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SMBC Venture Capital Activity

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

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Time range

4 investments· JUL 2026 – OCT 2026Show all

Investment

SMBC Venture Capital participated in the Series A round of Flyle, a Japan-based company, alongside ALL STAR SAAS FUND and others.

Flyle

Flyle SMBC Venture Capital

tracxn.comOCT 8, 2026

OCT 8, 2026

Investment

SMBC Venture Capital participated in the Series A round of OptQC, a Japan-based company, alongside NTT and others.

OptQC

OptQC SMBC Venture Capital

tracxn.comAUG 25, 2026

AUG 25, 2026

Investment

SMBC Venture Capital participated in the Series D round of Kyoto Fusioneering, a nuclear fusion technology company, alongside IMM Investment and others.

Kyoto Fusioneering

Kyoto Fusioneering SMBC Venture Capital

tracxn.comAUG 24, 2026

AUG 24, 2026

Investment

SMBC Venture Capital participated in RevComm's ¥3.35 billion funding round for voice analysis AI 'MiiTel'.

RevComm

RevComm SMBC Venture Capital

sogyotecho.jpJUL 23, 2026

JUL 23, 2026

Team Change

Announced director changes and department head reorganization at SMBC Venture Capital.

Director changes and department reorganization

SMBC Venture Capital

smbc-vc.co.jpAPR 1, 2026

APR 1, 2026

Investment

SMBC co-invested as an LP in Novastar's $147M Africa-focused venture capital fund alongside Mitsubishi Corp. and Toyota Ventures.

Novastar Ventures

Novastar Ventures SMBC Venture Capital

bloomberg.comMAR 31, 2026

MAR 31, 2026

Exit

Portfolio company Basic (ベーシック) listed on the Tokyo Pro Market Growth segment.

Basic

Basic SMBC Venture Capital

smbc-vc.co.jpMAR 25, 2026

MAR 25, 2026

Team Change

Naoki Kanbayashi (from SMBC Bank Executive Officer) was appointed as the new Representative Director & President of SMBC Venture Capital, effective June 23, 2026, succeeding Tomofumi Saeki who stepped down. Yasushi Fukai was also appointed as Managing Executive Officer effective April 1, 2026.

SMBC Venture Capital

SMBC Venture CapitalSMBC Venture Capital

smbc-vc.co.jpMAR 10, 2026

MAR 10, 2026

Exit

Portfolio company Futsubar (フツパー) listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market.

Futsubar

FutsubarSMBC Venture Capital

smbc-vc.co.jpDEC 24, 2025

DEC 24, 2025

Investment

SMBC Venture Capital participated in SecureNavi's ¥1.2 billion Series B funding round alongside NTT Docomo Ventures and SBI Investment.

SecureNavi

SecureNavi SMBC Venture Capital

startuplog.comNOV 6, 2025

NOV 6, 2025

Exit

Portfolio company Infcurion, a Japan-born BaaS and payments pioneer, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market at a market cap of approximately $205M.

Infcurion

Infcurion SMBC Venture Capital

gmo-vp.comOCT 24, 2025

reuters.com

OCT 24, 2025

Exit

Portfolio company Axelspace Holdings listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market at a market cap of approximately $111M.

Axelspace Holdings

Axelspace Holdings SMBC Venture Capital

utokyo-ipc.co.jpAUG 13, 2025

reuters.com

AUG 13, 2025

Investment

SMBC Venture Capital conducted an impact investment in Euphoria (株式会社ユーフォリア), following the firm's first impact investment announced in February 2025.

Euphoria

Euphoria SMBC Venture Capital

smbc-vc.co.jpAPR 23, 2025

APR 23, 2025