# MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)

> MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC) is a VC fund backing Software. See 266 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug…

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 266
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 14%
- Fund size: $1.4B
- Last fund: Nov 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.msivc.co.jp
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/msivc/

MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC) is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Software and Information Technology. MSIVC is a venture capital firm that invests in Japanese and global startups scaling to IPO. It focuses on startups in verticals of Fintech, SaaS, Healthcare, AI, E-Commerce, Foodtech, and Environment etc.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $505k–$33M |
| Series B | $1.8M–$85M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 23 | 9% |
| Information Technology | 22 | 8% |
| Health Care | 16 | 6% |
| Food and Beverage | 12 | 5% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 12 | 5% |

193 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 58 | 22% |
| Seed | 34 | 13% |
| Series B | 32 | 12% |
| Series A | 30 | 11% |
| Series C | 9 | 3% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 124 | 47% |
| United States | 8 | 3% |
| India | 6 | 2% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 0% |
| Singapore | 1 | 0% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yumeto Utsunomiya | Manager at Investment Development Department | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yumeto-utsunomiya |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Creattura | Creatura assists companies in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by generating and distributing carbon credits and promoting the adoption of renewable energy sources. | $6.3M | Series B | Aug 07, 2026 |  |
| BETA | BETA is a media company that provides HRDX support business and video production services. | $6.3M | Series A | Jun 30, 2026 |  |
| LIFESCAPES | LIFESCAPES is a research and manufacturer of brain-computer interface equipment. | $3.7M |  | Jun 15, 2026 |  |
| OpenHeart | OpenHeart is a provider of the tactile 3D platform. | $1.4M | Seed | May 15, 2026 |  |
| FUNDiT | FUNDiT is an IT-focused M&A and business consolidation company that specializes in acquiring, managing, and scaling IT companies. |  | Series D | May 11, 2026 |  |
| BALLAS | BALLAS provides corporate information, business content, procurement of construction materials, custom-made construction materials used at construction sites online, design, development, manufacturing, and sales of construction materials. | $13.2M | Series B | Apr 15, 2026 |  |
| Newtrace | Newtrace develops novel electrolyzers for affordable green hydrogen production at scale. | $6.2M | Seed | Mar 10, 2026 |  |
| Livetoon | Livetoon creates intellectual property characters to access various content artificial intelligence. | $481.5K | Seed | Dec 12, 2025 |  |
| FullDepth | FullDepth is a company that creates marine drones to aid with underwater monitoring. The company's drones work in tandem with marine navigation technology, which monitors and captures aquatic life, communicates data to connected devices, and provides infiltration information that can be freely used with a cloud service, allowing customers towitness and study marine life for educational and recreational purposes.FullDepth is a company that creates marine drones to aid with underwater monitoring. The company's drones work in tandem with marine navigation technology, which monitors and captures aquatic life, communicates data to connected devices, and provides infiltration information that can be freely used with a cloud service, allowing customers to witness and study marine life for educational and recreational purposes. | $60.6M | Series D | Dec 09, 2025 |  |
| Airato | Airato specializes in the development of radiation therapy using artificial intelligence technology. | $1.1M | Seed | Oct 31, 2025 |  |

10 of 266 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 42 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC) invest in?

MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC) invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Health Care startups, most often at Funding Round and Seed stage. Most of the 266 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)'s check size?

MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC) typically joins rounds of $505k–$33M at Seed and $1.8M–$85M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC) participates in.

### How do I contact MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)?

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### Who are the partners at MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)?

The team at MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC) includes Yumeto Utsunomiya (Manager at Investment Development Department). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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