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SUMISEI Innovation Fund

Profile and portfolio

Parent Sumitomo Life InsuranceFounded 2020

SUMISEI Innovation Fund is the corporate venture arm of Sumitomo Life Insurance, an insurance company. It was founded in 2020. It invests from seed to Series A. Sectors it names: healthcare and digital health, artificial intelligence, insurtech.

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Seed to Series A
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ItemValue
Stage rangeSeed to Series A
SectorsHealthcare and digital health, Artificial intelligence, Insurtech
GeographyAsia

Sources: S1 Sumitomo Life: SUMISEI INNOVATION FUND established (2020-11-20).

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Investment stage: Seed to Series A

Sources: S1 Sumitomo Life: SUMISEI INNOVATION FUND established (2020-11-20).

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Where it invests

Geography

Investment regionsS1

Key facts

FactValueStatusSource
Parent companySumitomo Life InsuranceSingle sourceS1
Parent industryInsuranceSingle sourceS1
Founded2020Single sourceS1
StatusActiveSingle sourceS1
Capital sourceParent company onlySingle sourceS1
StagesSeed, Series A (inferred from announced rounds)EstimateS1

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 27 companies.S2

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

16 companies on the SUMISEI 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
Hakuhodo DY Ventures3SOXAI, favy, よりそう
JFR MIRAI CREATORS Fund2SANU, こころのカンパニー
Shizuoka Capital2SANU, TERASS
NTT DOCOMO Ventures2SOXAI, よりそう
PARAMOUNT BED Healthcare Fund2SOXAI, LIFESCAPES
Aflac Ventures Japan2400F, エクサウィザーズ
Asteria Vision Fund1JPYC
Awagin Capital1JPYC
Iyogin Capital1JPYC
JR West Innovations1JPYC
Life Design Fund1JPYC
NCB Venture Capital1JPYC

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the SUMISEI Innovation Fund list

27 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S2 Read the firm's list.

  • 400F
  • AOI Biosciences
  • Ashirase
  • Empathy
  • EverEx
  • favy
  • HEARTBEATS
  • JPYC
  • LIFESCAPES
  • Preferred Networks
  • PREVENT
  • Runtrip
  • SANU
  • SOXAI
  • TERASS
  • アクセルスターズ
  • エーテンラボ
  • エクサウィザーズ
  • エナジード
  • こころのカンパニー
  • ジャパンサイクルリーグ
  • トモイク
  • トラノテック
  • ファミワン
  • ユーフォリア
  • ユカイ工学
  • よりそう

Fund vehicles

VehicleSizeYearSource
SUMISEI INNOVATION FUND (SUMISEI-SBI LPS)JPY 8bn2020S1

History

  1. SUMISEI INNOVATION FUND established 20 November 2020S1

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

  • Website www.sumitomolife.co.jp/about/cvc/

Sources

  1. S1Sumitomo Life: SUMISEI INNOVATION FUND established (2020-11-20)Parent company
  2. S2Sumitomo Life: open innovation and CVCParent company
  3. S3Sumitomo Life: investment in AOI BiosciencesParent company

Disclaimer and corrections

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