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Nikon-SBI Innovation Fund

Profile and portfolio

Parent NikonHQ Tokyo, JapanFounded 2016

Nikon-SBI Innovation Fund is the corporate venture arm of Nikon, a semiconductor and hardware company. It was founded in 2016 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. Sectors it names: space and defense, semiconductors and hardware.

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Snapshot

Investments closed by outcome
Data behind this graphic
Data behind this graphic
ItemCompaniesShare
Active266.7%
Exited133.3%

Status as the firm tags it

Sources: S2 Nikon: investment in Unistellar SAS via the Nikon-SBI Innovation Fund.

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Investments closed by outcome

Sources: S2 Nikon: investment in Unistellar SAS via the Nikon-SBI Innovation Fund.

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Where it invests

Geography

Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan

Investment regionsS1S2

Key facts

FactValueStatusSource
Parent companyNikon (TSE: 7731)Single sourceS1
Parent industrySemiconductors and hardwareSingle sourceS1
Founded2016Single sourceS1
HeadquartersTokyo, JapanSingle sourceS1
StatusActiveSingle sourceS1
Capital sourceParent company onlySingle sourceS1

About Nikon

ItemDetailSource
Listed asTSE: 7731S1
HeadquartersJapanS1

Fund vehicles

VehicleSizeYearSource
Nikon-SBI Innovation FundJPY 10bn2016S1
Nikon-SBI Innovation Fund IIJPY 5bn2023S1

Recent rounds

DateCompanyRoundAmountSource
2023-04-05UnistellarNot statedNot statedS2
2019-04-08QD LaserNot statedNot statedS4

History

  1. Nikon-SBI Innovation Fund established (July 2016).S1
  2. Fund acquired all shares of ExVision (October 2018); Nikon made it a wholly owned subsidiary in August 2021.S3
  3. Nikon-SBI Innovation Fund II established (2023-11-01), JPY 5bn.S1

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 3 companies: 2 active, 1 exited.S2

Companies by status on the firm's list. Status as the firm tags itS2
TagCompaniesShare
Active266.7%
Exited133.3%

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

1 companies on the Nikon-SBI Innovation Fund portfolio page also appear on the portfolio page of at least one other firm in this directory. Matched by company website, or by name where no website is published.

FirmSharedCompanies in common
DG Ventures1QD Laser
Mitsui & Co. Global Investment1QD Laser
NTT DOCOMO Ventures1QD Laser

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Every company on the Nikon-SBI Innovation Fund list

3 companies, as listed on the firm's own website: 2 active, 1 exited.S2 Read the firm's list.

Active 2

  • QD Laser
  • Unistellar

Exited 1

  • ExVision

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

  • Portfolio www.jp.nikon.com/company/corporate/group/exv/corporate/

Sources

  1. S1Nikon: co-established Nikon-SBI Innovation Fund II with SBI InvestmentFirm
  2. S2Nikon: investment in Unistellar SAS via the Nikon-SBI Innovation FundFirm
  3. S3Nikon: ExVision corporate profile (fund acquired shares 2018, Nikon subsidiary 2021)Firm
  4. S4QD Laser: notice of third-party allotment of shares (Nikon-SBI Innovation Fund among subscribers)Portfolio company

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