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Sansei Capital Investment

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Total investments 56
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$3M
Portfolio companies 46
Rounds per year 1.81
Lead investments 2
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.18
Exits 11
Key employees 1
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture

Areas of investment

  • Health Care
  • Marketing
  • Internet
  • Medical
  • Media and Entertainment
Summary

The main office of represented VC is situated in the Tokyo. The fund was located in Asia if to be more exact in Japan.

The usual cause for the fund is to invest in rounds with 3-4 partakers. Despite the Sansei Capital Investment, startups are often financed by Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, SMBC Venture Capital, Japan Asia Investment. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Mizuho Capital, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Mitsui Sumitomo Insuarance Venture Capital. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Venture Labo Investment Co.,Ltd, Pegasus Tech Ventures, Eight Roads Ventures.

The top amount of exits for fund were in 2015. Opposing the other organizations, this Sansei Capital Investment works on 12 percentage points less the average amount of lead investments. The important activity for fund was in 2017. Despite it in 2019 the fund had an activity. The common things for fund are deals in the range of 1 - 5 millions dollars. The fund is constantly included in less than 2 investment rounds annually.

For fund there is a match between the country of its foundation and the country of its the most frequent investments - Japan. The fund has exact preference in a number of founders of portfolio startups. We can highlight the next thriving fund investment areas, such as Biotechnology, EBooks. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Metaps Inc., Promethera Biosciences, Hachimenroppi. Besides, a startup requires to be at the age of 6-10 years to receive the investment from the fund.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

RABO

Beauty
Internet of Things
IT Management
$5M06 Apr 2021 Chiyoda, Japan

GINKAN

Blockchain
Content
Cryptocurrency
Digital Marketing
Ethereum
Loyalty Programs
Marketing
Mobile Apps
Restaurants
Social Media
$2M02 Jun 2020 Chiyoda, Japan

Galapagos

$2M21 May 2020 Chiyoda, Japan

Internet
Travel
$3M08 Jan 2020 Chiyoda, Japan

Crassone

Content
Media and Entertainment
Task Management
$1M01 Aug 2019 Japan, Chiyoda

AI Samurai

Artificial Intelligence
Information Technology
Product Research
$4M31 Jul 2019 Chiyoda, Japan

INNOPHYS

Manufacturing
Medical
Robotics
$7M31 Jan 2019 Chiyoda, Japan

Bonx

Sporting Goods
Sports
Wearables
$4M27 Feb 2018 Chiyoda, Japan

AI Samurai

Artificial Intelligence
Information Technology
Product Research
$1M21 Mar 2017 Japan, Chiyoda

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Total investments 56
Average round size 3M
Rounds per year 1.81
Peak activity year 2019
Lead investments 2
Follow on index 0.18
Exits 11
Group Appearance index 0.95

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

RABO

Beauty
Internet of Things
IT Management
$5M06 Apr 2021 Chiyoda, Japan

GINKAN

Blockchain
Content
Cryptocurrency
Digital Marketing
Ethereum
Loyalty Programs
Marketing
Mobile Apps
Restaurants
Social Media
$2M02 Jun 2020 Chiyoda, Japan

Galapagos

$2M21 May 2020 Chiyoda, Japan

Internet
Travel
$3M08 Jan 2020 Chiyoda, Japan

Crassone

Content
Media and Entertainment
Task Management
$1M01 Aug 2019 Japan, Chiyoda

AI Samurai

Artificial Intelligence
Information Technology
Product Research
$4M31 Jul 2019 Chiyoda, Japan

INNOPHYS

Manufacturing
Medical
Robotics
$7M31 Jan 2019 Chiyoda, Japan

Bonx

Sporting Goods
Sports
Wearables
$4M27 Feb 2018 Chiyoda, Japan

AI Samurai

Artificial Intelligence
Information Technology
Product Research
$1M21 Mar 2017 Japan, Chiyoda
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