# SMBC Trust Bank

> SMBC Trust Bank is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Manufacturing, B2B and Apps. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 13%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/smbc-trust-bank-ltd-/
- Website: https://www.smbctb.co.jp/en/

SMBC Trust Bank is a financial company.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 25% |
| B2B | 1 | 13% |
| Apps | 1 | 13% |
| Gift | 1 | 13% |
| Drones | 1 | 13% |

33 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 3 | 38% |
| Series A | 1 | 13% |
| Series B | 1 | 13% |
| Series C | 1 | 13% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 13% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 5 | 63% |
| India | 1 | 13% |
| France | 1 | 13% |
| South Korea | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Verkor | Verkor is a battery cell manufacturer whose goal is to increase the production of low-carbon batteries to fulfill the growing demand for electric vehicles. The company focuses on the development of low-carbon batteries with a carbon footprint that is many times smaller than standard batteries. This reduces the logistics footprint, includingemissions, and provides businesses with batteries that are very inexpensive and use carbon-free electricity. | $1.4B | Debt Financing | May 24, 2024 |  |
| CastingN | CastingN is a B2B trading platform that helps companies outsource. | $3.3M | Series A | Feb 24, 2020 |  |
| Mellow | Mellow is a food and beverage company that offers a food truck platform and event management support services. | $4.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 11, 2020 |  |
| Shuttl | Shuttl exists to take the pain away from the daily commute. Currently, the company provides an app-based office shuttle service to make daily commute safe, reliable, affordable and dignified for everyone. The future of mass transit, according to us, will be shared, eco-friendly, tech-enabled commute. Shuttl is the future of public transport.It's a mobile-based minibus service aimed at making your daily commute more convenient. Their vehicles are air-conditioned and operate with high frequency on fixed routes freeing you from the hassles of existing public transport options at a very economical price point. | $42M | Series C | Oct 29, 2019 |  |
| Neural Pocket | Neural Pocket provides Smart City related services for commercial buildings and urban spaces utilizing AI enabled image recognition technology. The company focuses on business development and co-creation serve its clients. Other applications include solutions for digitalization of factories, warehouses, parking lots and retail stores. | $5.4M | Series B | Mar 05, 2019 |  |
| Giftee | giftee is an online service where you can send a small 'thank you' through small gifts by twitter and email. Supported by Open Network Lab. | $82.8M |  | Apr 04, 2018 |  |
| Autonomous Control Systems Laboratory | ACSL is an industrial drone manufacturer and solution provider in Japan originated from the laboratory of Professor Kenzo Nonami at Chiba University since 1998. ACSL is engaged in the R&D, manufacturing, sales and building solutions for industrial drone applications. With its proprietary technologies made and developed in Japan, ACSL aims tolead to the new industrial revolution of the global skies. | $170.1M |  | Dec 15, 2017 |  |
| Medley | MEDLEY, the online encyclopedia disease that doctors make along with the people of cooperation doctor hundreds of people, we have put together in an easy-to-understand gently variety of information about the disease.Connect the people of doctors and medical institutions that provide people and their families and medical services to receivemedical care, we aim to become as to realize the "convincing medical" information infrastructure must-have in society . | $117.9M |  | Mar 31, 2017 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mirai Creation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mirai-creation-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [MUFG Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mufg-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ABN AMRO Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abn-amro-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ANZ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a-n-z) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Santander](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/banco-santander) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Banque des Territoires](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/banque-des-territoires) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does SMBC Trust Bank invest in?

SMBC Trust Bank invests primarily in Manufacturing, B2B and Apps startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did SMBC Trust Bank last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for SMBC Trust Bank closed in May 2024. Shizune tracks 8 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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