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    Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

    Tokyo, JapanFounded 2001

    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).

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    Portfolio

    55

    Fund Size

    $300M

    Top Stage

    Unknown

    Last 12 Mo

    3

    Team

    AF

    Akihiro Fukutome*

    President and Chief Executive Officer(Representative Director)

    HT

    Hideki Takamatsu*

    Directors and Senior Managing Executive Officers

    KA

    Kazuyuki Anchi*

    Directors and Senior Managing Executive Officers

    MT

    Masaki Tachibana

    Chairman of the Board

    NS

    Natsuhiro Samejima*

    Directors and Senior Managing Executive Officers

    TK

    Takashi Kobayashi*

    Directors and Senior Managing Executive Officers

    TI

    Takayuki Inoue

    Directors, Members of the Audit and Supervisory Committee

    TK

    Teiko Kudo*

    Directors and Deputy Presidents (Representative Directors)

    TM

    Toshihiro Michioka*

    Directors and Deputy Presidents (Representative Directors)

    YG

    Yoshiyuki Gono

    Directors, Members of the Audit and Supervisory Committee

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    66 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    CHITOSE BIO EVOLUTION PTE. LTD. logoCHITOSE BIO EVOLUTION PTE. LTD.Unknown—Sep 2026
    Zenobē logoZenobēUnknown$400MJun 2026
    Rapidus logoRapidusUnknown—Feb 2026
    VVena EnergyUnknown—Jan 2026
    XPERISUS logoXPERISUSSeries A—Oct 2025
    Findy Inc. logoFindy Inc.Series D—Jun 2025
    Findy Inc. logoFindy Inc.Series D—May 2025
    CCfsSeries B$863MJan 2025
    Avantus logoAvantusBridge$500MJan 2025
    Twelve logoTwelveSeries C$200MSep 2024
    Avantus logoAvantusGrowth$522MJul 2024
    Tillman Infrastructure logoTillman InfrastructureGrowth$1BApr 2024
    Tillman Global Holdings logoTillman Global HoldingsGrowth$1BApr 2024
    IIndorama Eleme Fertilizer and Chemicals LimitedUnknown$1.3BMar 2024
    Tillman Global Holdings logoTillman Global HoldingsGrowth$1BJan 2024
    LLoglass Inc.Series B—Jan 2024
    Enechain logoEnechainSeries B—Jan 2024
    Drip logoDripSeed$113MJan 2024
    RevComm logoRevCommSeries B—Jan 2024
    Axelspace logoAxelspaceSeries D$44MDec 2023
    THANH THANH CONG BIEN HOA JOINT STOCK COMPANY logoTHANH THANH CONG BIEN HOA JOINT STOCK COMPANYUnknown$40MJun 2023
    VVena EnergyUnknown—Jan 2023
    Fnality logoFnalitySeries B—Jan 2023
    DdotDataSeries B$31.6MApr 2022
    Findy Inc. logoFindy Inc.Series C—Apr 2022
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    Last updated: 7 October 2026