# SMBC Edge: portfolio, investments and team > SMBC Edge is a growth equity based in Japan. 2 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest Nov 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-edge (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Japan · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # SMBC Edge Last cheque observed Nov 2026; 2 cheques on record. Email Growth equity Deploying now Series B Venture Capital & Private Equity Follow SMBC Edge and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fsmbc-edge) Deploying now **100%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 2 on record Since the last cheque **5** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$135M** Rounds led **1 of 2** Pitch SMBC Edge ## SMBC Edge highlights - 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Series B: 100% of its rounds - 03 Led 1 rounds ## What they do > 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 - **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Venture Capital & Private Equity - **Based in:** Japan - **Cold pitches:** Accepted ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **2 appearances** - **2026** 2 rounds - **Nov** **[BALLAS](https://millionrounds.com/company/ballas)** Series B · JP · Google News search **Undisclosed** *Led* - **Nov** **[newmo](https://millionrounds.com/company/newmo)** Series B · JP · Google News search **$135M** With 29 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 Series B Median round joined **$135M** the round, not its cheque Led 1 of 2 rounds **50%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Nov 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B *2* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 Often in the room with - [GlobalBrain](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain) 2 - [SBI Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment) 2 **Pitching SMBC Edge?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside 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. [**GlobalBrain** Hedge fund **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain)[**SBI Investment** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment) ## Recently backed The latest companies SMBC Edge put money into. [**BALLAS** Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ballas)[**newmo** $135M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/newmo) ## Quick answers about SMBC Edge ### 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. ### How active is SMBC Edge? 2 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Nov 2026. ### What has SMBC Edge invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: BALLAS (Series B, Nov 2026) and newmo (Series B, Nov 2026). ### How big are SMBC Edge's cheques? The median round it joins is $135M. ### Is SMBC Edge investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does SMBC Edge invest alongside? Most often GlobalBrain (2 rounds together) and SBI Investment (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is SMBC Edge? SMBC Edge is a growth equity firm based in Japan. ### Does SMBC Edge take cold pitches? Yes: its own website says it reads unsolicited pitches. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=smbc-edge) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=smbc-edge)