Investments (#)
Investments (USD)
Transactions
Recent transactions - Japan
| Company | Funding round | Date | |
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Exchange Corporation KK Provider of purchase settlement technology for Japan. fintech |
Acquisition USD 2,700,000,000 (USD 2,700,000,000) at USD 2,700,000,000 (USD 2,700,000,000) valuation. |
10 Sep 2021 |
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Kyash Inc Creators of the Kyash wallet app and payment platform Kyash Direct. fintech, challenger banks |
Series B JPY 1,500,000,000 (USD 14,000,000) |
3 Jul 2019 |
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Coincheck Exchange Cryptocurrency exchange. cryptocurrency exchanges |
Acquisition USD 33,500,000 (USD 33,500,000) at USD 33,500,000 (USD 33,500,000) valuation. |
5 Apr 2018 |
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SB Drive Corp Tokyo-based autonomous vehicle subsidiary of SoftBank and Advanced Smart Mobility. |
N/A JPY 510,000,000 (USD 4,600,000) |
31 Dec 2017 |
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Bitflyer Cryptocurrency exchange. blockchain, fintech, cryptocurrency exchanges, retail investing, secondary trading |
Series D USD 1,800,000 (USD 1,800,000) |
31 Dec 2017 |
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Trillium Inc Cyber security company. cybersecurity |
Series A |
16 Feb 2017 |
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Exchange Corporation KK Provider of purchase settlement technology for Japan. fintech |
Series B USD 15,000,000 (USD 15,000,000) |
29 Jul 2016 |
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Atonarp Inc Scientific instrumentation company that designs & manufactures Smart Spectrometers. semiconductors, MEMS, spectrometers |
Series B USD 16,000,000 (USD 16,000,000) |
26 Jul 2016 |
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Mercari [] Developer of a P2P marketplace app. |
Series D USD 75,000,000 (USD 75,000,000) at USD 1,000,000,000 (USD 1,000,000,000) valuation. |
2 Mar 2016 |
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Rakuten Ventures (Japan Fund) Venture fund sponsored by Rakuten Inc investing in Japanese startups. |
Fund Closing JPY 10,000,000,000 (USD 84,000,000) |
28 Jan 2016 |
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Whomor Inc |
Seed USD 1,600,000 (USD 1,600,000) |
20 Dec 2015 |
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Atonarp Inc Scientific instrumentation company that designs & manufactures Smart Spectrometers. semiconductors, MEMS, spectrometers |
N/A |
31 Dec 2014 |
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Arysta LifeScience Corp |
Acquisition USD 3,510,000,000 (USD 3,510,000,000) at USD 3,510,000,000 (USD 3,510,000,000) valuation. |
20 Oct 2014 |
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Concur Technologies Inc Provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions. |
Acquisition USD 8,300,000,000 (USD 8,300,000,000) at USD 8,300,000,000 (USD 8,300,000,000) valuation. |
18 Sep 2014 |
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Atonarp Inc Scientific instrumentation company that designs & manufactures Smart Spectrometers. semiconductors, MEMS, spectrometers |
Series A USD 8,000,000 (USD 8,000,000) |
12 Aug 2014 |
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Terra Motors |
Venture USD 10,000,000 (USD 10,000,000) |
15 May 2014 |
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Rakuten Ventures (Global Fund) corporate venturing |
Fund Closing USD 200,000,000 (USD 200,000,000) |
31 Dec 2013 |
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Tokyo Electron Ltd |
Acquisition USD 9,400,000,000 (USD 9,400,000,000) at USD 9,400,000,000 (USD 9,400,000,000) valuation. |
24 Sep 2013 |
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Fuji Startup Ventures Venture fund affiliated with Fuji TV focusing in startups that develop applications and services that can be integrated into TV programming |
Fund Closing JPY 1,500,000,000 (USD 16,945,000) |
24 Jan 2013 |
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SymBio Pharmaceuticals Ltd |
Series E |
1 Feb 2011 |
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Domino's Pizza Japan Inc Pizza delivery company. |
N/A |
31 Dec 2010 |
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Adways One of the leading Internet and mobile advertisement firms in Japan. |
Series A USD 17,800,000 (USD 17,800,000) |
1 Dec 2010 |
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Intelligence Ltd |
N/A |
18 Jul 2010 |
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Unison Capital Partners III LP |
Fund Closing JPY 140,000,000,000 |
31 Dec 2009 |
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Bellsystem24 |
N/A |
31 Dec 2009 |
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Bellsystem24 |
N/A |
31 Dec 2009 |
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Bellsystem24 |
Acquisition |
1 Nov 2009 |
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Bplats Inc Enterprising privately-held Japanese company that is pushing Cloud/SaaS uptake across Japan. |
Series A |
27 Jun 2008 |
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Sun Telephone Co Ltd Distributor of communications equipment leasing company. |
N/A |
31 Dec 2007 |
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Anywhere.FM Cloud-based platform for uploading, playing and sharing music. YCS07, consumer, content, music, digital music |
Seed |
2007 |
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Technology Venture Fund #2 |
Fund Closing USD 73,000,000 (USD 73,000,000) |
31 Dec 2006 |
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MEI Group Electronic payment system. |
N/A |
31 Dec 2006 |
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Carlyle Japan Partners II LP |
Fund Closing USD 1,900,000,000 (USD 1,900,000,000) |
31 Dec 2006 |
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Shinwa Co Ltd Leading manufacturer of scaffolding equipment throughout Japan. |
N/A |
1 Apr 2006 |
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Wazap! Largest gamer community in Japan |
N/A |
1 Dec 2005 |
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WR Hambrecht & Co Japan Inc A financial services company focused on Auction IPO / M&A Advisory and covers all aspect of pre-investment to post-investment process for management. |
N/A |
1 Sep 2005 |
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Technology Venture Fund #1 Venture capital fund managed by ITOCHU Technology Ventures Inc |
Fund Closing USD 83,000,000 (USD 83,000,000) |
31 Dec 2000 |
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Nippon Investment Partners |
Fund Closing USD 200,000,000 (USD 200,000,000) |
31 Dec 2000 |
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Unison Capital Partners LP |
Fund Closing JPY 38,000,000,000 |
31 Dec 1999 |
Companies
Best funded companies in Japan
A financial services company focused on Auction IPO / M&A Advisory and covers all aspect of pre-investment to post-investment process for management.
Provider of high performance, next generation recommendation engine and behavior targeting solutions.
Enterprising privately-held Japanese company that is pushing Cloud/SaaS uptake across Japan.
Next generation on-line trading platform in both passive (robo-advisor) and active (thematic investment) asset managements.
A business software company focuses on developing web application software by customizing open source written in PHP.
Investors
Top investors - Japan
| Investor | Profile | Country | Investments | |
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SunBridge Partners | Early-stage IT investor with operations in Japan and the US. | United States | 29 |
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DCM Inc | Venture capital firm. | United States | 13 |
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TPG Growth LLC | The middle market and growth equity investment platform of TPG. | United States | 6 |
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H&Q Asia Pacific Venture Management Pte Ltd | Singapore | 6 | |
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TPG Capital LP | Private equity firm | United States | 6 |
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Bain Capital Private Equity | United States | 6 | |
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Rakuten Inc | Japan | 4 | |
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Mizuho Capital Co Ltd | Japan | 2 | |
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Mobility Ventures LLC | United States | 2 | |
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Walden Riverwood Ventures | Venture capital firm focused on investing in core technology companies globally. | United States | 2 |
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SMBC Venture Capital Co Ltd | 2 | ||
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The Riverside Co | Global investment firm. | United States | 2 |
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Permira Advisers LLC | Global private equity firm. | United Kingdom | 2 |
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Global Brain Corp | Japan | 2 | |
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Globis Capital Partners & Co | Japan | 2 | |
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Rakuten Ventures (Japan Fund) | Venture fund sponsored by Rakuten Inc investing in Japanese startups. | Japan | 2 |
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Digital Garage Inc | Japan | 1 | |
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Wellington Partners [US] | United States | 1 | |
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Oxford Bioscience Partners LP | United States | 1 | |
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Rakuten Global EC Fund | 1 | ||
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Industry Ventures LLC | Venture capital firm making investments through secondary opportunities, primary fund investments and direct co-investments in VC-backed companies. | United States | 1 |
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KKR Asset Management Ltd | United Kingdom | 1 | |
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Plug and Play Ventures | United States | 1 | |
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SBI Investment Co Ltd | Japan | 1 | |
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RRE Ventures LLC | American venture capital firm based in New York City. | United States | 1 |
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JAFCO Co Ltd | Japan | 1 | |
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Redpoint Ventures | Venture capital capital firm that invests in startups across the seed, early and growth phases. | United States | 1 |
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Mitsui & Co | Japan | 1 | |
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Infinity Venture Fund | India | 1 | |
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Y Combinator | American technology startup accelerator. | United States | 1 |
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Goodwater Capital LLC | United States | 1 | |
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Spring Capital Partners LP | United States | 1 | |
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Providence Equity LLP | Providence is the world's leading private equity firm focused on media, entertainment, communications and information investments | United Kingdom | 1 |
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Partech International Inc | United States | 1 | |
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Glynn Capital Management LLC | Private and public technology investment firm. | United States | 1 |
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Softbank Venture Capital | United States | 1 | |
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California Public Employees' Retirement System | Agency in the California executive branch that manages pension and health benefits for the California public employees, retirees, and their families. | United States | 1 |
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Arbor Ventures | VC focused on early stage companies at the intersection of financial services, data and digital commerce. | Hong Kong SAR China | 1 |
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CV VC AG | Private company based in Zug which invests in all stages of the crypto and blockchain growth cycle. | Switzerland | 1 |
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Innovation Network Corp of Japan | Japanese public-private partnership that provides financial, technological and management support for next-generation businesses. | Japan | 1 |
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Cambridge Technology Partners Ltd | Provides strategic consulting services, technology-enabled solutions and maintenance services | United States | 1 |
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Development Bank of Japan Inc | Japan | 1 | |
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Nippon Venture Capital Co Ltd | Japan | 1 | |
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Fenox Venture Capital | United States | 1 | |
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CVC Capital Partners | United Kingdom | 1 | |
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Asset Management Co Venture Capital | Early-stage venture capital firm investing in digital health. | United States | 1 |
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MPM Asset Management LLC | United States | 1 | |
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Sierra Angels | United States | 1 | |
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Rakuten FinTech Fund | Japan | 1 | |
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DBJ Capital | 1 |
Acquirers
Top acquirers - Japan
| Investor | Profile | Country | Investments | |
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PayPal Inc | Web-based payment services. | United States | 1 |
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SBI Holdings Inc | Japan | 1 | |
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Bain Capital LP | United States | 1 | |
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Platform Specialty Products | 1 | ||
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Monex Group Inc | Japan | 1 | |
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Applied Materials Inc | United States | 1 | |
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SAP SE | 1 |
Industry map
Japan industry map
Articles
Articles (JP)
AgJunction Inc. Completes Plan of Arrangement
AgJunction Inc. announced that it has completed its previously announced plan of arrangement pursuant to which, among other things, Kubota Canada Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kubota Corporation, acquired all the issued and outstanding common shares of AgJunction for cash consideration of CAD $0.75 per AgJunction Share.
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