Investor directory

SMBC Venture Capital

Established in 2005, SMBC Venture Capital is a Tokyo-based corporate venture capital arm of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. It invests primarily in early-stage companies operating within the information technology, life sciences, services, and manufacturing sectors.
http://www.smbc-vc.co.jp
https://crunchbase.com/organization/smbc-venture-capital
https://linkedin.com/company/smbc-venture-capital
https://www.capitaliq.com/CIQDotNet/company.aspx?companyId=109126383
https://www.privateequityinternational.com/database/#/profile?id=11617

Furuta Daiji

Managing Director

Keita Kawato

Deputy General Manager

Tetsuji Nakano

Deputy General Manager

Akira Ochiai

President and CEO

Hiroya Ota

Managing Director

Yamaguchi Masahiro

Managing Director

Past deals in Beer

MOON-X

Series C in 2024
Founded in Tokyo, Japan in 2019, MOON-X is a consumer goods manufacturer that enriches lives through co-creation with communities and manufacturing partners. Its product portfolio spans craft beer, men's skincare products, women's skincare products, baby and maternity items, leather accessories, and business goods.

Wakaze

Series B in 2023
Founded in 2016, Wakaze specializes in the production and export of premium Japanese sake. The company offers a range of sake products under brands such as ORBIA-SOL and LUNA, and FONIA-SORRA and TERRA. Wakaze is committed to preserving traditional brewing methods while introducing sake to a global audience.

MOON-X

Series B in 2022
Founded in Tokyo, Japan in 2019, MOON-X is a consumer goods manufacturer that enriches lives through co-creation with communities and manufacturing partners. Its product portfolio spans craft beer, men's skincare products, women's skincare products, baby and maternity items, leather accessories, and business goods.
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