# SBI Crypto Investment

> SBI Crypto Investment is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2020
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

SBI Crypto Investment is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin. SBI Crypto Investment Ltd. is a digital asset venture investment company wholly owned by SBI Holdings Inc. ( "SBI", HQ in Tokyo, Japan, Representative Director, President & CEO Mr. Yoshitaka Kitao), SBI has built an internet-based financial ecosystem and is expanding their existing partnerships and investments to digital asset-relatedventure companies to strengthen their technological supremacy.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cryptocurrency | 2 | 100% |
| Bitcoin | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Hardware | 1 | 50% |
| Security | 1 | 50% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Taiwan | 1 | 50% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CoolBitX | CoolBitX Ltd. (CBX) is an international blockchain security company building the next-generation infrastructure necessary to maximize digital asset adoption. Founded in 2014 by Michael Ou and backed by SBI Holdings, CoolBitX provides solutions for a rapidly-changing blockchain industry in order to foster the mass adoption of virtual assets throughits two product lines: CoolWallet and Sygna. CoolWallet is a credit card-sized hardware wallet that allows for Bluetooth-enabled pairing with users’ mobile phones. The Sygna line of regulatory compliance products are tailored toward Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs), simplifying the process for VASPs to meet the compliance standards of the traditional financial industry and improve the reputation of the virtual currency industry. | $16.7M | Series B | Feb 25, 2020 |  |
| Tangem | Tangem designs and develops secure microchips, smart cards, and other embedded solutions with native support for blockchain operations. The company sources integrated semiconductor platforms directly from global leaders such as Samsung and NXP; it also fabricates its own chip designs at UMC in Singapore and Taiwan. The final products offerunparalleled levels of security compliance, with silicon design and manufacturing evaluated by institutions like CEA-Leti and EMVCo, and the code and architecture under audit by Kudelski Security and Applus+.Tangem operates in B2B2C and Enterprise segments, shipping complete products such as smart banknotes, hardware wallets, cold storage, contactless HSM, cryptographic bearer notes. The company also provides expertise to large institutions in the fintech sector and works with multiple state-level and national-level central banks worldwide. | $15M |  | Jan 21, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bitsonic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bitsonic) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Monex Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/monex-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [National Development Fund of Taiwan Government](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/national-development-fund-of-taiwan-government) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does SBI Crypto Investment invest in?

SBI Crypto Investment invests primarily in Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin and FinTech startups, most often at Series B and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Taiwan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did SBI Crypto Investment last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for SBI Crypto Investment closed in Feb 2020. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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