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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Bellsystem24 |
N/A |
31 Dec 2009 |
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Bellsystem24 |
N/A |
31 Dec 2009 |
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Unison Capital Partners III LP |
Fund Closing JPY 140,000,000,000 |
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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Nippon Investment Partners |
Fund Closing USD 200,000,000 (USD 200,000,000) |
31 Dec 2000 |
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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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Unison Capital Partners LP |
Fund Closing JPY 38,000,000,000 |
31 Dec 1999 |
Companies
Best funded companies in Japan
Holding company with controlling stakes in companies that conduct investment and financial services business with an emphasis on securities businesses
Independent Asia-based equity and credit asset management services and Asian fund financial specialist.
Provider of IT and networking services for organizations in Japan, including voice, IP, solutions services, data communications, and others.
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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Bain Capital Private Equity | United States | 6 | |
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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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Rakuten Inc | Japan | 4 | |
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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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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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Innovative Ventures Fund Investment LP | Venture capital fund that jointly managed by NEC Capital Solutions Ltd and SMBC Venture Capital Co Ltd. | Japan | 1 |
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American Express Co | United States | 1 | |
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Aizawa Securities | 1 | ||
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Cephalon Inc | Global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing and bringing to market medications. | United States | 1 |
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Adobe Ventures Inc | United States | 1 | |
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Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co Ltd | Japan | 1 | |
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Science Center Ventures | United States | 1 | |
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HarbourVest Partners LLC | Independent private equity firm | United States | 1 |
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Valhalla Partners | United States | 1 | |
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SIG Asia Investments LLLP | 1 | ||
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Monitor Ventures | United States | 1 | |
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WRVI Global Capital Managers LLC | Venture capital firm. | United States | 1 |
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Institutional Venture Partners | US-based venture capital investment firm focusing on later-stage companies and growth equity investments. | United States | 1 |
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Japan Co-Invest | Japan | 1 | |
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Sycamore Ventures | Global investment firm with offices in the US, India and Singapore. | United States | 1 |
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Digital Garage Inc | Japan | 1 | |
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Wellington Partners [US] | United States | 1 | |
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JAFCO Co Ltd | Japan | 1 | |
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Rakuten Global EC Fund | 1 | ||
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Oxford Bioscience Partners LP | United States | 1 | |
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Plug and Play Ventures | United States | 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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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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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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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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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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Goodwater Capital LLC | United States | 1 | |
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Spring Capital Partners LP | United States | 1 | |
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Softbank Venture Capital | United States | 1 |
Acquirers
Top acquirers - Japan
| Investor | Profile | Country | Investments | |
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SAP SE | 1 | ||
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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 |
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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