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    Mitsubishi Corporation

    Tokyo, JapanFounded 1954
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    Mitsubishi Corporation is a global integrated trading and investment company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1954. Through its corporate venture capital arm, MC Global Innovation, the company invests across a broad range of sectors including energy, mobility, food, consumer, and manufacturing, with a total startup investment commitment of approximately JPY 100 billion (about USD 700 million).

    Deal activity increased 67% year-over-year (5 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $122.5M (across 29 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    33

    Fund Size

    $700M

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    5

    Team

    JB

    Juro Baba

    Representative Director,Executive Vice President

    KN

    Katsuya Nakanishi

    Representative Director,President and Chief Executive Officer

    KK

    Keiko Kaneko

    Independent Director,Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

    KK

    Kenji Kobayashi

    Director,Executive Vice President

    MN

    Mana Nakazora

    Independent Director

    MS

    Mari Sagiya

    Independent Director

    MI

    Mitsumasa Icho

    Director,Full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

    SA

    Sakie Akiyama

    Independent Director,Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

    SM

    Shunichi Miyanaga

    Independent Director

    TM

    Tetsuya Mogi

    Independent Director,Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

    TT

    Tsuneyoshi Tatsuoka

    Independent Director

    YS

    Yoshihiro Shimazu

    Representative Director,Executive Vice President

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    37 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Mariana Minerals logoMariana MineralsSeries B$310MAug 2026
    MMarianaSeries B$310MAug 2026
    Turing logoTuringSeries A—Jul 2026
    QQuaise EnergySeries B$134MJul 2026
    Yami logoYamiSeries C—Apr 2026
    Wheeler Bio logoWheeler BioSeries A$35MOct 2025
    KoBold Metals logoKoBold MetalsSeries C$537MJan 2025
    Mangrove logoMangroveUnknown$35MJan 2025
    CCfsSeries B$863MJan 2025
    Mangrove Lithium logoMangrove LithiumUnknown$35MJan 2025
    Heirloom logoHeirloomSeries B—Dec 2024
    Ample logoAmpleSeries D$25MNov 2024
    Astroscale logoAstroscaleSeries G$76MFeb 2023
    PayEm logoPayEmGrowth$220MJan 2023
    PayEm logoPayEmSeries A$20MJan 2023
    BBooster FuelsUnknown$125MMay 2022
    Lilac logoLilacSeries C$150MSep 2021
    Hystar logoHystarSeries C$36MJan 2021
    Jetti logoJettiSeries C$50MJan 2021
    DigiLends logoDigiLendsSeries C$50MMay 2019
    BBOXX logoBBOXXSeries D$35.5MMar 2019
    MMaaS GlobalUnknown—Jan 2019
    LLitmus AutomationSeries A$7MJan 2019
    Litmus logoLitmusSeries A$7MJan 2019
    MICIN logoMICINSeries A$9.9MMay 2018
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    Top Co-Investors

    Breakthrough Energy Ventures8 shared
    Earthshot Ventures3 shared
    T. Rowe Price3 shared
    Andreessen Horowitz3 shared
    StepStone Group3 shared
    Lowercarbon Capital3 shared
    BMW i Ventures3 shared
    Safar Partners3 shared
    Mitsubishi3 shared
    Collaborative Fund2 shared
    Viola Credit2 shared
    Equinor2 shared
    Mitsui & Co., Ltd.2 shared
    Japan Airlines2 shared
    Future Positive Capital2 shared
    Siemens Financial Services2 shared
    Carbon Direct Capital2 shared
    MOL Switch2 shared
    MCJ2 shared
    Ahren Innovation Capital2 shared

    Last updated: 7 October 2026