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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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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Technology Venture Fund #2 |
Fund Closing USD 73,000,000 (USD 73,000,000) |
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
Japan's e-commerce company focused on retailing original designed t-shirts and other original graphic items.
CELL Co., Ltd., is Japan’s leading developer of mobile entertainment content based on Adobe® Flash® Lite™ technology.
Blockchain-based loyalty token - part of the Rakuten's points-based loyalty rewards system.
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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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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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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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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KKR Asset Management Ltd | United Kingdom | 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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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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Toppan Printing Co Ltd | Japan | 1 | |
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Y Combinator | American technology startup accelerator. | 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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Goodwater Capital LLC | United States | 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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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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Shinsei Corporate Investment Co Ltd | Japan | 1 | |
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Fenox Venture Capital | United States | 1 | |
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CVC Capital Partners | United Kingdom | 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 |