venture capital
In order to further revitalize the startup ecosystem, it is important for each entity involved in funding startups to share a common understanding of the direction the ecosystem should aim for, further strengthen funding for startups, support their growth, and ensure that the benefits are reaped by each entity involved.
electricity
EnerBank, an energy tech company in the fields of renewable energy and decarbonization, has conducted a third-party allotment of new shares in its Series B round, with SMBC Venture Capital, Mizuho Capital, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, and The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company as new underwriters. This brings the total amount of
venture capital
Pruv Finance has completed its USD 3m Pre-Series A round, led by UOB Venture Management, with participation from Saison Capital, Taisu Ventures, Spiral Ventures, and Royal Group. This funding accelerates Pruv Finance's mission to build the first compliant RWA infrastructure that enables seamless, on-chain distribution of tokenized assets.
real estate
estie, which provides multiple services centered on "estie Market Research," Japan's largest commercial real estate data analysis platform, has concluded financing agreements totaling 2.2 billion yen with four financial institutions: Shoko Chukin Bank, MUFG Bank, Resona Bank, and Japan Finance Corporation. This includes long-term loans
corporate venture capital
ZIRITZ, which operates the asset management platform "StockFormer" and the AI-powered automatic apartment planning service "StockFormer-ZERO," has completed Series A funding totaling 700 million yen. In this round, Nissay Capital and Daiwa Corporate Investment served as lead investors, with participation from a total of 7 venture
corporate venture capital
SBI Holdings has agreed to establish a joint venture fund with the Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN), an organization established by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). This fund will invest in global growth-stage fintech companies and related fields. GFTN is an organization that bridges innovation, regulation, and capital
corporate venture capital
NTT DOCOMO Ventures (NDV) and NTT Finance will jointly establish a new investment vehicle, Synexia Ventures, aimed at strengthening collaboration with promising startups in Southeast Asia. The investment vehicle will be established on December 15, 2025. Synexia Ventures will serve as an investment vehicle established to reinforce NTT Group’s
artificial intelligence
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and its consolidated subsidiary, MUFG Bank, have entered into an investment agreement and signed a memorandum of understanding regarding strategic collaboration with Third Intelligence, an AI R&D company. Other investors are SMBC, SBI Group, and Hokuhodo DY Ventures. Third Intelligence is a company
corporate venture capital
DeNA's Board of Directors has approved the establishment of and investment in the Delight Ventures Builder III Investment Limited Partnership (ILP). Background DeNA is an “eternal venture,” and proactively takes on the challenge of creating new businesses. To achieve this, in addition to initiatives in each of its
venture capital
Fivot, a startup company aiming to become a challenger bank pioneering the future through "AI × Finance," has completed a funding round consisting of a 1 billion yen third-party allotment of shares in a Series B equity round and 1 billion yen in debt financing (loans), totaling 2 billion
corporate venture capital
HIRAC FUND, operated by Money Forward Venture Partners, a group company of Money Forward, has made an investment in E-SEP, which develops ceramic separation membranes. Background of the Investment Efforts toward decarbonization have become an urgent priority for society as a whole in order to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
corporate venture capital
WIZ.AI, a Singapore-based AI company pioneering the enterprise application of large language models (LLMs) in Southeast Asia, has announced the successful closing of its Series B funding round, raising tens of millions of USD. The round was led by SMBC Asia Rising Fund, the corporate venture capital arm of