Japan · Investor

Sumitomo

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 25 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BSocial GoodRenewablesWind

Deploying now
100%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 25 on record
Since the last cheque10days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$14MRounds led0 of 25Sole investor2 roundsExits4 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 32%
Pitch Sumitomo

Sumitomo highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series C and Series B: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $1.0M

  4. 04

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Social GoodRenewablesWind
Based in
London, Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first25 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Oct
    AIsaSeed · US · The SaaS News$9.0MWith 6 others
  3. 2025

    2 rounds

  4. Dec
    Nu QuantumSeries A · GB · Firms' own news pages$60MWith 10 others
  5. Jun
    BolttechSeries C · SG · TechCrunch$147MWith 7 others
  6. 2019

    3 rounds

  7. Jul
    AppyParkingSeries A · GB · Finance$9.5MWith 4 others
  8. Mar
    SilotSeries A · SG · DealStreetAsia$8.0MWith 2 others
  9. Jan
    CinnamonSeries B · JP · Thebridge$14MWith 5 others
  10. 2018

    3 rounds

  11. Nov
    TaranisSeries B · IL · FinSMEs$20MWith 7 others
  12. Aug
    IcontekCA · e27$6.0MWith 1 other
  13. May
    AkippaJP · Thebridge$7.4MWith 6 others
  14. 2017

    2 rounds

  15. Sept
    GogoroSeries C · TW · FinSMEs$300MWith 2 others
  16. Apr
    SensoroSeries B · US · FinSMEs$18MWith 2 others
  17. 2013

    1 round

  18. Aug
    TIKI.VNSeries B · VN · techinasia.com$1.0MSole investor
  19. 2009

    1 round

  20. Jan
    Carrier IQSeries C · US · findnews.org$20MWith 2 others
  21. 2008

    1 round

  22. Jan
    EnfortaSeries C · RU · blog.quintura.com$40MWith 3 others
  23. 2006

    1 round

  24. Nov
    IntematixSeries C · US · deals.venturebeat.com$17MWith 6 others
  25. 2005

    3 rounds

  26. Oct
    EnfortaSeries B · RU · enforta.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  27. Feb
    Method ProductsSeries C · US$10MWith 2 others
  28. Jan
    EnfortaSeries A · RU · enforta.comUndisclosedSole investor
  29. 2001

    1 round

  30. Sept
    Cereva NetworksSeries E$51MWith 6 others
  31. 2000

    5 rounds

  32. Nov
    Utility AssociatesSeries C · US$22MWith 7 others
  33. Oct
    Rapid5 NetworksSeries B$53MWith 5 others
  34. Jun
    LivevaultVenture · US$17MWith 5 others
  35. Mar
    DeNASeries A · JP · c-direct.ne.jp$12MWith 2 others
  36. Jan
    Spring Tide$39MWith 6 others
  37. 1999

    1 round

  38. Nov
    SinaSeries C · CN$60MWith 6 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 listed4 in all

DeNABought by peroliUndisclosedOct 2014
LivevaultBought by Iron MountainUndisclosedDec 2005
DeNAListedUndisclosedFeb 2005
SinaListedUndisclosedApr 2000

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

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

Edgen Group$1.2BOct 2013
Jupiter Shop Channel Co$497MDec 2008

Who they invest alongside

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

Baring Vostok Capital PartnersGrowth equity2rounds togetherDellGrowth equity2rounds togetherMatrix PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherMeritech Capital PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherNorth Bridge Venture Partners & Growth EquityVC firm2rounds togetherOak Investment PartnersPrivate equity2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Sumitomo put money into.

Nu Quantum$60M · Dec 2025Bolttech$147M · Jun 2025Icontek$6.0M · Aug 2018Akippa$7.4M · May 2018Gogoro$300M · Sept 2017Sensoro$18M · Apr 2017

Quick answers about Sumitomo

What does Sumitomo invest in?

Sumitomo invests most often at Series C and Series B (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Social Good, Renewables and Wind.

How active is Sumitomo?

25 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Sumitomo invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: AIsa (Seed, Oct 2026), Nu Quantum (Series A, Dec 2025) and Bolttech (Series C, Jun 2025).

How big are Sumitomo's cheques?

The median round it joins is $14M.

Does Sumitomo lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 25 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Sumitomo invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (32%), Japan (14%) and Russia (14%).

Is Sumitomo investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Sumitomo invest alongside?

Most often Baring Vostok Capital Partners (2 rounds together), Dell (2 rounds together) and Matrix Partners (2 rounds together).

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