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SMBC Venture Capital

SMBC Venture Capital

Tokyo, Tokyosmbc-vc.co.jp

Overview

SMBC Venture Capital, established in 2005, is the corporate venture capital arm of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan . The firm focuses on early to growth-stage investments across a diverse range of industries, including technology, healthcare, financial services, and mobility solutions . SMBC Venture Capital's strategic approach combines rigorous risk assessment with a willingness to support promising startups even in their nascent stages .

Year Founded

2005

Portfolio Companies

431

Investments

SMBC Venture Capital investments
CompanyDateStageLead
SmartNewsSep 2021Series FCo-investor
CADDiMar 2025DebtCo-investor
AlpacaOct 2015SeedCo-investor
OmiseJun 2020Series CCo-investor
LegalOn TechnologiesFeb 2021Series CCo-investor
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Sector & Stage Mix

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Investment Activity

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FAQ

Where is SMBC Venture Capital based?

SMBC Venture Capital is headquartered in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

When was SMBC Venture Capital founded?

SMBC Venture Capital was founded in 2005.

How many portfolio companies does SMBC Venture Capital have?

SMBC Venture Capital has 431 portfolio companies in Caplight's dataset.

What are some companies in SMBC Venture Capital's portfolio?

Portfolio companies visible on Caplight include SmartNews, CADDi, Alpaca, Omise, LegalOn Technologies.

What was SMBC Venture Capital's most recent investment shown here?

SMBC Venture Capital's most recent investment in this portfolio sample was in CADDi in 2025.

What sectors does SMBC Venture Capital focus on?

SMBC Venture Capital focuses on Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Energy & Sustainability, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Consumer & Commerce, Energy & Sustainability, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, FinTech, FinTech, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Real Estate & PropTech, Consumer & Commerce, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Crypto & Web3, Real Estate & PropTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Real Estate & PropTech, Consumer & Commerce, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Telecommunications & Networking, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Energy & Sustainability, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Energy & Sustainability, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, Energy & Sustainability, Frontier & Industrial Tech, FinTech, Energy & Sustainability, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Energy & Sustainability, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Consumer & Commerce, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Energy & Sustainability, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, FinTech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Consumer & Commerce, Real Estate & PropTech, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Consumer & Commerce, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Crypto & Web3, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Cybersecurity, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Consumer & Commerce, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Real Estate & PropTech, Enterprise Software, Real Estate & PropTech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Consumer & Commerce, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Consumer & Commerce, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Real Estate & PropTech, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, FinTech, Energy & Sustainability, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Consumer & Commerce, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Energy & Sustainability, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Real Estate & PropTech, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Consumer & Commerce, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Real Estate & PropTech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Crypto & Web3, FinTech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, Consumer & Commerce, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Consumer & Commerce, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Real Estate & PropTech, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, FinTech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Real Estate & PropTech, Energy & Sustainability, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Consumer & Commerce, Real Estate & PropTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Real Estate & PropTech, Energy & Sustainability, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Cybersecurity, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Energy & Sustainability, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, Cybersecurity, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Real Estate & PropTech, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Real Estate & PropTech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Telecommunications & Networking, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Frontier & Industrial Tech, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Real Estate & PropTech, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Real Estate & PropTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Energy & Sustainability, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, Energy & Sustainability, Consumer & Commerce, Energy & Sustainability, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, Consumer & Commerce, Real Estate & PropTech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Real Estate & PropTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, Frontier & Industrial Tech, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Real Estate & PropTech, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Consumer & Commerce, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Cybersecurity, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Real Estate & PropTech, Enterprise Software, Real Estate & PropTech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Telecommunications & Networking, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics.

What company stages does SMBC Venture Capital focus on?

SMBC Venture Capital typically invests at the MultiStage stage.

What is SMBC Venture Capital's AUM?

SMBC Venture Capital's assets under management are estimated between $100.0M and $250.0M.

Firmographic Details

HeadquartersTokyo, Tokyo
Year Founded2005

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