
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) is a Japanese multinational banking and financial services institution headquartered in Tokyo. Through its corporate venture capital initiatives — including SMBC Venture Capital, the SMBC Asia Rising Fund, and the SMBC Fin Atlas Beyond Fund — it invests in early-stage fintech, technology, and healthcare startups across Japan, Southeast Asia, India, and the United States.
Average disclosed round size is $488.7M (across 36 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
55
Fund Size
$300M
Top Stage
Unknown
Last 12 Mo
3
Team
Akihiro Fukutome*
President and Chief Executive Officer(Representative Director)
Hideki Takamatsu*
Directors and Senior Managing Executive Officers
Masaki Tachibana
Chairman of the Board
Natsuhiro Samejima*
Directors and Senior Managing Executive Officers
Takashi Kobayashi*
Directors and Senior Managing Executive Officers
Takayuki Inoue
Directors, Members of the Audit and Supervisory Committee
Teiko Kudo*
Directors and Deputy Presidents (Representative Directors)
Toshihiro Michioka*
Directors and Deputy Presidents (Representative Directors)
Yoshiyuki Gono
Directors, Members of the Audit and Supervisory Committee
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | — | Sep 2026 | |
| Unknown | $400M | Jun 2026 | |
| Unknown | — | Feb 2026 | |
| VVena Energy | Unknown | — | Jan 2026 |
| Series A | — | Oct 2025 | |
| Series D | — | Jun 2025 | |
| Series D | — | May 2025 | |
| CCfs | Series B | $863M | Jan 2025 |
| Bridge | $500M | Jan 2025 | |
| Series C | $200M | Sep 2024 | |
| Growth | $522M | Jul 2024 | |
| Growth | $1B | Apr 2024 | |
| Growth | $1B | Apr 2024 | |
| IIndorama Eleme Fertilizer and Chemicals Limited | Unknown | $1.3B | Mar 2024 |
| Growth | $1B | Jan 2024 | |
| LLoglass Inc. | Series B | — | Jan 2024 |
| Series B | — | Jan 2024 | |
| Seed | $113M | Jan 2024 | |
| Series B | — | Jan 2024 | |
| Series D | $44M | Dec 2023 | |
| Unknown | $40M | Jun 2023 | |
| VVena Energy | Unknown | — | Jan 2023 |
| Series B | — | Jan 2023 | |
| DdotData | Series B | $31.6M | Apr 2022 |
| Series C | — | Apr 2022 |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 7 October 2026