Toyota Financial Services
VC Fund
Torrance, United States
Toyota Financial Services is a VC fund in Torrance focused on Payments and Transportation. Since opening its doors in 1983, Toyota Financial Services has grown from a small company with eight associates to one that currently employs approximately 3,300 associates nationwide with managed assets in excess of $81 billion.The Toyota Financial Services brand identity was launched in December 1999. TFS is a service mark that acts as anumbrella brand name used to market the products of Toyota Motor Credit Corporation (TMCC) and Toyota Motor Insurance Services, Inc. (TMIS). TMCC was incorporated in California on October 4, 1982, and commenced operations in May 1983 by approving a finance contract for a used Toyota Corolla in Denver, Colorado. The company provides retail and wholesale financing, retail leasing, vehicle protection plans and certain other financial services to authorized Toyota, Lexus and Scion dealers, Toyota forklift and Hino dealers as well as Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A. dealers, affiliates, and their customers in the United States (excluding Hawaii).TFS is part of the worldwide financial services operations for Toyota Financial Services Corporation (TFSC), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) in Japan. TFS has three Regional offices, three Customer Service Centers, 30 Dealer Sales and Service Offices throughout the United States, and an affiliate financial services company in Puerto Rico.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries Toyota Financial Services invests in
Stages Toyota Financial Services invests in
Countries Toyota Financial Services invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series C
- $59M–$80M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Payments 2 (33%)
- Transportation 2 (33%)
- Financial Services 2 (33%)
- Apps 1 (17%)
- Mobile 1 (17%)
Stage
- Series C 2 (33%)
- Series A 1 (17%)
- Series B 1 (17%)
- Debt Financing 1 (17%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (17%)
Country
- Japan 3 (50%)
- Finland 1 (17%)
- United States 1 (17%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Riki Inuzuka
President
|
President | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mellow is a food and beverage company that offers a food truck platform and event management support services. | $7.4M / Series B / Jun 28, 2022 | ||
| Upshift is a personalized car membership experience: On-demand, hassle-free access to your car on your terms for a fraction of the cost of overall ownership. Choose your plan, and our concierge service will do the rest. Reserve a car whenever you need it. And never worry when you don’t. | $250K / Debt Financing / Jul 05, 2020 | ||
| Opn, which was rebranded from SYNQA, is a company founded in 2013 with expertise in Asia. Opn specializes in online payment, blockchain technology for fintech applications and digital transformation solutions. Opn connects people, businesses and society in innovative ways that spread the wealth of financial opportunity and provide fair and openaccess to a growing economic ecosystem under its vision of enabling access to the digital economy for everyone. Opn is powered by its payment infrastructure sister company, Omise Payment Holdings, which provides one-stop online payment solutions. Its services are used by thousands of merchants and businesses around the world. | $80M / Series C / Jun 22, 2020 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Origami is a mobile platform for cashless payments with a mission to “Create the future of money, payment and commerce”. Established in 2012, Origami Pay is now rolled out nationwide at convenience stores, international fast food chains, taxis, department stores and shops across various verticals. | $59.2M / Series C / Sep 21, 2018 | ||
| MaaS Global is the Mobility-as-a-Service operator, is set to change how people move in the future. As the world’s first-ever mobility operator, they’re set to make the biggest change in transport since affordable cars came to market. They aim to provide people an alternative to owning a car – an alternative that is not just equally good, but muchbetter. By fulfilling people’s every travel need, complemented by attractive value-added services, they are enabling a future of easy, efficient, and sustainable mobility. | $16.8M / Series A / Aug 02, 2017 |
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FAQ
What does Toyota Financial Services invest in?
Toyota Financial Services invests primarily in Payments, Transportation and Financial Services startups, most often at Series C and Series A stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Toyota Financial Services's check size?
Toyota Financial Services typically joins rounds of $59M–$80M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Toyota Financial Services participates in.
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Who are the partners at Toyota Financial Services?
The team at Toyota Financial Services includes Riki Inuzuka (President). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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