Marubeni Ventures

Corporate VC Active Chuo City, Japan Est. 2019
Last updated 2026-06-18
Portfolio
2
in our dataset
Rounds participated
3
Rounds led
0
Rounds' value
$38.7M
total disclosed, rounds participated
Stages
B Round, A Round

About

Marubeni Ventures is the corporate venture capital fund of Marubeni Corporation, a major Japanese integrated trading, and investment conglomerate that handles products and provides services in a broad range of sectors. Marubeni Ventures is a 100% subsidiary of Marubeni Corporation. Marubeni Ventures' mission is to develop new business through partnership with its portfolio companies; to capture innovation and trends that would materially affect Marubenis current business; and, to take in entrepreneurial spirit and energize corporate culture through access to startup eco-system. As a strategic partner of its portfolio companies, Marubeni Ventures will add the following: Global Network (support marketing & distribution through its various channels and client; help companies expand business leveraging its relationship with market player); Expertise in various industries (Share its business knowledge or operating know-how accumulated in Marubeni Group through conducting various business across the world; and, facilitate discussion with business units within Marubeni for potential partnership, PoCs, and other business discussions); Management Expertise (providing management advice based on its experiences of worldwide business in various industries).

Portfolio · 2

Investment activity

Portfolio by sector

Agriculture & Food Technologies1
Media & Entertainment Technologies1

Q&A

What is Marubeni Ventures' primary investment focus?
Marubeni Ventures is the corporate venture capital fund of Marubeni Corporation, a major Japanese integrated trading and investment conglomerate. Its mission includes developing new business through partnerships with portfolio companies and capturing innovation relevant to Marubeni's current business.
What investment stages does Marubeni Ventures typically target?
Marubeni Ventures primarily targets A Round and B Round investments.
Can you name some of Marubeni Ventures' portfolio companies?
Marubeni Ventures' portfolio includes D-ID, a creative AI solution, and Galileo Wheel, which develops airless track-like tire technology.
What is Marubeni Ventures' investment activity in terms of sectors?
Marubeni Ventures has invested in sectors such as Media & Entertainment Technologies and Agriculture & Food Technologies.
When was Marubeni Ventures founded?
Marubeni Ventures was founded in 2019.
What is Marubeni Ventures' geographic focus for its headquarters?
Marubeni Ventures is headquartered in Chuo City, Japan.
What is Marubeni Ventures' most recent investment activity?
Marubeni Ventures made an investment in October 2022, following another investment in March 2022.
Who is a key team member at Marubeni Ventures?
Hiroki Yamaji serves as the Country Manager at Marubeni Ventures.
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External links

Websitemarubeni-ventures.com/en/

Identifiers & details

Founded2019

Radar intelligence

Patents

EPO3

Web history (Wayback)

Domainmarubeni-ventures.com

Certificate / subdomain footprint

Subdomains1