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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 124 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

DebtVentureSeries AConsultingMechanical Engineering

Deploying now
74%of best year39cheques in 12 months, 124 on record
Since the last cheque3days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$11MRounds led0 of 124Sole investor16 roundsMostly inJapan, 69%
Pitch Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation highlights

  1. 01

    39 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Debt and Venture: 69% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 16 rounds, median $69M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
ConsultingMechanical Engineering
Based in
Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first124 appearances

  1. 2026

    32 rounds

  2. Oct
    Knowledge WorkSeries C · JP · Google News searchUndisclosedWith 6 others
  3. Oct
    Terra ChargeDebt · JP · The Bridge$633MWith 4 others
  4. Sept
    XperisusDebt · JP$2.6MWith 3 others
  5. Sept
    KG MotorsVenture · JP$2.9MWith 3 others
  6. Aug
    OltaVenture · JP$16MWith 4 others
  7. Jul
    Advance CompositeSeries B · JP$1.2MWith 1 other
  8. Jul
    SinumySeed · JP$3.4MWith 3 others
  9. Jul
    SazoSeries A · JP$10MWith 4 others
  10. Jun
    kAIgenticSG · Inc42$10MWith 1 other
  11. May
    Eco-PorkVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  12. May
    XIDVenture · JPUndisclosedSole investor
  13. May
    Rowan Digital InfrastructureDebt · US$3.0BWith 4 others
  14. May
    Pure Data CentresDebt · GB$2.7BWith 1 other
  15. May
    Persefoni AIVenture · US$4.3MWith 2 others
  16. May
    SafeholdDebt · US$225MWith 3 others
  17. Apr
    RecerqaSeries A · JP$11MWith 4 others
  18. Apr
    NOT A HOTELDebt · JP$9.4MWith 3 others
  19. Apr
    Rakuten MedicalVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  20. Apr
    BDx Data CentersDebt · HK$320MSole investor
  21. Mar
    Next Core TechnologiesSeries A · JP$13MSole investor
  22. Mar
    PlusSwitchDebt · JP$628KWith 4 others
  23. Mar
    TorihadaSeries A · JP$9.4MWith 2 others
  24. Mar
    GA Technologies JapanDebt · JP$9.4MWith 2 others
  25. Feb
    Adani Energy SolutionsDebt$750MWith 2 others
  26. Feb
    Japan AgricultureSeries C · JP$8.3MWith 4 others
  27. Feb
    IPS PortalVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  28. Feb
    NineDot EnergyDebt · US$431MWith 2 others
  29. Feb
    CellestDebt · JP$4.8MWith 3 others
  30. Jan
    Space BDSeries C · JP$15MWith 4 others
  31. Jan
    Renatus RoboticsVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  32. Jan
    Rakuten MedicalSeries F · US$100MWith 2 others
  33. Jan
    Interstellar TechnologiesSeries F · JP$94MWith 2 others
  34. 2025

    40 rounds

  35. Dec
    PenetratorDebt · JP$2.9MWith 4 others
  36. Dec
    Closer RoboticsSeed · JP$2.7MWith 2 others
  37. Dec
    Sharing EnergySeries C · JP$20MWith 1 other
  38. Nov
    Peregrine EnergyGrowth · US$317MWith 3 others
  39. Nov
    SafeholdDebt · US$400MWith 3 others
  40. Nov
    Third IntelligenceSeed · JP$52MWith 2 others
  41. Nov
    Griffin Global Asset ManagementDebt · US$1.2BWith 2 others
  42. Oct
    ExperisusSeries A · JP$3.7MWith 1 other

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.

Funds they back

2 fund commitments on record

Managers
2

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it.Source: fund news.

Who they invest alongside

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

Mizuho Corporate BankVC firm37rounds togetherJapan Finance CorporationInvestment firm22rounds togetherMUFG BankInvestment firm17rounds togetherSMBC Venture CapitalInvestment bank17rounds togetherMitsubishi UFJ CapitalVC firm13rounds togetherMizuho CapitalVC firm8rounds togetherCitibankGrowth equity7rounds togetherJAFCOCompany7rounds togetherSBI InvestmentVC firm7rounds togetherShoko Chukin BankVC firm6rounds togetherNissay CapitalVC firm5rounds togetherANRIVC firm4rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation put money into.

Xperisus$2.6M · Sept 2026KG Motors$2.9M · Sept 2026Olta$16M · Aug 2026Sinumy$3.4M · Jul 2026Eco-PorkMay 2026Rowan Digital Infrastructure$3.0B · May 2026

Quick answers about Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

What does Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation invest in?

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation invests most often at Debt and Venture (69% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Consulting and Mechanical Engineering.

How active is Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation?

124 investments on record, 39 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Knowledge Work (Series C, Oct 2026), Terra Charge (Debt, Oct 2026) and Xperisus (Debt, Sept 2026).

How big are Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M.

Does Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 124 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (69%) and the United States (23%).

Is Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 39 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation invest alongside?

Most often Mizuho Corporate Bank (37 rounds together), Japan Finance Corporation (22 rounds together) and MUFG Bank (17 rounds together).

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