Japan · Investor

Weathernews

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

QuietVC firm

Series AInformation ServicesNewsTv

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 1 on record
Since the last cheque4058days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$16MRounds led0 of 1
Pitch Weathernews

Weathernews highlights

  1. 01

    1 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A: 100% of its rounds

What they do

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

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first1 appearances

  1. 2015

    1 round

  2. Sept
    AxelspaceSeries A · JP$16MWith 8 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

ChineseEnglishIR関連ニュースKoreanWNI気象文化創造センターウェザーニュース for businessチャレンジングSHIRASE道路気象

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.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

WeathermobUndisclosedMay 2015

Quick answers about Weathernews

What does Weathernews invest in?

Weathernews invests most often at Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Information Services, News and Tv.

How active is Weathernews?

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

How big are Weathernews's cheques?

The median round it joins is $16M.

Is Weathernews investing now?

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

What kind of investor is Weathernews?

Weathernews is a VC firm based in Japan.

When was Weathernews founded?

Weathernews was founded in 1986.

Where does this information on Weathernews come from?

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

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