# SMBC Asia Rising Fund: portfolio, investments and team

> SMBC Asia Rising Fund is a corporate vc based in Singapore. 1 investment on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Jul 2026.

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# SMBC Asia Rising Fund

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 1 cheques on record.

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Corporate VC Deploying now

Seed Series A Enterprise AI Fintech

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**100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 1 on record

Since the last cheque **112** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$40M** Rounds led **1 of 1**

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## SMBC Asia Rising Fund highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series C: 100% of its rounds
- 03 Led 1 rounds

## What they do

> SMBC Asia Rising Fund, the corporate venture capital fund of SMBC Group From their own website

- **Type:** Corporate VC
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Enterprise AI Fintech
- **Based in:** Singapore, Singapore
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **1 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Whale](https://millionrounds.com/company/whale)** Series C · Ventureburn **$40M** *Led*

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

Seed Series A

Median round joined **$40M** the round, not its cheque

Led 1 of 1 rounds **100%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series C *1*
- Seed said *-*
- Series A said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

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## Recently backed

The latest companies SMBC Asia Rising Fund put money into.

[**Whale** $40M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/whale)

## Quick answers about SMBC Asia Rising Fund

### What does SMBC Asia Rising Fund invest in?

SMBC Asia Rising Fund invests most often at Series C (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Enterprise, AI and Fintech.

### How active is SMBC Asia Rising Fund?

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

### What has SMBC Asia Rising Fund invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Whale (Series C, Jul 2026).

### How big are SMBC Asia Rising Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $40M.

### Is SMBC Asia Rising Fund investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

### What kind of investor is SMBC Asia Rising Fund?

SMBC Asia Rising Fund is a corporate VC based in Singapore, Singapore.

### Where does this information on SMBC Asia Rising Fund come from?

From 1 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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