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The Asahi Shimbun Company

Last cheque observed May 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietCorporate VC

VentureE-CommerceShoppingDigital Media

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque4190days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.7MRounds led0 of 2
Pitch The Asahi Shimbun Company

The Asahi Shimbun Company highlights

  1. 01

    2 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture: 100% of its rounds

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
E-CommerceShoppingDigital Media
Based in
Honolulu, Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2015

    2 rounds

  2. May
    Study PlusVenture · JP$1.5MWith 1 other
  3. Feb
    FullerJP$1.9MWith 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 8 we have independently watched raise

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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.

Quick answers about The Asahi Shimbun Company

What does The Asahi Shimbun Company invest in?

The Asahi Shimbun Company invests most often at Venture (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as E-Commerce, Shopping and Digital Media.

How active is The Asahi Shimbun Company?

2 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2015.

How big are The Asahi Shimbun Company's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.7M.

Is The Asahi Shimbun Company investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2015.

What kind of investor is The Asahi Shimbun Company?

The Asahi Shimbun Company is a corporate VC based in Honolulu, Japan.

When was The Asahi Shimbun Company founded?

The Asahi Shimbun Company was founded in 1879.

Where does this information on The Asahi Shimbun Company come from?

From public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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