Investments
54Portfolio Exits
3Funds
2About DG Daiwa Ventures
DG Daiwa Ventures, a joint venture of Digital Garage and Daiwa Securities Group, is a venture capital firm specializing in startup investments in next-generation technology such as blockchain, AI, VR/AR, security, and biotechnology.
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Latest DG Daiwa Ventures News
Jul 1, 2020
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DG Daiwa Ventures Investments
54 Investments
DG Daiwa Ventures has made 54 investments. Their latest investment was in Habitto as part of their Seed VC - II on February 2, 2023.
DG Daiwa Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/8/2023 | Seed VC - II | Habitto | $3.9M | Yes | Cherubic Ventures, DG Daiwa Ventures, Epic Angels, GMO VenturePartners, Kyokuto Securities, Saison Capital, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | 3 |
2/7/2023 | Seed VC | Webacy | $4M | Yes | AJ Vaynerchuk, CEAS Investments, DG Daiwa Ventures, Dreamers, Gary Vaynerchuk, gmjp, LOI Venture, MetaverseHQ, MIRAISE, Mozilla Ventures, Origin, Pareto Holdings, Quantstamp, Quiet Capital, Soma Capital, and Undisclosed Investors | 2 |
1/17/2023 | Seed VC | Bunzz | $4.5M | Yes | 2 | |
12/21/2022 | Series A | |||||
11/30/2022 | Seed VC |
Date | 2/8/2023 | 2/7/2023 | 1/17/2023 | 12/21/2022 | 11/30/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Seed VC - II | Seed VC | Seed VC | Series A | Seed VC |
Company | Habitto | Webacy | Bunzz | ||
Amount | $3.9M | $4M | $4.5M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Cherubic Ventures, DG Daiwa Ventures, Epic Angels, GMO VenturePartners, Kyokuto Securities, Saison Capital, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | AJ Vaynerchuk, CEAS Investments, DG Daiwa Ventures, Dreamers, Gary Vaynerchuk, gmjp, LOI Venture, MetaverseHQ, MIRAISE, Mozilla Ventures, Origin, Pareto Holdings, Quantstamp, Quiet Capital, Soma Capital, and Undisclosed Investors | |||
Sources | 3 | 2 | 2 |
DG Daiwa Ventures Portfolio Exits
3 Portfolio Exits
DG Daiwa Ventures has 3 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Akili Interactive Labs on August 19, 2022.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/19/2022 | Reverse Merger | 4 | |||
Date | 8/19/2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Reverse Merger | ||
Companies | |||
Valuation | |||
Acquirer | |||
Sources | 4 |
DG Daiwa Ventures Fund History
2 Fund Histories
DG Daiwa Ventures has 2 funds, including DG Lab Fund II.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/5/2020 | DG Lab Fund II | $110M | 3 | ||
DG Lab Fund I |
Closing Date | 11/5/2020 | |
|---|---|---|
Fund | DG Lab Fund II | DG Lab Fund I |
Fund Type | ||
Status | ||
Amount | $110M | |
Sources | 3 |
DG Daiwa Ventures Team
1 Team Member
DG Daiwa Ventures has 1 team member, including current Chief Executive Officer, Kaoru Hayashi.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Kaoru Hayashi | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
Name | Kaoru Hayashi |
|---|---|
Work History | |
Title | Chief Executive Officer |
Status | Current |
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