/company/recerqa)** Series A · JP **$11M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[LocationMind](https://millionrounds.com/company/locationmind)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[PlusSwitch](https://millionrounds.com/company/plusswitch)** Debt · JP **$628K** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Anaut](https://millionrounds.com/company/anaut)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Photo Electron Soul](https://millionrounds.com/company/photo-electron-soul)** Venture · JP **$5.7M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[STANDAGE](https://millionrounds.com/company/standage)** Venture · JP **$1.4M** Sole investor
- **2025** 16 rounds
- **Nov** **[SmartHR](https://millionrounds.com/company/smarthr)** Secondary · JP **$96M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Vuild](https://millionrounds.com/company/vuild)** Venture · JP **$1.6M** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[MerryBiz](https://millionrounds.com/company/merrybiz)** Venture · JP **$1.4M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[LegalOn Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/legalon-technologies)** Series E · JP · TechCrunch **$50M** With 11 others
- **Jul** **[Al Travel](https://millionrounds.com/company/al-travel)** Series C · JP **$6.1M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Anaut](https://millionrounds.com/company/anaut)** Debt · JP **$1.4M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Ubie](https://millionrounds.com/company/ubie)** Debt · JP **$14M** With 4 others
- **May** **[LIGHTz](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightz)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[BALLAS](https://millionrounds.com/company/ballas)** Series A · JP **$7.8M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Mento](https://millionrounds.com/company/mento)** Series B · JP **$11M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[RightTouch](https://millionrounds.com/company/righttouch)** Series A · JP **$5.6M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[PowerX](https://millionrounds.com/company/powerx)** Series C · US **$21M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Issin](https://millionrounds.com/company/issin)** Venture · JP **$2.8M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Idea Record](https://millionrounds.com/company/idea-record)** Venture · JP **$3.2M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[ANSeen](https://millionrounds.com/company/anseen)** Series C · JP **$3.2M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Ken Robotec](https://millionrounds.com/company/ken-robotec)** Series B · JP **$1.2M** With 2 others
- **2024** 11 rounds
- **Dec** **[Yadokari](https://millionrounds.com/company/yadokari)** Series B · JP **$1.2M** With 3 others
- **Dec** **[Terra Labo](https://millionrounds.com/company/terra-labo)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[Smart Education](https://millionrounds.com/company/smart-education)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Pathfinder](https://millionrounds.com/company/pathfinder)** Debt · JP **$644K** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[KYC Consulting](https://millionrounds.com/company/kyc-consulting)** Debt · JP **$972K** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Tential](https://millionrounds.com/company/tential)** Debt · JP **$13M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Mntsq](https://millionrounds.com/company/mntsq)** Venture · JP **$6.4M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Openrec](https://millionrounds.com/company/openrec)** Seed · JP **$15M** With 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.

## The cheque

Venture Debt Series B

Median round joined **$5.7M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.6M**

Led 1 of 56 rounds **2%**

- **Sole investor:** 6 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *19*
- Debt *10*
- Series B *9*
- Series A *5*
- Series C *5*
- Seed *3*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Mizuho Corporate Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-corporate-bank) 13
- [Japan Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-finance-corporation) 11
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) 8
- [Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sumitomo-mitsui-banking-corporation) 6
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) 5
- [UntroD Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/untrod-capital) 5

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## 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 Bank** VC firm **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-corporate-bank)[**Japan Finance Corporation** Investment firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-finance-corporation)[**Mitsubishi UFJ Capital** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd)[**Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sumitomo-mitsui-banking-corporation)[**Global Brain Corporation** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation)[**UntroD Capital** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/untrod-capital)[**IVC** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivc)[**MUFG Bank** Investment firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mufg-bank)[**Mizuho Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital)[**Resona Bank** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/resona-bank)[**Angel Bridge** Angel network **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angel-bridge)[**Beyond Next Ventures** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beyond-next-ventures-inc)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Shoko Chukin Bank put money into.

[**Peach Cars** $4.0M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/peach-cars)[**Trifa** $21M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/trifa)[**Spectee** $1.3M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/spectee)[**Epsilon Molecular Engineering** May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/epsilon-molecular-engineering)[**BALLAS** $13M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ballas)[**Uniam** Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/uniam)

## 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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