MUFG Innovation Partners (MUIP) is the corporate venture capital arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), established in 2019 to drive MUFG's open innovation strategy through strategic investments in startups across fintech, AI, and other emerging technology sectors.
58% of their portfolio is in Fintech. Deal activity increased 200% year-over-year (3 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $117.2M (across 15 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
19
Fund Size
$135M
Top Stage
Series C
Last 12 Mo
3
Team
Ryu Hirota
Director, Deputy Head of Strategic Investment
Cléa Wang
Global Technology Investor
Mayank Shiromani
Deputy Chief Investment Officer
Ryan Stern
Investor
Taka Sano
Chief Investment Officer
Nobutake Suzuki
President and CEO
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Vinyl Equity | Series A | $20M | Jun 2026 |
 Hijojo Partners | Unknown | — | Feb 2026 |
 Alpaca | Series D | — | Jan 2026 |
 Bloomo | Series A | — | Jan 2025 |
 Obligo | Series B | $35M | Oct 2024 |
 Qoala | Series C | $47M | Mar 2024 |
| RRaise Financial Services | Unknown | $120M | Jan 2024 |
 Endowus | Series B | $35M | Aug 2023 |
 PayEm | Growth | $220M | Jan 2023 |
 Liquidity Capital | Growth | $20M | Jan 2023 |
 Liquidity | Growth | $775M | Apr 2022 |
 Zoomo | Series B | $20M | Feb 2022 |
 M2P Fintech | Series C | $56M | Jan 2022 |
| LLEX Markets Corp. | Series A | $15M | Jan 2022 |
 Carsome | Series C | $50M | Dec 2019 |
 Figure | Series C | — | Dec 2019 |
 Broom | Series A | $25M | — |
| AAlpaca Markets | Series C | $150M | — |
| CCarsome | Unknown | $170M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 8 September 2026