What does SMBC Edge invest in?
SMBC Edge invests most often at Series B (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

Japan · Investor
Last cheque observed Nov 2026; 2 cheques on record.
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2 cheques in the last 12 months
Mostly Series B: 100% of its rounds
Led 1 rounds
SMBC Edge is a company of the SMBC Group whose mission is "realizing Japan's regrowth through the creation of new industries," and where specialists in various fields comprehensively support the management challenges of new businesses.Translated from Japanese, from their own website
Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances
2 rounds
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The investors most often in the same rounds as SMBC Edge. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.
The latest companies SMBC Edge put money into.
SMBC Edge invests most often at Series B (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.
2 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Nov 2026.
Its most recent investments on record: BALLAS (Series B, Nov 2026) and newmo (Series B, Nov 2026).
The median round it joins is $135M.
Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.
Most often GlobalBrain (2 rounds together) and SBI Investment (2 rounds together).
SMBC Edge is a growth equity firm based in Japan.
Yes: its own website says it reads unsolicited pitches.
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