Marubeni Ventures | National Venture Capital Association
Marubeni's corporate venture arm, investing globally in mid- and later-stage startups across industries.
🇯🇵 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo · Founded 2019
Checks $1M – $10M·Series A to Series B
Marubeni Ventures Inc. is the corporate venture capital arm of Marubeni Corporation, a Japanese trading and investment company. It was founded in June 2019 and has its head office in Otemachi, Tokyo. Its main business is investing in startups. It looks for business models or technologies that could lead to new businesses for the Marubeni Group, mainly at the middle and later stages, with a global focus. It does not limit itself to specific industries and has a particular interest in next-generation consumer services.
What they invest in
We will contribute to the growth of start-up companies by leveraging the collective strengths of the Marubeni Group. We target innovative business models or technologies that could lead to new businesses for the Marubeni Group, mainly at middle and later stage.
- Check size
- $1M – $10M
- Stage
- Series A to Series B
- Consumer services
- AI & deep tech
- Hardware & robotics
- Mobility
- Fintech
- Global
- Japan
- United States
- Asia-Pacific
- Israel
How to pitch
Openfor introduces founders whose company fits the criteria above.
Portfolio
Marubeni Ventures shows 12 portfolio companies on its site. The earliest announced investment found is from 2020. The companies span AI, semiconductors, space, mobility, robotics, fintech and consumer services, in Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries.
Some of the companies they have backed
The portfolio at a glance · 14 companies · 2020–2025
Sectors
- Agriculture technology7%
- Automotive fintech7%
- Data infrastructure7%
- E-commerce7%
- Other64%
Stage when they invested
- Series C+7%
Where the companies are
- 🇺🇸 United States21%
- 🇯🇵 Japan14%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom7%
From the 12 logos on the fund's site plus its press releases and two directories, as of Oct 2026. Round stages were mostly not stated. Waveup counts 18 investments.
Co-investors and partners
Funds that invested in the same rounds.
