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Whiz Partners

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

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BAutonomous VehiclesElectronics

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 9 on record
Since the last cheque4046days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$27MRounds led0 of 9Sole investor9 roundsMostly inJapan, 100%
Pitch Whiz Partners

Whiz Partners highlights

  1. 01

    9 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 9 rounds, median $27M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Autonomous VehiclesElectronics
Based in
Tokyo, Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first9 appearances

  1. 2015

    2 rounds

  2. Sept
    Medinet CoVenture · JP$21MSole investor
  3. Sept
    NanoCarrier CoVenture · JP$78MSole investor
  4. 2014

    3 rounds

  5. Aug
    Shoubunsha Publications$9.8MSole investor
  6. Apr
    Nanodex$405KSole investor
  7. Mar
    CellSeedJP$27MSole investor
  8. 2013

    2 rounds

  9. May
    Advanced MediaJP$61MSole investor
  10. Feb
    Gene Techno ScienceJP$31MSole investor
  11. 2012

    2 rounds

  12. Dec
    SymBio Pharmaceuticals$18MSole investor
  13. Jan
    NanoCarrier CoJP$47MSole investor

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.

The team

We hold 8 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Quick answers about Whiz Partners

What does Whiz Partners invest in?

Whiz Partners invests most often at Venture (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Autonomous Vehicles and Electronics.

How active is Whiz Partners?

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

How big are Whiz Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $27M.

Does Whiz Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 9 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Whiz Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (100%).

Is Whiz Partners investing now?

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

What kind of investor is Whiz Partners?

Whiz Partners is a VC firm based in Tokyo, Japan.

Where does this information on Whiz Partners come from?

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

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