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Corporate VCTokyo · Seed–Growth · 10 people tracked
Also known as 株式会社三菱ＵＦＪイノベーション・パートナーズ
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MUFG Innovation Partners is the corporate venture capital division of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, founded in 2019.
Team · 10 people
from curated & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 19 of 22 portfolio companiesFintech ×14SaaS ×12AI & Machine Learning ×7Enterprise Software ×6B2B Marketplaces ×2Consumer ×2Crypto & Web3 ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2
HQs:United States×11Indonesia×3Singapore×2India×1
Investments · 22 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 42024 · 32023 · 22022 · 12021 · 417 dated
Teamshares acquires small businesses from retiring owners and facilitates employee stock ownership, creating a permanent home for businesses while providing retiring owners with a reliable exit and employees with ownership opportunities.
B2B MarketplacesBrooklyn, US
Michael Brown(Founder)inAlex Eu(Founder)inKevin Rikio Shiiba(Founder)inKevin Shiiba(Founder)Michael Sutherland Brown(Founder)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCollaborative FundContraryEvolution VenturesInspired CapitalPROOF+5 more
M2P Fintech provides fintech infrastructure and supports fintech startups and entrepreneurs.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSChennai, IN
Madhusudanan R(Founder)inMuthukumar A(Co-founder)inPrabhu Rangarajan(Founder)inMuthukumar Ayyakkannu(Founder)
Co-investors8i VenturesBetter CapitalInsight PartnersBEENEXTFlourish VenturesHelios Investment Partners+10 more
Alpaca provides brokerage infrastructure APIs that enable fintechs and financial institutions to build investing applications and platforms with access to stocks, options, crypto, and other asset types.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Yoshi Yokokawa(Founder)inHitoshi Harada(Founder)inKaren Borchert(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardBen Jackson(Director)Eddie Branchaud(Director)
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesBreakpoint CapitalDiagramElefundEndeavor CatalystHorizons Ventures+24 more
Arch provides a platform for administering private and alternative investments, centralizing communications, documents, and data from institutions and managers into one standardized view.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US
Ryan Eisenman(Founder)inJason Trigg(Founder)in
Co-investorsCraft VenturesExpansion Venture CapitalGood Friendsmark vcMenlo VenturesOak HC/FT+8 more
Auxia builds AI marketing agents and a real-time decisioning platform that automate campaign workflows and personalize customer journeys, integrating with tools like Braze and Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSPalo Alto, US
Sandeep Menon(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inRavi Desu(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inAsim Krishna Prasad(Founder)inCole Stuart(Founder)inLuv Misra(Founder)in
BoardIndranil Guha(Director)
Co-investorsIncubate USVela PartnersRidge VenturesStage 2 Capital
Broom provides digital solutions for used-car dealerships (showrooms) in Indonesia, offering services including inventory management, buyback programs, and financing channeling to help dealerships optimize stock turnover and sales.
B2B MarketplacesFintechRetail TechJakarta, ID
Andreas Sutanto(Founder)inAndrian Yudhistira(Founder)Junior Wito(Founder)Pandu Adi Laras(Founder)Pungky Wibawa(Founder)
Co-investorsAC VenturesCapria VenturesOpenspace VenturesQuona CapitalBRI Ventures
Dor provides a data visualization and analytics platform using thermal foot traffic counters to help retailers understand store performance and optimize operations.
Data & InfrastructureIoTRetail Tech
Co-investorsBatshit Crazy VenturesConductive VenturesVertex Ventures10D83NorthEntrée Capital+3 more
Endowus is a MAS-licensed digital investment advisory platform in Singapore that lets CPF members invest their Ordinary and Special Account savings in curated, low-cost funds.
FintechSaaSSingapore, SG
Gregory Van(Founder)inSamuel Rhee(Founder)inGregory Van Samuel Rhee(Founder)Samuel Rhee Gregory Van(Founder)
Co-investorsK3 VenturesK3V VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersOSK Ventures InternationalZ Venture CapitalCiti Ventures+5 more
Figure is a lending platform that offers residential and commercial loan products including home equity lines of credit, cash-out refinances, DSCR loans, and crypto-backed loans for borrowers.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechCharlotte, US
Mike Cagney(Co-Founder, Executive Chairman)inJune Ou(Co-Founder, Advisor, Board Member)inJin Woo Park(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Alpha Square GroupB3 CapitalBezos ExpeditionsBlockchange VenturesBlue Lion+29 more
Lendbuzz provides auto loans by evaluating a borrower's full financial picture rather than only their credit score, aimed at consumers with thin or no credit history in the US.
ConsumerFintechMobility & TransportationBoston, US
Dan Raviv(Founder)inAmitay Kalmar(Founder)in
BoardAmir Aviv(Director)David Krell(Director)
Co-investors83NorthArkin CapitalArkin Digital HealthHighsage VenturesO.G. Venture PartnersGoldman Sachs+2 more
SaaS platform helping community banks, credit unions, and private lenders compete with corporate banks.
Santa Monica, US
Katherine Vander Ark(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsStacked Capital
Commercial real estate securities marketplace via single-asset IPOs.
New York, US
Drew Sterrett(Vice President)inDean S. Sterrett(President)Richard Clark(Director)Craig Hatkoff(Director)Martin Edelman(Director)Alicia Glen(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesChaos VenturesKesha VenturesSand Hill AngelsGreycroftKhosla Ventures+2 more
Obligo is a fintech platform that replaces security deposits in residential rentals using open banking technology and AI-driven qualification.
FintechPropTechSaaS
Roey Dor(Founder)inOmri Dor(Founder)in
Co-investors10D83NorthAlumni VenturesDigital HorizonDigital Horizon VCEntrée Capital+4 more
Pluang is a mobile investment app that allows users to invest in US stocks, ETFs, options, Indonesian stocks, mutual funds, cryptocurrencies, and gold.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaSJakarta, ID
Melvin SumapunginClaudia Kolonas(Founder)Claudia Kolonas Richard Chua(Founder)Richard Chua(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelGold House VenturesMantis CapitalOpenspace VenturesSquare Peg CapitalIndex Ventures+1 more
Qoala is an online insurance platform that lets consumers compare and buy insurance products, including health, life, and car insurance.
ConsumerFintechInsurTech
Harshet Lunani(Founder)Harshet Lunani Tommy Martin(Founder)Tommy Martin(Founder)
Co-investorsAppWorks VenturesIndogen CapitalMandiri Capital IndonesiaMDI VenturesSTRIVEAbac Capital Manager S.G.E.I.C.,+10 more
Relcu is an AI-driven platform for financial institutions that unifies lead management, omnichannel engagement (voice, SMS, email), pricing, marketing automation, and analytics for mortgage and deposit teams.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Abhijat Thakur(CEO & Founder)inSergey Mamyan(Chief Technology Officer)inTrip Jendron(Product & Corporate Development)in
Co-investorsCommerce VenturesClocktower VenturesDetroit Venture PartnersMenlo Ventures
Symphony provides an AI platform designed for insurance companies to train, augment, and automate frontline operations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSNew York City, US
Murtaza Ali(Founder)inShobhit Srivastava(Founder)inDavid Gurle(Founder)
Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorConway VenturesGold House VenturesLakestarMaiora Rebel Ventures+3 more
Symphony is a secure infrastructure platform for financial institutions to develop and deploy AI solutions while maintaining data security, sovereignty and regulatory compliance.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US
Ben Chrnelich(President & Chief Executive Officer)inBrad Levy(CEO (former))in
Co-investorsGold House VenturesMerus CapitalMaverick Ventures
Symphony provides a roster of named AI agents that handle music business operations—advertising, release management, fan intelligence, and royalty/business affairs—for recording artists, independent musicians, labels, and distributors.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment
Murtaza Ali(Founder)in
Co-investorsGold House Ventures
Tinvio was a platform for managing supplier transactions that has now been integrated as a feature within Jaz, an accounting platform for businesses.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSingapore, SG
Ajay Gopal(Founder)in
Co-investorsAppWorks VenturesPartech VenturesPeak XV PartnersRocket Internet SEAppWorksGlobal Founders Capital
Vinyl Equity builds financial infrastructure for the IPO process, offering registrar, proxy and AGM, and security products.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Rob Schoder(CEO)inPoorna Udupi(CTO)inLisa Scotland(Chief Compliance Officer)inNagaraj Acharya(Director of Engineering)in
Co-investorsIndex VenturesSpark CapitalInfinity VenturesCambrian VenturesJump Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Exits · 1
1 IPOsTeamsharesNASDAQ: TMS
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesArch · fintech.global · Jul 29, 2026
Alpaca · finsmes.com · Jul 16, 2026
Vinyl Equity · fintech.global · Jun 10, 2026
Endowus · fintech.global · Oct 22, 2025
Relcu · fintech.global · Aug 22, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has MUFG Innovation Partners made?
- MUFG Innovation Partners has 22 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 9 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does MUFG Innovation Partners invest at?
- MUFG Innovation Partners invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does MUFG Innovation Partners focus on?
- MUFG Innovation Partners focuses on Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is MUFG Innovation Partners located?
- MUFG Innovation Partners is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.
Co-investors · 11
83North is a global venture capital firm that invests in and helps entrepreneurs build large, category-defining companies, backing startups across multiple stages and sectors.
Entrée Capital is a venture firm run by former serial founders, managing $1.5bn across multiple funds with offices in Tel Aviv, London and New York.
Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.
Union Square Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm that invests across a broad range of technology sectors, presenting a large portfolio spanning crypto, fintech, climate, AI, education, health, and marketplaces.
Tiger Global Management operates public equity strategies (long/short, long-focused and crossover) and a private equity business investing in early- through late-stage growth companies across new and existing industries.
QED Investors is a venture capital firm focused on financial services, founded by former Capital One executives to back founders bringing transparency and fairness to fintech.
Intel Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of Intel Corporation, investing in AI and deep tech companies across cloud, devices, frontier, and silicon.
Propel Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders building companies for the new economy.
3one4 Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm based in India that partners with mission-oriented founders building companies for the new Indian economy.
KittyHawk is a multi-stage investment platform founded in 2015 that invests across the innovation lifecycle from early-stage frontier technology companies to late-stage private markets through structured secondaries, partnering with founders, institutions, and market leaders.
Firms observed investing alongside MUFG Innovation Partners, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with MUFG Innovation Partners's recorded portfolio.
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