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SMBC Asia Rising Fund Activity

Every public signal F4 has attached to this firm, with sources and cross-entity links.

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9 investments· NOV 2024 – AUG 2026Show all

Investment

Led INR 280 crore (~$30M) Series A in Indian wealthtech platform Centricity.

Centricity

Centricity SMBC Asia Rising Fund

dealstreetasia.comAUG 13, 2026

AUG 13, 2026

Investment

Participated in Singapore enterprise AI company Whale's Series C funding.

Whale

Whale SMBC Asia Rising Fund

dealstreetasia.comJUL 16, 2026

JUL 16, 2026

Investment

Joined Olyv's $23M Series B to scale its financial inclusion platform in India.

Olyv

Olyv SMBC Asia Rising Fund

fintechobserver.comFEB 12, 2026

FEB 12, 2026

Investment

Participated in Aerem Solutions' $15M raise to expand its solar financing platform in India.

Aerem Solutions

Aerem Solutions SMBC Asia Rising Fund

siliconindia.comJAN 21, 2026

JAN 21, 2026

Investment

Closed an investment in etaily, announced on the fund's official news page.

Etaily

Etaily SMBC Asia Rising Fund

smbc-asiarising.vcDEC 4, 2025

DEC 4, 2025

Investment

Closed an investment in conversational AI company WIZ.AI.

WIZ.AI

WIZ.AI SMBC Asia Rising Fund

smbc-asiarising.vcNOV 5, 2025

NOV 5, 2025

Investment

Closed an investment in Flipspaces, an interior design and space technology platform for commercial real estate.

Flipspaces

Flipspaces SMBC Asia Rising Fund

smbc-asiarising.vcSEP 9, 2025

SEP 9, 2025

Investment

Closed investments in Shivalik Small Finance Bank and AI-driven debt collection platform DPDzero.

DPDZero

DPDZero Shivalik SMBC Asia Rising Fund

smbc-asiarising.vcAUG 20, 2025

AUG 20, 2025

Investment

Closed investments in trade finance platform MODIFI, Easy Home Finance, and M2P Fintech.

MODIFI

M2P Easy Home Finance MODIFI SMBC Asia Rising Fund

smbc-asiarising.vcNOV 6, 2024

NOV 6, 2024

New Fund

SMBC and Incubate Fund jointly established the $200M SMBC Asia Rising Fund, a corporate venture capital fund targeting startups across Asia.

Establishment of SMBC Asia Rising Fund

SMBC Asia Rising Fund

smbc.co.jpMAY 9, 2023

MAY 9, 2023