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Square Enix

Founders Yasuhiro Fukushima

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Total investments 16
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$6M
Portfolio companies 15
Rounds per year 0.46
Lead investments 4
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.06
Exits 2
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Areas of investment

  • Blockchain
  • Video Games
  • Computer
  • Gaming
  • Automotive
Summary

In 1989 was created Square Enix, which is appeared as Corporate Investor. The fund was located in North America if to be more exact in United States. The main office of represented Corporate Investor is situated in the El Segundo.

The typical case for the fund is to invest in rounds with 1-2 participants. Despite the Square Enix, startups are often financed by Portal Software, KPMG, Cisco. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Ignition Partners. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Intel Capital, Shaw Venture Partners, Mirai Creation Fund.

The fund is generally included in less than 2 deals every year. Deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars are the general things for fund. The higher amount of exits for fund were in 2019. The high activity for fund was in 2004.

Among the most successful fund investment fields, there are Software, Apps. For fund there is a match between the country of its foundation and the country of its the most frequent investments - United States. Moreover, a startup needs to be at the age of 4-5 years to get the investment from the fund. Among the various public portfolio startups of the fund, we may underline Xevo

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Soccerverse

Blockchain
Video Games
$3M12 Jul 2024 London, England, United Kingdom

Elixir Games

$14M27 Mar 2024 San Francisco, California, United States

MetaKing Studios

Computer
Gaming
Video Games
$15M17 Jan 2024 -

DM2C Studio

Blockchain
$3M20 Dec 2023 Tokyo, Kantō, Japan

Atlas

3D Technology
$6M14 Nov 2023 -

Avata

Information Technology
Insurance
InsurTech
$2M22 May 2023 -

Yield Guild Games Japan

$3M30 Jan 2023 Roppongi, Kantō, Japan

Zebedee

Bitcoin
$35M19 Jul 2022 Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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Blockchain
Marketplace
Search Engine
01 Jan 2022 Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Total investments 16
Average round size 6M
Rounds per year 0.46
Peak activity year 2024
Lead investments 4
Follow on index 0.06
Exits 2
Group Appearance index 0.88

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Soccerverse

Blockchain
Video Games
$3M12 Jul 2024 London, England, United Kingdom

Elixir Games

$14M27 Mar 2024 San Francisco, California, United States

MetaKing Studios

Computer
Gaming
Video Games
$15M17 Jan 2024 -

DM2C Studio

Blockchain
$3M20 Dec 2023 Tokyo, Kantō, Japan

Atlas

3D Technology
$6M14 Nov 2023 -

Avata

Information Technology
Insurance
InsurTech
$2M22 May 2023 -

Yield Guild Games Japan

$3M30 Jan 2023 Roppongi, Kantō, Japan

Zebedee

Bitcoin
$35M19 Jul 2022 Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Hebys NFT Search Engine

Blockchain
Marketplace
Search Engine
01 Jan 2022 Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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