# Sumitomo Mitsui Auto Service

> Sumitomo Mitsui Auto Service is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Diving, Mobile and Internet. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sumitomo-mitsui-auto-service-company-limited/
- Website: https://www.smauto.co.jp/index.html

Sumitomo Mitsui Auto Service is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Diving and Mobile. Sumitomo Mitsui Auto Service provides leasing, buying and selling, maintenance, repair, and inspection services for all types of vehicles.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Diving | 1 | 20% |
| Mobile | 1 | 20% |
| Internet | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |
| Automotive | 1 | 20% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 40% |
| Series C | 2 | 40% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| T2 | T2 Co offers services like automatic driving of huge trucks to provide a trunk transportation service. | $30.8M | Series B | Jul 21, 2026 |  |
| T2 | T2 Co offers services like automatic driving of huge trucks to provide a trunk transportation service. | $30.8M | Series B | Jul 21, 2026 |  |
| Ubiden | Ubiden provides Artificial intelligence and Internet of Things mobile network services. The company develops applications for electric vehicle charging services. |  | Series B | Aug 31, 2023 |  |
| Terra Motors | Terra Motors is an electric car manufacturing company that utilizes IoT and digitally connecting EV mobility. They develop the global enterprise for global warming. SEED48 is the first electronic motorcycles that have brilliant functionality such as the highest speed(40km/h)and practicality(40km/1charge) Their products are provided at thefamous electronic retail stores, do-it-yourself stores, bicycle stores, car stores, and gas stations. They achieve a dominant share of the electronic motorcycles market.In 2011, They would mainly focus on the south east Asian market. | $28M | Series C | Jun 27, 2023 |  |
| Techtouch | Techtouch is a service that allows overlaying the explanation guidance on an existing web system by introducing a plug-in on the web browser side and js on the server-side. | $27.9M | Series C | Jun 26, 2023 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Kuribayashi Steamship — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Life Design Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/life-design-fund) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- Sumitomo Warehouse — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- Yoshida Kaiun — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- Fujitrans — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-brain-corporation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Sumitomo Mitsui Auto Service invest in?

Sumitomo Mitsui Auto Service invests primarily in Diving, Mobile and Internet startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Sumitomo Mitsui Auto Service last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sumitomo Mitsui Auto Service closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 5 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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