# Shinsei Bank

> Shinsei Bank is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Finance, Task Management and Internet of Things. See 25 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 25
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 8%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shinsei-bank/about/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/shinseibank_jp
- Website: http://www.shinseibank.com/english
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shinseibank/

Shinsei Bank is an investment bank that offers later-stage funding and other services such as online banking and bilingual ATMs.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $33M–$354M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $935k–$21M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finance | 3 | 12% |
| Task Management | 3 | 12% |
| Internet of Things | 3 | 12% |
| Water | 2 | 8% |
| Medical | 2 | 8% |

63 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 9 | 36% |
| Series A | 4 | 16% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 16% |
| Series C | 2 | 8% |
| Seed | 1 | 4% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 21 | 84% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 8% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TAQA | TAQA is a utilities and energy company that engages in power, water, and oil and gas operations. It is an international company listed in Abu Dhabi and operates in 11 countries across four continents.The company's interests lie in conventional and alternative power generation, water desalination, oil and gas exploration and production,pipelines, and gas storage. TAQA was founded in 2005 and operates in Canada, Ghana, India, Iraq, Morocco, the Netherlands, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States. | $1.1B | Post-IPO Debt | Sep 21, 2022 |  |
| Mirfa International Power & Water Company | Mirfa International Power & Water Company is a renewable energy startup that delivers power and water solutions. A combined-cycle gas turbine power plant, a modular reverse osmosis plant, and three multi-stage flash desalination units comprise the company's power and water plant. It has a gross installed power capacity of 1.7 gigatonnes(GW) and a gross water desalination capacity of 53 million imperial gallons per day (MIGD). It aims to deliver a futuristic power generating plant with a net power capacity of 1600 megawatts to address the country's power issues. | $1.1B | Debt Financing | Sep 21, 2022 |  |
| PeaceTecLab | PeaceTecLab is a CtoCsharing service, as its main business. | $20.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 07, 2021 |  |
| Photosynth | Photosynth is a powerful set of tools for capturing and viewing the world in 3D. | $33M | Private Equity | Aug 07, 2020 |  |
| U-MaP | U-MaP is an “industrial materials” venture from Nagoya University, which was established mainly by researchers at Nagoya University. The mission under the company name is "Providing new solutions to society through technological innovation through ultimate materials and processing technologies (Ultimate Material and Processing)." Underthis mission, U-MaP will continue to commercialize university technology seeds and create next-generation industries. | $2.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 19, 2020 |  |
| Blue Innovation | Development of a safe flight management system for unmanned aerial vehicles Solutions for R & D and unmanned aerial vehicles Research and development projects System development business General operations Japan UAS Industry Promotion Council (JUIDA) administrative work (secretariat). | $934.6K | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 10, 2020 |  |
| AdInte | AdInte provides online and o2o advertisement solution which focus on mobile internet in Japan and South Korea. | $19.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 08, 2020 |  |
| WizWe | WizWe operate a platform to improve learning habits by supporting language areas with technology, such as Wiz Heart. | $14.6M |  | Dec 13, 2019 |  |
| CAMELOVE | Cameloveis a Camera equipment rental subscription service. |  | Series A | Aug 21, 2019 |  |
| OLTA | OLTA is a cloud factoring can be used by individuals and corporations, and there is no upper or lower limit on the purchase price. | $354.4M | Series A | Jun 26, 2019 |  |

10 of 25 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SBI shinsei bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbi-shinsei-bank) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Nippon Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nippon-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Shinsei Corporate Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shinsei-corporate-investment-limited) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Globis Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/globis-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Shinsei Bank invest in?

Shinsei Bank invests primarily in Finance, Task Management and Internet of Things startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 25 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Shinsei Bank's check size?

Shinsei Bank typically joins rounds of $33M–$354M at Series A and $935k–$21M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Shinsei Bank participates in.

### When did Shinsei Bank last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Shinsei Bank closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 25 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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