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Mitsui Global Investment

Venture capital

Menlo Park · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 12 people tracked

Also known as MITSUI & CO. GLOBAL INVESTMENT, INC. · Mitsui & Co. Global Investment, Inc. 東京支店

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Investment thesis

The firm positions itself as an investor that goes beyond financial backing, actively guiding entrepreneurs with strong business plans and ambitious goals. It partners with exceptional teams reinventing industries to improve human welfare worldwide, and emphasizes involvement in local communities alongside a global growth orientation. The firm highlights portfolio companies that have overcome setbacks and market challenges to grow stronger.

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Stage
Pre-Seed–Late Stage
Check
$500K – $10M
HQ
Menlo Park, California, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1984
AUM
$200M
VC funds
3
Tracked investments
61
Unicorns
2
IPOs
6
Acquisitions
23

Team · 12 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Paulina Szyzdek· Principal
Dr. Loleta Robinson· Venture Partner
Irene Mingozzi· Venture Partner
Reiko Namikawa· Venture Partner
Orie Schneider· Executive Assistant & Office Manager

What they invest in

from 26 of 61 portfolio companies

Biotech ×13Deep Tech ×7AI & Machine Learning ×6Healthtech ×6Medical Devices ×5Data & Infrastructure ×4Digital Health ×4Enterprise Software ×4

HQs:United States×24Japan×2Canada×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 20 portfolio companies
40%
solo founders
8 of 20 mapped founding teams
29%
repeat founders
of 17 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×82 founders×83 founders×34+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with education data

International Space University ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2Tel Aviv University ×2The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with field-of-study data

Life Sciences ×6Business & Management ×3Computer Science ×3Engineering ×2Finance & Accounting ×2Medicine ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 17 founders with career history

NASA Ames Research Center ×2Rhinohealth ×2

Investments · 61 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

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Kalturakaltura.comin𝕏NASDAQ: KLTR

Kaltura provides AI-powered video platforms for live and on-demand digital experiences that enable brands and organizations to engage audiences and achieve business goals.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US

Ron Yekutiel(Founder)inShay David(Director)inEynav Azaria(Chief Product, Engineering and Marketing Officer)inNatan Israeli(Chief Customer and Commercial Officer)in

Co-investors.406 VenturesAvalon Ventures Management, LlcLuminari CapitalNGP CapitalRuna CapitalSapphire Ventures+4 more

Rallybio, LLCrallybio.comin𝕏NASDAQ: RLYB

Rallybio is a clinical-stage biotech company developing therapies for people with severe and rare diseases, with a pipeline focused on complement dysregulation and hematology.

BiotechHealthtechNew Haven, US

Stephen Uden(Founder)inMartin W. Mackay(Chairman of the Board of Directors)inJon(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investors5AM VenturesCanaan PartnersConnecticut InnovationsF-Prime CapitalSolasta VenturesPivotal Life Sciences

Valens (NYSE: VLN)valens.comin𝕏NYSE: VLN

Valens develops high-performance connectivity chipsets that are embedded in devices to support digital and connectivity experiences.

Deep TechHardwareMobility & TransportationSemiconductors

Co-investors10DAmiti VenturesAviv Venture CapitalF4 VenturesMagenta Venture Partners

Actimis Pharmaceuticals IncinMar 2017Acquired

Biotech developing small-molecule therapies for respiratory, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, acquired by Boehringer Ingelheim.

BiotechSan Mateo, US

Peter McWilliams(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin Bacon(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardFred Middleton(Director)Masaji Matsuoka(Director)in

ARMAGEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.armagen.comAcquired

Biotechnology company developing blood-brain-barrier-penetrating recombinant protein therapies for CNS disorders; acquired by JCR Pharmaceuticals in 2020.

Ruben Boado(Founder)in

Autotalksauto-talks.com

Israeli fabless semiconductor company making vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication chipsets for connected and autonomous vehicles.

Co-investorsAmiti VenturesFraser McCombs CapitalMagenta Venture PartnersManiv MobilitySamsung Catalyst Fund

GoSecuregosecure.ai

GoSecure is a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) cybersecurity provider based in Montreal and San Diego.

San Diego, US

Co-investorsEastward Capital PartnersRazor's Edge VenturesYaletown PartnersEdge

Mahzi Therapeuticsmahzi.com

Mahzi develops therapies for patients with under-diagnosed and under-served rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorders, working with patient and family groups, academic researchers, and industry partners.

BiotechHealthtechSouth San Francisco, US

Yael Weiss(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardCamille Samuels(Director)inMarten Steen(Director)inShalini Sharp(Director)inStephen Farr(Director)

Co-investorsDroia VenturesHealthCapVenrockVenrock Associates

Marrone Bio InnovationsinAug 2015Acquired

Davis, California developer of biological crop protection, plant health and waterway treatment products, formerly NASDAQ: MBII.

AgTechDavis, US

Pamela G. Marrone(Executive Officer, Director)James B. Boyd(Executive Officer)Linda V. Moore(Executive Officer)inDon Glidewell(Executive Officer)inJulie I Morris(Executive Officer)inChris Hildreth(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsBand of Angels

MC10mc10inc.comin𝕏acquired by Medidata

MC10 developed conformal BioStamp wearable sensors and clinical analytics for physiological data capture in clinical research.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesLexington, US

John Rogers(Director)David Icke(Executive Officer, Director)Alice Sansone(Executive Officer)Steven N. Tannenbaum(Executive Officer)Scott D. Pomerantz(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMarc Singer(Director)in

Co-investorsBraemar Energy VenturesOUP (Osage University Partners)Windham Capital PartnersNorth Bridge Venture Partners

Neura Healthneurahealth.coin

Neura Health provides telemedicine video visits with board-certified neurologists for conditions including migraine, epilepsy, sleep disorders, tremor, concussion, and stroke.

Digital HealthHealthtechNew York, US

Sameer Madan(Founder)inElizabeth Burstein(Founder)in

Co-investorsCorrelation VenturesE12 Venture Capital, LlcKoch Disruptive TechnologiesNext Play VenturesANDHealth ACTIVATE

OpenXopenx.cominFeb 2012

OpenX is a supply-side platform (SSP) for digital advertising that uses AI, data leadership, and proprietary identity technology to manage ad inventory and targeting.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningNot specified on page, US

DAMON REEVE(Director)inTIM CADOGAN(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardNINO MARAKOVIC(Director)inANDREW Scott BRACCIA(Director)BERNARD DALLE(Director)inJON MILLER(Director)

Co-investorsChartline Capital PartnersDag VenturesIndex VenturesPresidio VenturesSapphire VenturesSecond Alpha Partners+2 more

Pica8pica8.org

Pica8 develops PICOS, a Linux-based open network operating system, and the AmpCon controller for white box enterprise networks.

Palo Alto, US

Chunyi (James) Liao(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardTerry Chen(Director)inChen-Wen Tarn(Director)Mike Splinter(Director)

Co-investorsVantagePoint Capital Partners

Proterraproterra.com

Proterra designs and manufactures zero-emission battery systems for commercial vehicles.

CleantechHardwareMobility & TransportationGreenville, US

Ryan Popple(Executive Officer, Director)Eric McCarthy(Executive Officer)C. W. Plummer, Jr.(Executive Officer)Dave Rich(Executive Officer)

BoardRob Johnson(Director)Michael Smith(Director)

Co-investorsBMW i VenturesConductive VenturesConstellation Technology VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersEvolution VC PartnersObvious Ventures+6 more

QD Laserqdlaser.com

QD Laser develops, manufactures, and sells high-efficiency semiconductor lasers for telecommunications and industrial use, as well as visual-information devices.

Deep TechHardwareMedical DevicesSemiconductorsYokohama, JP

Mitsuru Sugawara(Founder)in菅原 充(Founder & Chief Technology Advisor)大久保 潔(President & Representative Director)

Co-investorsBeyond Next VenturesMIRAI SOUZOUOita Venture CapitalSMBC Venture CapitalUntroD CapitalUTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd.+1 more

Quralisquralis.comin𝕏Mar 2023

QurAlis develops precision therapies for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and related neurodegenerative diseases by targeting specific disease-causing genetic drivers and molecular mechanisms.

BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesCambridge, US

Kevin Eggan(Co-founder)inRoet(Co-founder)Woolf(Co-founder)Kasper Roet(Director, Executive Officer, Promoter)inShafique Virani(Executive Officer)inJason Brown(Mr. Brown is the Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer.)in

Co-investorsDroia VenturesMC Healthcare VenturesMission BiocapitalSanofi VenturesSV Health InvestorsAmgen Ventures+7 more

Reunion Neurosciencereunionneuro.comin𝕏

Reunion Neuroscience is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing serotonergic psychedelic therapies for mental health conditions such as postpartum depression, adjustment disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder.

BiotechDigital HealthMental HealthMorristown, US

Sahil V. Kirpekar(President and CEO)inGregory Mayes(Executive Officer, Director)Ellen Lubman(Director)Mark Pollack(Executive Officer)inNathan Bryson(Executive Officer)inMark Theeuwes(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsFemHealth VenturesMPM BioImpactNovo Holdings

Rhinorhino.aiin

Rhino builds a system of record for enterprise business logic, rules, and decisions that are typically scattered across legacy systems and processes.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Co-investorsKoch Disruptive TechnologiesLionBirdAlleyCorpGaingelsQiming Venture Partners USATiger Global Management+1 more

Rhino Federated Computingrhinofcp.comin

Rhino Federated Computing provides enterprise software infrastructure enabling organizations to run AI, analytics, and data workflows across distributed data environments while preserving privacy and security.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US

Dr. Ittai DayaninYuval Baror(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlleyCorpE12 Venture Capital, LlcFusionLionBirdAlley Robotics VenturesVolution Ventures

Rive Technologyrivetechnology.cominOct 2015

Monmouth Junction, US

David C. Aldous(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardWilliam Wiberg(Director)Jamie Kiggen(Director)Daniel Carter(Director)inMichael Zak(Director)David J. Tippeconnic(Director)

Co-investorsAramco VenturesSaudi Aramco Energy VenturesThe Blackstone Group

Ruckus Wireless, Inc.jscom.jp𝕏Feb 2012Acquired

JS Communications provides network integration services, infrastructure solutions, and security technologies for enterprise IT systems.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareIoTTokyo, JP

William Kish(Executive Officer, Director)Victor Shtrom(Executive Officer)Selina Lo(Executive Officer, Director)James Hennessy(Executive Officer)愛須 康之(代表取締役会長 (Representative Director & Chairman))渡邉 辰夫(代表取締役社長 (Representative Director & President))

Co-investorsMobile Internet Capital, Inc.WingSequoia Capital

Sirrussirruschemistry.cominAcquired

Sirrus develops chemical building blocks based on patented methylene malonate monomers and oligomeric crosslinkers that polymerize anionically at ambient temperatures.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDeep TechNew MaterialsLoveland, US

Bernard Malofsky(Executive Officer)inJeff Uhrig(President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and Treasurer)inRobert Smith(Executive Officer)Adam Malofsky(Director)

BoardWilliam Lese(Director)inDoug Cameron(Director)

Co-investorsBraemar Energy VenturesCincyTechArsenal

Spire Globalspire.comin𝕏

Spire operates a constellation of nanosatellites that collect granular Earth and environmental data from orbit, providing analytics for climate, logistics, and community protection.

Climate TechData & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply ChainSpace TechVienna, Virginia, US

Peter Platzer(Founder)inJeroen Cappaert(Founder)inJoel Spark(Founder)inTheresa Condor(Executive Officer, Director)inCelia Perez Pelaz(Executive Officer)Thomas Krywe(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersEvolution VC PartnersExpon CapitalFresco CapitalGPO FundGrishin Robotics+9 more

Stately Biostatelybio.comin

Stately Bio develops stem cell-derived regenerative and cell therapies using a machine learning platform that measures cell identity, behavior, and maturation directly from live-cell, label-free imaging.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical Devices

Frank Li(Founder & CEO)Christian Elabd, PhD(Head of Biology)

Co-investorsAIX VenturesFoothill VenturesAxial VCBoxOne VenturesCaffeinated CapitalDimension Capital+1 more

Svantesvanteinc.comin𝕏

Svante builds filters and modular rotary contactor machines that capture and remove CO2 from industrial emissions and directly from the air.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyNew MaterialsBurnaby, CA

Matthew Stevenson(Executive Officer)inClaude Letourneau(President & CEO)

BoardMarc Van Den Berg(Director)Roger Strauch(Director)inDamien Vacherot(Director)Laura Boudreau(Director)

Co-investorsChrysalixThe Roda GroupChevron Technology VenturesMitsui & CoTemasekBay Bridge Ventures Climate+3 more

TACIT THERAPEUTICStacittx.comin

Tacit Therapeutics develops RNA-based gene therapy approaches by redirecting cellular splicing processes to repair mutated genes.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Co-investorsEisai Innovation, Inc.KdT Ventures

Therini Biotherinibio.comin

Therini Bio is a biotechnology company developing fibrin-targeting therapeutics to treat neurological and ophthalmological diseases, leveraging scientific discoveries in neurovascular and neuroimmune mechanisms of disease.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSacramento, US

Katerina Akassoglou(Scientific Founder, Director of the Center for Neurovascular Brain Immunology and Professor of Neurology at UCSF and Gladstone Institutes)inKaterina Akassoglou, PhD(Scientific Founder)Leslie Schulze(Executive Officer)Tara Nickerson(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardOlga Danilchanka(Director)inLaia Crespo-Martin(Director)

Co-investorsMRL Ventures FundSanofi VenturesSV Health InvestorsAngelini VenturesApollo Health VenturesDementia Discovery Fund+2 more

Waypoint Biowaypointbio.comin𝕏

Waypoint Bio uses artificial intelligence, computer vision, and pooled screening to conduct deep phenotyping across thousands of cell therapy designs, enabling the discovery and optimization of superior cell therapy candidates for development.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Xinchen Wang, Ph.D.(Co-founder & CEO)David Phizicky, Ph.D.(Co-founder & CSO)Xinchen Wang(Founder)in

Co-investorsAmplify PartnersFifty YearsHummingbird VenturesMBX CapitalRecode VenturesAmplify Partners CV+2 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

ActimisArmaGenBeceemBioelectron Technology CorpBionova Pharmaceuticals LimitedBoston Biomedical IncChange Healthcare CorpCipiaContinuumrx ServicesConvenient Power LimitedEllipsisEnsemEtonenet IncGladd Inc Fka Glamour Sales Holding LtdGobalto IncHainan Hailing Pharmaceutical LimitedHalationIat Automobile TechnologyLeash LaboratoriesLeyou IncNapaJen Pharma, Inc.NvascNxthera IncOn Chip BiotechnologiesPinnacle EnginesProteinsimple IncRedwood Systems IncS*BIOSbio Pte LtdSilk Fka Kaminario IncSix Rooms HoldingsSymic BiomedicalVirident

Exits · 29

6 IPOs · 23 acquisitions · showing 5

KalturaNASDAQ: KLTRRallybio, LLCNASDAQ: RLYBValens (NYSE: VLN)NYSE: VLNMC10acq. by MedidataRedwood Systems Incacq. by CommScope

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Mitsui Global Investment made?
Mitsui Global Investment has 61 tracked investments, 29 of which have exited.
What stage does Mitsui Global Investment invest at?
Mitsui Global Investment invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What is Mitsui Global Investment's typical check size?
Mitsui Global Investment typically writes checks of $500K – $10M.
What sectors does Mitsui Global Investment focus on?
Mitsui Global Investment focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Energy, Enterprise Software, FoodTech, Hardware, Healthtech, Medical Devices, New Materials, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors.
Where is Mitsui Global Investment located?
Mitsui Global Investment is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
Who does Mitsui Global Investment co-invest with?
Mitsui Global Investment most often shares deals with E12 Venture Capital, Llc, Evolution VC Partners, LionBird, among 91 tracked co-investors.

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