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Suneight Investment

Last cheque observed Aug 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

VC firmQuiet

SeedSeries ASeries BTechnologyInternetSoftware

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 5 on record
Since the last cheque4453days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.8MRounds led0 of 5Mostly inJapan, 60%
Pitch Suneight Investment

Suneight Investment highlights

  1. 01

    5 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 75% of its rounds

What they do

Saneito Investment Co., Ltd. is a venture capital that invests in all stages of growth companies.Translated from Japanese, from their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
TechnologyInternetSoftware
Based in
Japan
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances

  1. 2014

    2 rounds

  2. Aug
    WikiaSeries D · US$15MWith 7 others
  3. Apr
    Tokyo Otaku ModeSeries A · JP$2.6MWith 4 others
  4. 2012

    2 rounds

  5. Dec
    Revolver IncJP$582KWith 1 other
  6. Oct
    CrowdWorksSeries A · JP$3.8MWith 1 other
  7. 2007

    1 round

  8. Jan
    Mobile Content NetworksSeries B · US · mcn-inc.com$10MWith 4 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

10 of 26 we have independently watched raise

CrowdworksFandomJig-sawSideSprinklrTVISIONTeatisWelbycamp-firecampfireAmuseum parksBasic-AIEXTENSIBLEHuamaoLIFE QUESTMarvOpenupgroupPERSEFONIPaycloudSocketsSpringreitThebaseThinker-RoboticsTokyo-tsushinVIROHANaquaconnect

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

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

Quick answers about Suneight Investment

What does Suneight Investment invest in?

Suneight Investment invests most often at Series A and Series B (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Technology, Internet and Software.

How active is Suneight Investment?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2014.

How big are Suneight Investment's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.8M.

Does Suneight Investment lead rounds?

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

Where does Suneight Investment invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (60%) and the United States (40%).

Is Suneight Investment investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2014.

Who does Suneight Investment invest alongside?

Most often ITOCHU Technology Ventures (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Suneight Investment?

Suneight Investment is a VC firm based in Japan.

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