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SBI Investment Co., Ltd.

sbinvestment.co.jp · Minato City, Tokyo · founded 1996 (originally Softbank Ventures Co. Ltd., rebranded 2005) · team 8 (including Representative Director, 4 Directors, 2 Executive Officers, 1 Auditor) · Pre-seed to growth/late-stage investment; funds range from JPY 0.9B to JPY 150.5B; committed capital JPY 825.4B cumulative · trust 0/4

Japan's leading venture capital firm creating new industries with a comprehensive, hands-on approach

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Full company name	SBI Investment Co., Ltd. source: https://www.sbinvestment.co.jp/en/company/profile.html
Investment thesis/focus	Japan's leading venture capital firm creating new industries with a comprehensive, hands-on approach source: https://www.sbinvestment.co.jp/en/features/summary.html
City of headquarters	Minato City, Tokyo source: https://www.sbinvestment.co.jp/en/company/profile.html
Year established as SBI Investment	1996 (originally Softbank Ventures Co. Ltd., rebranded 2005) source: https://www.sbinvestment.co.jp/en/company/fund.html; https://www.ivc-online.com/Google-Card?id=11fb35ef-227a-e111-ac59-00155d32a403
Number of named partners/executives	8 (including Representative Director, 4 Directors, 2 Executive Officers, 1 Auditor) source: https://www.sbinvestment.co.jp/en/company/profile.html
Investment stages and check sizes	Pre-seed to growth/late-stage investment; funds range from JPY 0.9B to JPY 150.5B; committed capital JPY 825.4B cumulative source: https://www.sbinvestment.co.jp/en/company/fund.html; https://www.ivc-online.com/Google-Card?id=11fb35ef-227a-e111-ac59-00155d32a403
Founding/managing partners	Yoshitaka Kitao (Representative Director, Chairman and President); established as Softbank Ventures with subsequent leadership evolution source: https://www.sbinvestment.co.jp/en/company/profile.html
Corporate entity type	Type II Financial Instruments Business; Investment Management Business (Director-General of Kanto Local Finance Bureau (FIBO) No. 3397); 100% subsidiary of SBI Holdings source: https://www.sbinvestment.co.jp/en/company/profile.html
Contact email	No public email listed; contact via web form at https://www.sbinvestment.co.jp/en/contact/ source: https://www.sbinvestment.co.jp/en/contact/
Portfolio companies count	1,314+ portfolio companies; 600 billion+ JPY total invested to date source: https://www.sbinvestment.co.jp/en/features/summary.html
Primary investment sectors	AI, Blockchain, Fintech, IT Services, Security, E-commerce, Life Sciences/Healthcare, Environmental technologies source: https://www.sbinvestment.co.jp/en/features/
LinkedIn company page	https://www.linkedin.com/company/sbi-investment/ source: https://www.ivc-online.com/Google-Card?id=11fb35ef-227a-e111-ac59-00155d32a403

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