Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Energy and Financial Services. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation offers a broad range of financial services centered on banking. They are also engaged in leasing, securities, credit card, investment, mortgage securitization, venture capital, and other credit-related businesses. The following lists the activities of SMBC, its subsidiaries, and affiliates in the various business segments. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. As of the year 2009, SMBC was the second largest bank in Japan in terms of assets.
- Total investments:
- 331
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 23%
Last updated:
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Industries Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation invests in
Stages Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation invests in
Countries Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 15 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Post-IPO Debt
- $93M–$3B
- Debt Financing
- $3.4M–$1.3B
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $1M–$54M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Energy 51 (15%)
- Financial Services 49 (15%)
- Renewable Energy 43 (13%)
- Finance 36 (11%)
- Information Technology 34 (10%)
Stage
- Debt Financing 172 (52%)
- Post-IPO Debt 43 (13%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 20 (6%)
- Series A 17 (5%)
- Series B 10 (3%)
Country
- Japan 134 (40%)
- United States 40 (12%)
- India 26 (8%)
- United Kingdom 11 (3%)
- Australia 10 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam Sherman
Group Head - Public and Infrastructure Finance
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Group Head - Public and Infrastructure Finance | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Ellen Gentile
Vice President, Data Quality Manager, Director, Enterprise Data Quality
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Vice President, Data Quality Manager, Director, Enterprise Data Quality | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jun Miyagawa
General Manager
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General Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Kentaro Saito
Deputy General Manager
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Deputy General Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Sieh Wai Yap
Chief Compliance Officer
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Chief Compliance Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 15 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| GX MINERALS develops, manufactures, and markets high-performance fillers that promote decarbonization. | $2.9M / Series A / Oct 01, 2026 | ||
| Crux AI is a integrated AI infrastructure firm founded to overcome the physical and operational limits on meaningful AI goals. | $22B / Debt Financing / Sep 17, 2026 | ||
| Facilo is a real estate communication provider that uses cloud computing to enhance sales and ease transactions of real estate brokerage. | $16M / Debt Financing / Sep 17, 2026 | ||
| GRENERGY RENOVABLES produce energy independently through the development, financial structuring, building, operation, and maintenance of large-scale renewable energy plants. Grenergy has a strong international presence in Latin America, through a regional strategy that counts with various offices in countries like Mexico, Chile or Peru. In thesemarkets, Grenergy has developed a significant portfolio of wind and solar photovoltaic energy projects, consolidating a diversified and flexible business model that can adapt to the particular circumstances of each market. | $324M / Post-IPO Debt / Sep 02, 2026 | ||
| Kyoto Fusioneering is a research & development, design, and manufacture of parts related to fusion reactors. | $1.3B / Debt Financing / Aug 24, 2026 | ||
| AMPIN Energy Transition is India’s leading renewable energy transition company with a total portfolio of 5GWp+ spread across 22 states in the country. Headquartered in New Delhi with regional offices in Mumbai, Bangalore & Kolkata, AMPIN provides clean and green energy solutions to C&I and utility customers.We currently offer green powerto 100+ marquee customers across 10+ Sectors such as Pharma, Auto, Data Centers/IT, FMCG, Cement, Infra, Education, Heavy Industry, Govt etc. leading to a well-balanced portfolio. Some of these customers are amongst country’s leading corporates such as Skoda Auto Volkswagen India, Cipla, Bharti Airtel, Britannia, AB InBev, Tata Hitachi, Orient Cement, L&T Metro Rail, Hewlett Packard Enterprise to name a few.AMPIN believes in building long-term relationship with its customers & act as a One Stop Shop for Energy, providing sustainable solutions across different geographies & technologies such as Solar, Wind, Hybrids, Storage & Energy Management. This helps the customers in reducing their overall energy costs & mitigating their carbon footprint. AMPIN has developed a clear roadmap & has the ability to offer a complete end to end solution of taking the customer to 100% RE. Moreover, is adept at providing sustainable solutions to meet short-term, medium-term & long-term requirements.In addition to its core renewable energy generation business, AMPIN’s Energy Transition Enablers enhance its competitive edge by driving strategic initiatives in energy trading, solar cell and module manufacturing, green hydrogen, and energy storage, allowing it to become one of India’s leading energy transition players. AMPIN is driven by an industry leading team & backed by leading institutional investors from Europe, Asia &North America. This global presence ensures highest ESG (IFC standards) & corporate governance standards & gives us the unique capability to straddle Utility Scale RE projects, Power Markets & C&I RE projects in India & beyond. | $195M / Debt Financing / Aug 20, 2026 | ||
| Squadron Energy is an Australian resources company focused on projects in natural resources and renewable energy. | $1.9B / Debt Financing / Aug 14, 2026 | ||
| Triorb is a technology company that specializes in robot mobility development with the help of software and hardware solutions. | Debt Financing / Aug 07, 2026 | ||
| SoftBank provides a range of technology,communication, and digital services through its corporate segments and subsidiaries. It offers mobile and broadband communication services, fixed-line and data solutions, cloud and security services, and a suite of internet media and e-commerce platforms. The company also supplies payment and financial services, including cashless and merchant processing solutions, and invests in technology ventures across sectors such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and digital infrastructure. Its operations connect consumer, enterprise, media, and financial domains with digital and networked offerings. SoftBank also manages telecommunication products and solutions that integrate connectivity, software, and platform services. | $10B / Post-IPO Debt / Aug 06, 2026 | ||
| Knowledge Work specializes in the development and sales of software for companies. | $22.2M / Series C / Aug 04, 2026 | ||
| See all 331 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation invest in?
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation invests primarily in Energy, Financial Services and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Debt Financing and Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 331 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation invest in?
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation typically joins rounds of $93M–$3B at Post-IPO Debt, $3.4M–$1.3B at Debt Financing and $1M–$54M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation took part in.
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Who are the partners at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation?
The team at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation includes Adam Sherman (Group Head - Public and Infrastructure Finance), Ellen Gentile (Vice President, Data Quality Manager, Director, Enterprise Data Quality) and Jun Miyagawa (General Manager), among 15 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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