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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Bitflyer Cryptocurrency exchange. blockchain, fintech, cryptocurrency exchanges, retail investing, secondary trading |
Series D USD 1,800,000 (USD 1,800,000) |
31 Dec 2017 | |
Trillium Inc Cyber security company. cybersecurity |
Series A |
16 Feb 2017 | |
Exchange Corporation KK Provider of purchase settlement technology for Japan. fintech |
Series B USD 15,000,000 (USD 15,000,000) |
29 Jul 2016 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Whomor Inc |
Seed USD 1,600,000 (USD 1,600,000) |
20 Dec 2015 | |
Atonarp Inc Scientific instrumentation company that designs & manufactures Smart Spectrometers. semiconductors, MEMS, spectrometers |
N/A |
31 Dec 2014 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Terra Motors |
Venture USD 10,000,000 (USD 10,000,000) |
15 May 2014 | |
Rakuten Ventures (Global Fund) corporate venturing |
Fund Closing USD 200,000,000 (USD 200,000,000) |
31 Dec 2013 | |
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 | |
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 | |
SymBio Pharmaceuticals Ltd |
Series E |
1 Feb 2011 | |
Domino's Pizza Japan Inc Pizza delivery company. |
N/A |
31 Dec 2010 | |
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 | |
Intelligence Ltd |
N/A |
18 Jul 2010 | |
Bellsystem24 |
N/A |
31 Dec 2009 | |
Unison Capital Partners III LP |
Fund Closing JPY 140,000,000,000 |
31 Dec 2009 | |
Bellsystem24 |
N/A |
31 Dec 2009 | |
Bellsystem24 |
Acquisition |
1 Nov 2009 | |
Bplats Inc Enterprising privately-held Japanese company that is pushing Cloud/SaaS uptake across Japan. |
Series A |
27 Jun 2008 | |
Sun Telephone Co Ltd Distributor of communications equipment leasing company. |
N/A |
31 Dec 2007 | |
Anywhere.FM Cloud-based platform for uploading, playing and sharing music. YCS07, consumer, content, music, digital music |
Seed |
2007 | |
Carlyle Japan Partners II LP |
Fund Closing USD 1,900,000,000 (USD 1,900,000,000) |
31 Dec 2006 | |
Technology Venture Fund #2 |
Fund Closing USD 73,000,000 (USD 73,000,000) |
31 Dec 2006 | |
MEI Group Electronic payment system. |
N/A |
31 Dec 2006 | |
Shinwa Co Ltd Leading manufacturer of scaffolding equipment throughout Japan. |
N/A |
1 Apr 2006 | |
Wazap! Largest gamer community in Japan |
N/A |
1 Dec 2005 | |
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 | |
Nippon Investment Partners |
Fund Closing USD 200,000,000 (USD 200,000,000) |
31 Dec 2000 | |
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 | |
Unison Capital Partners LP |
Fund Closing JPY 38,000,000,000 |
31 Dec 1999 |
Companies
Best funded companies in Japan
Independent Asia-based equity and credit asset management services and Asian fund financial specialist.
Next generation on-line trading platform in both passive (robo-advisor) and active (thematic investment) asset managements.
Environmental policy think tank that aims to establish a closed island recycling system for plastic and other waste on Samet Island in Thailand.
Investors
Top investors - Japan
Acquirers
Top acquirers - Japan
Investor | Profile | Country | Investments | |
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Platform Specialty Products | 1 | |||
Monex Group Inc | Japan | 1 | ||
Applied Materials Inc | United States | 1 | ||
SAP SE | 1 | |||
PayPal Inc | Web-based payment services. | United States | 1 | |
SBI Holdings Inc | Japan | 1 | ||
Bain Capital LP | United States | 1 |