# SMBC Venture Capital's Media Investments: 10 Startups in Its Portfolio (2026) > The 10 Media startups SMBC Venture Capital has backed, by stage: $112M raised between them. From the rounds we track; updated nightly. Source: https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/smbc-venture-capital-2-media-portfolio (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Stage not reported 3 - [Tanp](https://millionrounds.com/company/tanp) - [KIYO Learning](https://millionrounds.com/company/kiyo-learning) - [Crunch Style](https://millionrounds.com/company/crunch-style) ## Series A 3 - [Light](https://millionrounds.com/company/light) - [*W* Wanderlust](https://millionrounds.com/company/wanderlust) - [EXest](https://millionrounds.com/company/exest) ## Pre-seed and seed 2 - [*TJ* Theoria Japan](https://millionrounds.com/company/theoria-japan) - [Chipee](https://millionrounds.com/company/chipee) ## Series B 2 - [Acall](https://millionrounds.com/company/acall) - [Hexabase](https://millionrounds.com/company/hexabase) ## Segment by segment ### Stage not reported 3 startups · $15M raised - [**Tanp**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tanp) Tanp is an online shopping platform that focuses on gifts and provides products for various everyday events. Japan $7.0M - [**KIYO Learning**](https://millionrounds.com/company/kiyo-learning) Planning, production, sales and management of Educational content and Educational services for business people. - $4.9M - [**Crunch Style**](https://millionrounds.com/company/crunch-style) Crunch Style is a flower subscription service that makes it easy to make a flowery life. Japan $2.8M ### Series A 3 startups · $81M raised - [**Light**](https://millionrounds.com/company/light) Light is a depth-sensing and perception technology company that provides automation solutions for automobiles. United States $80M - [*W* **Wanderlust**](https://millionrounds.com/company/wanderlust) Wanderlust is a Japanese startup company developing the online social travel guide, "Compathy". Japan $1.1M - [**EXest**](https://millionrounds.com/company/exest) Founded by Yukihiro Nakabayashi in December 2016, EXest is a tourism start-up that aims to connect people who would not otherwise Japan $92K ### Pre-seed and seed 2 startups · $2.4M raised - [*TJ* **Theoria Japan**](https://millionrounds.com/company/theoria-japan) Theoria Japan provides food delivery services. Japan $1.4M - [**Chipee**](https://millionrounds.com/company/chipee) Chipee is a social networking platform that enables its users to send digital gratitude in the form of chips. Japan $1.0M ### Series B 2 startups · $14M raised - [**Acall**](https://millionrounds.com/company/acall) Acall is the provider of Smart Office platform intended to offer various ways of working. Japan $9.1M - [**Hexabase**](https://millionrounds.com/company/hexabase) Hexabase is a Tokyo-based company that offers a cloud development platform and enterprise Backend as a Service (BaaS) aimed at acc Japan $4.9M **How this map is made.** Every startup here works in Media and has raised money in a round we track that names SMBC Venture Capital as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026. ## More portfolio maps [All portfolios](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps) [Sector portfolio **SMBC Venture Capital's AI portfolio** 27 startups · $415M](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/smbc-venture-capital-2-ai-portfolio)[Sector portfolio **SMBC Venture Capital's Professional Services portfolio** 13 startups · $104M](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/smbc-venture-capital-2-professional-services-portfolio)[Sector portfolio **SMBC Venture Capital's Healthtech portfolio** 11 startups · $248M](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/smbc-venture-capital-2-healthtech-portfolio)[Portfolio map **SMBC Venture Capital portfolio map** 125 startups · $3.2B](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/smbc-venture-capital-2-portfolio-map)[Co-investors **Who invests with SMBC Venture Capital** 86 co-investors](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/smbc-venture-capital-2-co-investors)[Sector portfolio **Y Combinator's AI portfolio** 1,143 startups · $44B](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/y-combinator-ai-portfolio) ## Raising from investors like SMBC Venture Capital? Find the investors who back startups like yours, with their cheques, rounds and partners, in the app with filters, lists and exports. [Find investors](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=/app/investors)[Market maps](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps)