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    Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

    Tokyo, Japan
    www.smbc.co.jp/global
    Climate & EnergyInfrastructure & CloudFintech

    Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), through its venture capital arms like SMBC Venture Capital and SMBC Edge, focuses on early to growth-stage investments across diverse sectors including information technology, life sciences, financial services (fintech), AI, deep tech, and manufacturing. Their strategy involves long-term investments, providing tailored support to startups, and leveraging the broader SMBC Group network, with a geographic focus primarily on Japan, but also extending to Asia and US-based startups.

    50% of their portfolio is in Climate & Energy. Their most common stage is growth (50% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $575.2M (across 4 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    4

    Fund Size

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    Top Stage

    Growth

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    4 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Twelve logoTwelveSeries C$200MSep 2024
    Tillman Infrastructure logoTillman InfrastructureGrowth$1BApr 2024
    Persefoni logoPersefoniSeries B$101MOct 2021
    PProdigy FinanceGrowth$1BSep 2018

    Top Co-Investors

    Prelude Ventures1 shared
    Parkway Venture Capital1 shared
    Alumni Ventures Group1 shared
    Bain & Co.1 shared
    New Valley Ventures1 shared
    Apollo1 shared
    Deutsche Bank1 shared
    Goldman Sachs1 shared
    M&G Investments1 shared
    Credit Suisse1 shared
    TPG Rise Climate1 shared
    Capricorn1 shared
    Pulse1 shared
    Fifth Wall1 shared
    Alaska Star Ventures1 shared
    DCVC1 shared
    Munich Re Ventures1 shared
    Emerson Collective1 shared

    Last updated: 8 March 2026