# Whiz Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> Whiz Partners is a vc firm based in Japan. 9 investments on record, latest Sept 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/whiz-partners (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Whiz Partners

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

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Quiet VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Autonomous Vehicles Electronics

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 9 on record

Since the last cheque **4046** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$27M** Rounds led **0 of 9** Sole investor **9 rounds** Mostly in **Japan, 100%**

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## Whiz Partners highlights

- 01 9 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Venture: 100% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 9 rounds, median $27M

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Autonomous Vehicles Electronics
- **Based in:** Tokyo, Japan
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **9 appearances**

- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Medinet Co](https://millionrounds.com/company/medinet-co)** Venture · JP **$21M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[NanoCarrier Co](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanocarrier-co)** Venture · JP **$78M** Sole investor
- **2014** 3 rounds
- **Aug** **[Shoubunsha Publications](https://millionrounds.com/company/shoubunsha-publications)** **$9.8M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Nanodex](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanodex)** **$405K** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[CellSeed](https://millionrounds.com/company/cellseed)** JP **$27M** Sole investor
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **May** **[Advanced Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/advanced-media)** JP **$61M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Gene Techno Science](https://millionrounds.com/company/gene-techno-science)** JP **$31M** Sole investor
- **2012** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[SymBio Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/symbio-pharmaceuticals)** **$18M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[NanoCarrier Co](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanocarrier-co)** JP **$47M** Sole 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.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$27M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$27M**

Led 0 of 9 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 9 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2015

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *2*
- Seed said *-*
- Series A said *-*
- Series B said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2012 2015

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## 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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