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.
47% of their portfolio is in Fintech. Deal activity increased 300% year-over-year (4 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $89.1M (across 30 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
29
Fund Size
$135M
Top Stage
Series C
Last 12 Mo
4
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 |
 Pluang | Unknown | $10M | May 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 |
 AwanTunai | Series B | $27.5M | Jan 2024 |
 ENDOWUS HOLDINGS PTE. LTD. | Series B | $35M | Aug 2023 |
 PayEm | Growth | $220M | Jan 2023 |
 Liquidity | Growth | $775M | Apr 2022 |
 Zoomo | Series B | $20M | Feb 2022 |
| LLEX Markets | Series A | $15M | Feb 2022 |
 M2P Fintech | Series C | $56M | Jan 2022 |
| LLEX Markets | Series A | $15M | Jan 2022 |
 Lex | Series A | $15M | Jan 2022 |
| Obligo | Series B | $50M | Jan 2021 |
 Investree | Series C | $23.5M | Mar 2020 |
| Investree | Series C | $23.5M | Jan 2020 |
 Carsome | Series C | $50M | Dec 2019 |
 Figure | Series C | — | Dec 2019 |
| BBluevine Capital Inc | Series F | $102.5M | Nov 2019 |
 FundBox | Series C | $176M | Sep 2019 |
| BBluevine Capital Inc | Series F | $102.5M | Jan 2019 |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 20 October 2026