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SMBC Venture Capital Co., Ltd.

smbc-vc.co.jp · Tokyo, Japan · founded 2005 · team 51-100 (firm-wide; number of partners not publicly disclosed) · Early to growth-stage: pre-seed, seed, Series A, expansion stage · trust 0/4

Corporate venture capital arm of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; invests in early-to-growth stage startups across technology, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, software, and mobility

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Company Name	SMBC Venture Capital Co., Ltd. source: https://www.tryfundable.ai/investor/smbc-venture-capital
Investment Focus	Corporate venture capital arm of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; invests in early-to-growth stage startups across technology, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, software, and mobility source: https://www.tryfundable.ai/investor/smbc-venture-capital
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan source: https://www.tryfundable.ai/investor/smbc-venture-capital
Year Founded	2005 source: https://www.tryfundable.ai/investor/smbc-venture-capital
Number of Employees	51-100 (firm-wide; number of partners not publicly disclosed) source: https://www.tryfundable.ai/investor/smbc-venture-capital
Investment Stage	Early to growth-stage: pre-seed, seed, Series A, expansion stage source: https://www.tryfundable.ai/investor/smbc-venture-capital
Legal Entity Type	Corporation, subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) source: https://www.smbc.co.jp/global/aboutus/profile/group/
Website	https://smbc-vc.co.jp (currently parked; alternative https://www.smbc-vc.com also parked) source: https://www.tryfundable.ai/investor/smbc-venture-capital
Founding/Managing Partners	Not publicly disclosed (as a corporate VC arm of SMBC, it was established by the bank) source: https://www.preqin.com/data/profile/fund-manager/smbc-venture-capital/68499
Notable Investments	120+ total investments including SmartNews, CADDi, Loglass, Enechain, Luup, Wovn Technologies, LUCA Science, Fukushima SiC Applied Engineering, LegalForce, Alt, Okuma Diamond Device, IVRy, and others source: https://www.tryfundable.ai/investor/smbbc-venture-capital
Investment Sectors	Information Technology, Software, Health Care, Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Financial Services, Mobility source: https://www.tryfundable.ai/investor/smbc-venture-capital
Investment Type	Corporate Venture Capital (CVC); Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed source: https://www.tryfundable.ai/investor/smbc-venture-capital

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