MUFG Innovation Partners Co. Ltd. (MUIP)

www.ip.mufg.jp

Foreign Corporate VC

Tech Verticals Preferences

Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Data Analytics, Deep Learning, FinTech, Machine Learning, RegTech

General Data

Established	2019
Current Active Portfolio Companies:	5

DESCRIPTION

MUFG Innovation Partners was established as a corporate venture capital of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial (MUFG) Group and is responsible for the MUFG’s open innovation strategy to accelerate partnerships between startups and MUFG, and strategic investments in startups.

MUFG Innovation Partners investment sectors include: FinTech, AI, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Blockchain, Digital Transformation, Financial Inclusion and RegTech.

AFFILIATION

Account ID	Affiliation Type	Name	Parent Name	Status
		Mitsubishi Corp.
A1A191D3-6D80-E911-80FF-0050569A1018	Accelerator	Mitsubishi Open Innovation Center Israel	Mitsubishi Corp.
	Subsidiary	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)	Mitsubishi Corp.
ABA5DB50-207A-E111-AC59-00155D32A403	Investment Arm	Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co. Ltd. (MUCAP)	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)
	Group	Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company Ltd.	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)
8912B658-EEDE-E911-8106-0050569A1018	Investment Arm	MUFG Innovation Partners Co. Ltd. (MUIP)	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)

CONTACT INFO

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Main Address: Tokyo, Japan

Address	FINOLAB Room #464, 1-6-1, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku
City	Tokyo
Country	Japan
Zip	100-0004

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	MANAGEMENT

Key Executive

Name	Title
Mr. Akihiko Okamoto	Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer
Mr. Nobutake Suzuki	President & CEO
Mr. Mayank Shiromani	VP, Strategic Investment Div

Investment Data

Managed Capital

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Preferences

Type of Financing	Equity
Stage Preferences	Initial Revenues,R&D,Revenue Growth,Seed

SECTOR SEGMENTATION (By Number Of Companies)

Enterprise Software & Infrastructure

100%

	PORTFOLIO COMPANIES

Current Portfolio Companies (5)

Company Name

Sector

Round/Deal Type

Date Announced

Investor Amount

Total Deal Amount

Remarks

Bluevine

Ent. SW

Fifth Round

19/11/2019

N/A

$102.5m

ChargeAfter

Ent. SW

Second Round	14/09/2021	N/A	$44m
First Round - Extended	10/06/2020	$7m	$7m

Fundbox

Ent. SW

Fourth Round	30/11/2021	N/A	$100m
Third Round - Extended	26/05/2020	$20m	$20m
Third Round - Extended	24/09/2019	N/A	$176m

Obligo

Ent. SW

Third Round	21/10/2024	N/A	$35m
Second Round	04/11/2021	N/A	$35m

Securitize

Ent. SW

Second Round	21/06/2021	N/A	$48m
First Round - Extended	24/09/2019	N/A	$14m

Current VC Fund Portfolio (9)

Fund Name

Fund Type

Date Announced

Amount

Remarks

Liquidity Capital II

Venture Lending Fund

31/03/2019

$4m

Liquidity Capital...

Venture Capital Fund

01/01/2022

N/A

Liquidity Equity...

Venture Lending Fund

28/05/2022

N/A

Mars Growth Capital...

Venture Capital Fund

01/01/2021

$200m

Mars Growth Capital...

Venture Capital Fund

17/01/2022

$300m

Mars Growth Capital...

Venture Capital Fund

01/01/2022

$750m

Mars Growth Dragon...

Venture Capital Fund

28/09/2023

$500m

Mars Japan Fund

Venture Capital Fund

01/01/2023

N/A

Mars NEXI Fund

Venture Capital Fund

12/05/2023

N/A

Last Updated:	abCDe
IVC Number:	abCDe