SMBC Venture Capital

Profile, fund size and leaders

Parent Sumitomo Mitsui Financial GroupHQ Tokyo, JapanFounded 2010

SMBC Venture Capital is the corporate venture arm of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, a financial services company. It was founded in 2010 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. It invests from seed to late stage. Sectors it names: enterprise software, biotech and life sciences.

Cumulative investedS2: JPY 80bn+

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Seed to Late stage

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Item	Value
Stage range	Seed to Late stage
Sectors	Sector agnostic, Enterprise software, Biotech and life sciences
Geography	Asia
Offices	Tokyo, Japan, Osaka, Japan

Sources: S2 SMBC Venture Capital portfolio and track record; S3 SMBC Venture Capital services and funds.

Scale and capital allocated

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Measure	Value	Unit	Kind	Source
Headline size	JPY 80bn+	Cumulative invested	Stated by the firm or its parent	S2

Sources: S2 SMBC Venture Capital portfolio and track record.

Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Offices: Tokyo, Japan
Osaka, Japan

Investment regionsS2 S3

Asia

LeadersS1 S4

神林直樹President and Representative Director (代表取締役社長)Find on LinkedIn Firm page
Ichiro KodamaManaging Executive Officer (常務執行役員), Investment Department 3Find on LinkedIn Firm page
Katsutoshi MatsushitaExecutive Officer (執行役員), Investment Departments 1, 2 and 4Find on LinkedIn Firm page
Tetsuji NakanoHead of Investment Department 1 (投資営業第一部長)Find on LinkedIn Firm page
Teruki TakahashiHead of Investment Strategy Department (投資戦略部長)Find on LinkedIn Firm page

SMBC Venture Capital on LinkedIn

Key facts

Fact	Value	Status	Source
Parent company	Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	Single source	S1
Parent industry	Banking and financial services	Single source	S1
Founded	2010	Single source	S1
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan	Single source	S1
Status	Active	Single source	S5
Capital source	Parent company only	Single source	S3
Headline size	JPY 80bn+ (Cumulative invested)	Single source	S2
People on the team page	85	Single source	S1
Stages	Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+, Growth, Late stage (inferred from announced rounds)	Estimate	S2

Investments by year

Year	Total	Source
2010	14	S2
2011	24	S2
2012	31	S2
2013	51	S2
2014	68	S2
2015	79	S2
2016	90	S2
2017	96	S2
2018	100	S2
2019	100	S2
2020	65	S2
2021	102	S2
2022	105	S2
2023	87	S2
2024	88	S2
2025	68	S2

Notable outcomes

IPOs and acquisitions of portfolio companies. Price shown only where published.

Company	Type	Year	Acquirer or exchange	Source
Astroscale Holdings	IPO	2024	Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth	S2
Heartseed	IPO	2024	Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth	S2
Chordia Therapeutics	IPO	2024	Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth	S2
ROXX	IPO	2024	Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth	S2
Schoo	IPO	2024	Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth	S2
Axelspace Holdings	IPO	2025	Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth	S2

Fund vehicles

Vehicle	Size	Year	Source
SMBC Venture Capital Fund No. 8 LP	Not published	2024	S3
SMBC Venture Capital Industry-Academia Fund No. 3 LP	Not published	2022	S3

History

2010SMBC Venture Capital starts on 1 July 2010 after the joint venture with Daiwa ends.S1
2024SMBC Venture Capital Fund No. 8 formed on 1 November 2024.S3

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Website www.smbc-vc.co.jp
Portfolio www.smbc-vc.co.jp/portfolio/

Sources

S1SMBC Venture Capital company profileFirm
S2SMBC Venture Capital portfolio and track recordFirm
S3SMBC Venture Capital services and fundsFirm
S4SMBC Venture Capital teamFirm
S5SMBC Venture Capital home pageFirm

Disclaimer and corrections

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