Investments
56Portfolio Exits
15Funds
1About Dentsu Innovation Partners
Dentsu Innovation Partners manages corporate venture capital funds for Dentsu Group. It is specialized in the digital domain with the objectives of creating a worldwide digital business market and expanding the Dentsu Group's digital businesses.
Dentsu Innovation Partners Headquarter Location
1-8-1, Higashi-shimbashi Minato-ku
Tokyo, 105-7001,
Japan
+81 03-6216-8615
Latest Dentsu Innovation Partners News
Feb 8, 2017
7 February 2017 Coiney rakes in new funding Investment subsidiaries of Dentsu and SBI have supplied $7.1m in financing for mobile payment company Coiney, which has now raised more than $21m in total. Author: Robert Lavine, News Editor Japan-based mobile payment technology provider Coiney has closed ¥800m ($7.1m) in financing from investors including Dentsu Digital Holdings, the corporate venturing vehicle for digital marketing company Dentsu, The Bridge reported yesterday. This rest of this content is only accessible to Global Corporate Venturing Subscribers This content is only accessible to subscribers. If you are a subscriber,please sign in. Otherwise, if you would like to try before you buy and haven't previously taken out a free trial, you can do so below. You can also see details on subscriptions by clicking the Subscription Options button.
Dentsu Innovation Partners Investments
56 Investments
Dentsu Innovation Partners has made 56 investments. Their latest investment was in Two Bit Circus as part of their Debt on October 10, 2020.
Dentsu Innovation Partners Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10/7/2020 | Debt | Two Bit Circus | $1.19M | No | Foundry Group, Georgian Pine, Intel Capital, Jazz Venture Partners, and Techstars Ventures | 2 |
10/7/2020 | Unattributed VC | Two Bit Circus | Yes | Foundry Group, Georgian Pine, Intel Capital, Jazz Venture Partners, and Techstars Ventures | 2 | |
8/7/2020 | Series E | Monstar Lab | Yes | Alpha Al Imteyaz, FFG Venture Business Partners, Japan Post Capital, Serverworks, Shimane Chuo Shinyo Bank, and Skylight Consulting | 9 | |
4/22/2019 | Series B | |||||
2/18/2019 | Series A |
Date | 10/7/2020 | 10/7/2020 | 8/7/2020 | 4/22/2019 | 2/18/2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Debt | Unattributed VC | Series E | Series B | Series A |
Company | Two Bit Circus | Two Bit Circus | Monstar Lab | ||
Amount | $1.19M | ||||
New? | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Foundry Group, Georgian Pine, Intel Capital, Jazz Venture Partners, and Techstars Ventures | Foundry Group, Georgian Pine, Intel Capital, Jazz Venture Partners, and Techstars Ventures | Alpha Al Imteyaz, FFG Venture Business Partners, Japan Post Capital, Serverworks, Shimane Chuo Shinyo Bank, and Skylight Consulting | ||
Sources | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Dentsu Innovation Partners Portfolio Exits
15 Portfolio Exits
Dentsu Innovation Partners has 15 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Visional on April 21, 2021.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/21/2021 | IPO | Public | 2 | ||
2/19/2021 | IPO | Public | 1 | ||
2/12/2021 | Acquired | KOKUYO | 1 | ||
Dentsu Innovation Partners Fund History
1 Fund History
Dentsu Innovation Partners has 1 fund, including Dentsu Digital Investment Business Limited Partnership (Dentsu Digital Fund).
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10/1/2010 | Dentsu Digital Investment Business Limited Partnership (Dentsu Digital Fund) | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | $120.04M | 1 |
Closing Date | 10/1/2010 |
|---|---|
Fund | Dentsu Digital Investment Business Limited Partnership (Dentsu Digital Fund) |
Fund Type | Multi-Stage Venture Capital |
Status | |
Amount | $120.04M |
Sources | 1 |
Dentsu Innovation Partners Team
2 Team Members
Dentsu Innovation Partners has 2 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, Katsuhiko Okubo.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Katsuhiko Okubo | Chief Executive Officer | Current | |
Nobuyuki Tohya | Chief Executive Officer, President | Former |
Name | Katsuhiko Okubo | Nobuyuki Tohya |
|---|---|---|
Work History | ||
Title | Chief Executive Officer | Chief Executive Officer, President |
Status | Current | Former |