corporate venture capital
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has made an investment in Interstellar Technologies (IST), a startup company aiming for vertical integration of rocket and communications satellite businesses, and has simultaneously concluded a business partnership agreement with IST regarding support for supply chain construction in the space-related industry. This marks SMBC'
corporate venture capital
Hokkoku Financial Holdings (Hokkoku FHD) Group's Hokkoku Bank and Soft Space have commenced the development of a SoftPOS solution that enables touch payments from international payment networks including Visa, and for the first time in the world, payments using deposit-type stablecoins. At the same time, QR Investment, a
corporate venture capital
Fukuoka Financial Group has established the "CVC Fund No. 2" with a total fund size of 3 billion yen, jointly with SBI Investment and FFG Venture Business Partners, in order to strengthen investment functions aimed at realizing alliances with promising startup companies.
lending
Techfino, a FinTech non-banking financial company (NBFC), has announced that it has successfully secured INR 65 crore in equity funding. The investment comes from Stellaris Venture Partners and Saison Capital, the investment arm of Japan-listed Credit Saison. This capital infusion will enable the company to significantly enhance its secured lending
corporate venture capital
Daikin Industries has invested in Asuene, a startup company providing services to measure and reduce CO2 emissions, and to support decarbonization and ESG management, by underwriting a capital increase through a third-party allocation of shares. Through this collaboration, the two companies will combine Asuene’s services with Daikin’s energy-saving
corporate venture capital
Sumitomo Life has made an investment in EverEx through its CVC fund "SUMISEI INNOVATION FUND", operated by SBI Investment. Background of the Investment Sumitomo Life aims to provide services that contribute to customers' well-being through WaaS (Well-being as a Service), centered on the Vitality health program that
corporate venture capital
EX-Fusion has completed its Series A funding round totaling approximately 2.6 billion yen. This round consisted of 2.3 billion yen in equity financing and 300 million yen in debt financing. EX-Fusion has previously raised 3 billion yen in funding, bringing the total cumulative funding to 5.6 billion
open banking
MUFG Innovation Partners (MUIP), an investor in Moneytree, today announced that Moneytree has signed a basic agreement with MUFG Bank and its consolidated subsidiary WealthNavi regarding the acquisition of Moneytree’s shares. MUFG Bank, WealthNavi, and Moneytree have expressed their intention to proceed with discussions in accordance with the provisions
corporate venture capital
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has announced its decision to further strengthen its strategic capital and business alliance with Asuene, with the aim of accelerating decarbonization in Japan and on a global scale. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Asuene have agreed that “Sustana”, a cloud service provided by SMBC to support
ESG
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and its consolidated subsidiary, MUFG Bank, have entered into an investment agreement with Greenprint Technologies, a company that operates digital platform for sustainability reporting and data. As a result of this agreement, MUFG has become one of the seed round investors. Established in Oct 2023, Gprnt
payments
Digital Garage's financial report for the fiscal year ending March 2025 presents a nuanced picture of growth and strategic realignment, characterized by significant progress in its core payment solutions segment alongside challenges and forward-looking initiatives in its long-term incubation and global investment sectors. The company's strategic
corporate venture capital
CryptoGames, a developer of blockchain games, has launched “CG Ventures” as a new corporate venture capital business. To date, CG Ventures has invested in 17 companies, mainly in the Web3 field, where CryptoGames expects business synergy, but going forward they will also consider investing in the trading card field. Investment