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Weathernews

Founders Hiroyoshi Ishibashi

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Total investments 3
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$5M
Portfolio companies 1
Rounds per year 0.09
Lead investments 0
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.67
Key employees Soon

Areas of investment

  • National Security
  • Real Time
  • Aerospace
Summary

In 1986 was created Weathernews, which is appeared as Corporate Investor. The venture was found in Asia in Japan. The leading representative office of defined Corporate Investor is situated in the Chiba-shi.

This organization was formed by Hiroyoshi Ishibashi.

The usual cause for the fund is to invest in rounds with 5 partakers. Despite the Weathernews, startups are often financed by TomyK, TX Entrepreneur Partners, SMBC Venture Capital. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are ITOCHU Technology Ventures, SMBC Venture Capital, SKY Perfect JSAT Corp. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by UTokyo Innovation Platform, SBI Investment, Japan Finance Corporation.

Among the most popular fund investment industries, there are Aerospace, National Security. For fund there is a match between the country of its foundation and the country of its the most frequent investments - Japan. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Axelspace. Besides, a startup requires to be at the age of 6-10 years to receive the investment from the fund.

The top activity for fund was in 2015. The fund is constantly included in less than 2 investment rounds annually. The common things for fund are deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Axelspace

Aerospace
National Security
Real Time
$910K24 Nov 2015 Chiyoda, Japan

Axelspace

Aerospace
National Security
Real Time
$16M16 Sep 2015 Japan, Chiyoda

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Total investments 3
Average round size 5M
Rounds per year 0.09
Peak activity year 2015
Lead investments 0
Follow on index 0.67
Group Appearance index 1.00

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Axelspace

Aerospace
National Security
Real Time
$910K24 Nov 2015 Chiyoda, Japan

Axelspace

Aerospace
National Security
Real Time
$16M16 Sep 2015 Japan, Chiyoda
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