SBI Holdings

vc$6.1MCo-investsLeads rounds

◆ Fund Size

$6.1M

◆ Check Size

$1.0M→$30.0M

◆ Location

Japan

◆ Activity

Statusactively investing

◆ Links

Website ↗

◆ Investment Thesis

Backing fledgling venture capital firms (micro-VCs) active in the U.S. technology sector to connect Japanese corporations with the U.S. tech sector.

◆ About SBI Holdings

SBI Holdings, through its core venture capital arm SBI Investment, focuses on growth sectors including fintech, biotechnology, life sciences, AI, healthcare, IT, and emerging technologies like 5G, IoT, robotics, and infrastructure. The firm invests in startups and ventures via managed VC funds, providing risk capital, incubation support, operational assistance, and leveraging the SBI Group's financial services network to drive growth toward IPOs or M&As. It emphasizes market potential, unique business models, and management talent while expanding into Japan, Southeast Asia, Korea, China, and the US.

◆ Sectors

Enterprise SoftwareCloud InfrastructureData & Analytics

◆ Stages

seedseries-aseries-b

◆ Geography Focus

United States

◆ Team

Name	Title	Role	Links
Shinji Yamauchi	Managing Director	—	in
Shohei Yamada	Representative (SBI Holdings)	—
Shuzo Shikata	Executive Officer	—	in
Yoshitaka Kitao	Representative Director, Chairman, and President	—
Yuichi Asano	Executive Officer	—	in

◆ Notable Investments

Regional unicorns (Asia)Major Asian tech platformsSBI Digital Space FundSBI & Capital 22 Fund IICoinhakoFassetAjaib GroupPints AIGauntletEDX MarketsSalience LabsAjaibBulwark

◆ Wire analysis

◆ Traits

Leads rounds

Co-invests

◆ FAQ

What does SBI Holdings invest in?

SBI Holdings invests in Enterprise Software, Cloud Infrastructure and Data & Analytics at the seed, series-a and series-b stages.

Which geographies does SBI Holdings focus on?

SBI Holdings focuses on United States, and is headquartered in Japan.

What is SBI Holdings's typical check size?

SBI Holdings typically writes checks of $1M to $30M.