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SMBC Venture Capital

No cheque observed since Nov 2013, after 5 earlier cheques, and the website is dead.

DormantVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AFinancial ServicesLendingPayment

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 5 on record
Since the last cheque4718days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.3MRounds led0 of 5Sole investor1 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inJapan, 80%
Pitch SMBC Venture Capital

SMBC Venture Capital highlights

  1. 01

    5 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series A: 60% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $1.3M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
Financial ServicesLendingPayment
Based in
Tokyo, Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances

  1. 2013

    4 rounds

  2. Nov
    ItandiVenture · JP · venturenews-hnishikawa.blogspot.in$3.0MWith 2 others
  3. Nov
    SiTimeSeries F · US · finance.yahoo.comUndisclosedWith 11 others
  4. Aug
    MugenUpSeries B · JP · startup-dating.com$1.3MSole investor
  5. Jul
    AdInnovationVenture · JP · startup-dating.com$1.6MWith 2 others
  6. 2011

    1 round

  7. Dec
    MetapsSeries A · JP · finsmes.com$4.2MWith 3 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

SiTimeBought by MegaChips Corporation$200MOct 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Quick answers about SMBC Venture Capital

What does SMBC Venture Capital invest in?

SMBC Venture Capital invests most often at Venture and Series A (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Financial Services, Lending and Payment.

How active is SMBC Venture Capital?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2013.

How big are SMBC Venture Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.3M.

Does SMBC Venture Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does SMBC Venture Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (80%) and the United States (20%).

Is SMBC Venture Capital investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since Nov 2013.

What kind of investor is SMBC Venture Capital?

SMBC Venture Capital is a VC firm based in Tokyo, Japan.

When was SMBC Venture Capital founded?

SMBC Venture Capital was founded in 2005.

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