Japan · Investor

SMBC Venture Capital

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 443 cheques on record.

Deploying nowInvestment bank

VentureSeries ASeries BInvestment Banking

Deploying now
91%of best year88cheques in 12 months, 443 on record
Since the last cheque19days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.1MRounds led0 of 443Sole investor16 roundsMostly inJapan, 93%
Pitch SMBC Venture Capital

SMBC Venture Capital highlights

  1. 01

    88 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series A: 61% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 16 rounds, median $1.9M

What they do

Type
Investment bank (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Investment Banking
Based in
Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first443 appearances

  1. 2026

    66 rounds

  2. Oct
    FlyleSeries A · JP · The Bridge$12MWith 8 others
  3. Sept
    Metagen TherapeuticsVenture · JP$7.7MWith 3 others
  4. Sept
    KiviaqSeed · JP$971KWith 3 others
  5. Sept
    Metro WeatherSeries B · JP$9.4MWith 4 others
  6. Sept
    OptQCGrant · JP$44MWith 4 others
  7. Sept
    Josan-shesSeries A · JP$2.6MWith 2 others
  8. Sept
    Linea InnovationsGrant · JP$12MWith 3 others
  9. Sept
    LegminVenture · JP$128KWith 1 other
  10. Sept
    HEARTBEATSSeries C · JP$15MWith 3 others
  11. Sept
    SagriGrant · JP$6.8MWith 4 others
  12. Sept
    Power LaserSeries A · JP$7.5MWith 4 others
  13. Sept
    AeterlinkVenture · JP$12MWith 4 others
  14. Sept
    EX-FusionGrant · JP$2.6MWith 4 others
  15. Aug
    X MileSeries C · JP$20MWith 2 others
  16. Aug
    Kyoto FusioneeringDebt · JP$1.3BWith 4 others
  17. Jul
    NudgeVenture · US$9.1MWith 5 others
  18. Jul
    AlgaleXSeries A · JP$2.2MWith 4 others
  19. Jul
    JIZAIEVenture · JP$2.5MWith 3 others
  20. Jul
    HarvestXVenture · JP$2.7MWith 4 others
  21. Jul
    SazoSeries A · JP$10MWith 4 others
  22. Jul
    LIFESCAPESGrant · JP$307KWith 4 others
  23. Jul
    RoboTruckSeries A · JP$32MWith 3 others
  24. Jul
    TaianSeries B · JP$329KWith 4 others
  25. Jul
    EtailyVenture · SG$18MWith 3 others
  26. Jun
    PLUGOVenture · JP$1.9MSole investor
  27. Jun
    Neusignal TherapeuticsSeries B · JP$33MWith 3 others
  28. Jun
    NekonomeSeries A · JP$687KWith 3 others
  29. May
    AtomSeed · JP$19MWith 4 others
  30. May
    FlosfiaVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  31. May
    IVRyDebt · JP$28MWith 4 others
  32. May
    HenrySeries C · US$19MWith 4 others
  33. May
    Pixie Dust TechnologiesSeries D · JP$21MWith 4 others
  34. May
    AstroscaleJP$5.0MWith 4 others
  35. May
    VarinosSeries D · JP$7.9MWith 2 others
  36. Apr
    MonochromeSeries B · JP$11MWith 1 other
  37. Apr
    Hakki AfricaDebt · JP$3.1MWith 5 others
  38. Apr
    NOT A HOTELDebt · JP$9.4MWith 3 others
  39. Apr
    LQUOMVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  40. Apr
    Restore VisionSeries B · JP$8.2MWith 4 others
  41. Apr
    QubitcoreSeed · JP$9.6MWith 4 others

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The team

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Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as SMBC Venture Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Mitsubishi UFJ CapitalVC firm154rounds togetherMizuho CapitalVC firm138rounds togetherGlobal Brain CorporationVC firm61rounds togetherNissay CapitalVC firm58rounds togetherSBI InvestmentVC firm56rounds togetherIncubate FundVC firm34rounds togetherIVCVC firm32rounds togetherJapan Finance CorporationInvestment firm31rounds togetherMizuho Corporate BankVC firm28rounds togetherANRIVC firm24rounds togetherANOBAKAVC firm22rounds togetherKyoto University Innovation Capital Co., LtdVC firm22rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies SMBC Venture Capital put money into.

Flyle$12M · Oct 2026Josan-shes$2.6M · Sept 2026Legmin$128K · Sept 2026Power Laser$7.5M · Sept 2026Aeterlink$12M · Sept 2026X Mile$20M · Aug 2026

Quick answers about SMBC Venture Capital

What does SMBC Venture Capital invest in?

SMBC Venture Capital invests most often at Venture and Series A (61% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Investment Banking.

How active is SMBC Venture Capital?

443 investments on record, 88 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has SMBC Venture Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Flyle (Series A, Oct 2026), Metagen Therapeutics (Venture, Sept 2026) and Kiviaq (Seed, Sept 2026).

How big are SMBC Venture Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.1M.

Does SMBC Venture Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 443 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does SMBC Venture Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (93%) and the United States (5%).

Is SMBC Venture Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 88 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does SMBC Venture Capital invest alongside?

Most often Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (154 rounds together), Mizuho Capital (138 rounds together) and Global Brain Corporation (61 rounds together).

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