# Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation: portfolio, investments and team

> Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation is a vc firm based in Japan. 124 investments on record, 39 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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# Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 124 cheques on record.

Deploying now VC firm

Debt Venture Series A Consulting Mechanical Engineering

Deploying now

**74%** of best year **39** **cheques in 12 months**, 124 on record

Since the last cheque **3** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$11M** Rounds led **0 of 124** Sole investor **16 rounds** Mostly in **Japan, 69%**

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## Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation highlights

- 01 39 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Debt and Venture: 69% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 16 rounds, median $69M

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Consulting Mechanical Engineering
- **Based in:** Japan
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **124 appearances**

- **2026** 32 rounds
- **Oct** **[Knowledge Work](https://millionrounds.com/company/knowledge-work)** Series C · JP · Google News search **Undisclosed** With 6 others
- **Oct** **[Terra Charge](https://millionrounds.com/company/terra-charge)** Debt · JP · The Bridge **$633M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Xperisus](https://millionrounds.com/company/xperisus)** Debt · JP **$2.6M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[KG Motors](https://millionrounds.com/company/kg-motors)** Venture · JP **$2.9M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Olta](https://millionrounds.com/company/olta)** Venture · JP **$16M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Advance Composite](https://millionrounds.com/company/advance-composite)** Series B · JP **$1.2M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Sinumy](https://millionrounds.com/company/sinumy)** Seed · JP **$3.4M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Sazo](https://millionrounds.com/company/sazo)** Series A · JP **$10M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[kAIgentic](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaigentic)** SG · Inc42 **$10M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Eco-Pork](https://millionrounds.com/company/eco-pork)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **May** **[XID](https://millionrounds.com/company/xid)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **May** **[Rowan Digital Infrastructure](https://millionrounds.com/company/rowan-digital-infrastructure)** Debt · US **$3.0B** With 4 others
- **May** **[Pure Data Centres](https://millionrounds.com/company/pure-data-centres)** Debt · GB **$2.7B** With 1 other
- **May** **[Persefoni AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/persefoni-ai)** Venture · US **$4.3M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Safehold](https://millionrounds.com/company/safehold)** Debt · US **$225M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Recerqa](https://millionrounds.com/company/recerqa)** Series A · JP **$11M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[NOT A HOTEL](https://millionrounds.com/company/not-a-hotel)** Debt · JP **$9.4M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Rakuten Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/rakuten-medical)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[BDx Data Centers](https://millionrounds.com/company/bdx-data-centers)** Debt · HK **$320M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Next Core Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/next-core-technologies)** Series A · JP **$13M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[PlusSwitch](https://millionrounds.com/company/plusswitch)** Debt · JP **$628K** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Torihada](https://millionrounds.com/company/torihada)** Series A · JP **$9.4M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[GA Technologies Japan](https://millionrounds.com/company/ga-technologies-japan)** Debt · JP **$9.4M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Adani Energy Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/adani-energy-solutions)** Debt **$750M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Japan Agriculture](https://millionrounds.com/company/japan-agriculture)** Series C · JP **$8.3M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[IPS Portal](https://millionrounds.com/company/ips-portal)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[NineDot Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/ninedot-energy)** Debt · US **$431M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Cellest](https://millionrounds.com/company/cellest)** Debt · JP **$4.8M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Space BD](https://millionrounds.com/company/space-bd)** Series C · JP **$15M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Renatus Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/renatus-robotics)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Rakuten Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/rakuten-medical)** Series F · US **$100M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Interstellar Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/interstellar-technologies)** Series F · JP **$94M** With 2 others
- **2025** 40 rounds
- **Dec** **[Penetrator](https://millionrounds.com/company/penetrator)** Debt · JP **$2.9M** With 4 others
- **Dec** **[Closer Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/closer-robotics)** Seed · JP **$2.7M** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[Sharing Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/sharing-energy)** Series C · JP **$20M** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Peregrine Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/peregrine-energy)** Growth · US **$317M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Safehold](https://millionrounds.com/company/safehold)** Debt · US **$400M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Third Intelligence](https://millionrounds.com/company/third-intelligence)** Seed · JP **$52M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Griffin Global Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/company/griffin-global-asset-management)** Debt · US **$1.2B** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Experisus](https://millionrounds.com/company/experisus)** Series A · JP **$3.7M** With 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.

Managers it backs most

- [Galena Asset Management 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/galena-asset-management)
- [Novastar Ventures 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novastar-ventures)

Most recent commitments

- [Galena Asset Management Galena Commodity Credit Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/galena-asset-management)
- [Novastar Ventures Africa People & Planet Fund III](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novastar-ventures)

## The cheque

Debt Venture Series A

Median round joined **$11M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$69M**

Led 0 of 124 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 16 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Debt *44*
- Venture *35*
- Series A *14*
- Series B *8*
- Series C *8*
- Seed *6*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Mizuho Corporate Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-corporate-bank) 37
- [Japan Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-finance-corporation) 22
- [MUFG Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mufg-bank) 17
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) 17
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) 13
- [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) 8

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## 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 Bank** VC firm **37** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-corporate-bank)[**Japan Finance Corporation** Investment firm **22** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-finance-corporation)[**MUFG Bank** Investment firm **17** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mufg-bank)[**SMBC Venture Capital** Investment bank **17** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2)[**Mitsubishi UFJ Capital** VC firm **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd)[**Mizuho Capital** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital)[**Citibank** Growth equity **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi)[**JAFCO** Company **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco)[**SBI Investment** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment)[**Shoko Chukin Bank** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shoko-chukin-bank)[**Nissay Capital** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nissay-capital)[**ANRI** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anri)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation put money into.

[**Xperisus** $2.6M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/xperisus)[**KG Motors** $2.9M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kg-motors)[**Olta** $16M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/olta)[**Sinumy** $3.4M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/sinumy)[**Eco-Pork** May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/eco-pork)[**Rowan Digital Infrastructure** $3.0B · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/rowan-digital-infrastructure)

## 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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