| Website | sbinvestment.co.jp |
| Employees | |
| Founded | 6/96 |
SBI Investment is the core company of the Asset Management Business. In the mission statement of becoming the leader in creating and cultivating leading industries of the 21st century, they manage the venture capital funds. With a management portfolio of over 141.9 billion yen (committed capital, current as of 2008/6/30), they have invested in 618 companies in Japan and overseas. Their performance record makes us one of the best venture capital investments in Japan.
As a “New Industry Creator”, they provide privately-held ventures with risk capital through fund investments. This capital helps these ventures grow. Their efforts have generated a succession of IPOs and they have thus contributed to the well-being of society.
Since establishment, SBI Investment has focused investment on growth sectors such as information technology, biotechnology and life science. Currently, they have expanded their focus to include media, video, other services and environment.
| Company | Date | Round | Size | Participants |
| Outspark | 7/09 | Series C | $8.3M | 2 |
| Quark Pharmaceuticals | 7/08 | Series E | $27M | 2 |
