Investments
178Portfolio Exits
12Funds
7About DNX Ventures
DNX Ventures is an early stage US-Japan cross border venture capital firm with teams in Tokyo and Silicon Valley - and part of the Global DFJ Network. The firm's areas of focus are Consumer Internet and Enterprise services, and the Cleantech sectors in both US and Japan.
DNX Ventures Headquarter Location
55 East Third Ave
San Mateo, California, 94401,
United States
858-449-4173
Latest DNX Ventures News
Jun 21, 2022
The round was led by DNX Ventures, OCA Ventures, and AperiamVentures. The company intends to use the funds to expand commercial and technology teams, and accelerate growth in new segments and geographies. Led by CEO Carsten Frien, Roq.ad is a GDPR/CCPA-compliant, probabilistic, multi-device identity resolution provider whose products are used by brand and performance advertisers, global media agencies, publishers, ad networks, affiliate networks, DSPs, DMPs, and data onboarding organizations across Europe and North America. FinSMEs
DNX Ventures Investments
178 Investments
DNX Ventures has made 178 investments. Their latest investment was in Roq.ad as part of their Series A - II on June 6, 2022.
DNX Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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6/16/2022 | Series A - II | Roq.ad | $7M | Yes | 3 | |
6/15/2022 | Series A | Simple Form | $5.08M | Yes | 3 | |
4/27/2022 | Series B | Adacotech | $8.57M | No | 2 | |
4/26/2022 | Seed VC | |||||
4/19/2022 | Series A |
Date | 6/16/2022 | 6/15/2022 | 4/27/2022 | 4/26/2022 | 4/19/2022 |
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Round | Series A - II | Series A | Series B | Seed VC | Series A |
Company | Roq.ad | Simple Form | Adacotech | ||
Amount | $7M | $5.08M | $8.57M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 3 | 3 | 2 |
DNX Ventures Portfolio Exits
12 Portfolio Exits
DNX Ventures has 12 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Folio on August 30, 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 |
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8/30/2021 | Acquired | 1 | |||
6/15/2021 | Acquired | 16 | |||
2/16/2021 | Acquired | 17 | |||
Date | 8/30/2021 | 6/15/2021 | 2/16/2021 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 1 | 16 | 17 |
DNX Ventures Fund History
7 Fund Histories
DNX Ventures has 7 funds, including DNX Ventures III.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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9/9/2020 | DNX Ventures III | $315M | 2 | ||
8/4/2019 | Globevestor Springboard Fund III, a series of Globevestor Funds | ||||
6/28/2019 | Globevestor Avanti Fund I, a series of Globevestor Funds | ||||
2/13/2019 | Draper Nexus Technology Partners III | ||||
11/22/2016 | Draper Nexus Technology Partners II |
Closing Date | 9/9/2020 | 8/4/2019 | 6/28/2019 | 2/13/2019 | 11/22/2016 |
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Fund | DNX Ventures III | Globevestor Springboard Fund III, a series of Globevestor Funds | Globevestor Avanti Fund I, a series of Globevestor Funds | Draper Nexus Technology Partners III | Draper Nexus Technology Partners II |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $315M | ||||
Sources | 2 |
DNX Ventures Team
6 Team Members
DNX Ventures has 6 team members, including current Chief Operating Officer, Managing Director, Mitch Kitamura.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Mitch Kitamura | Chief Operating Officer, Managing Director | Current | |
Akira Kurabayashi | Salesforce, Goldman Sachs, Globespan Capital Partners, Mitsui & Co., and Fujitsu | Managing Partner | Current |
Hiro Rio Maeda | Globespan Capital Partners, Presidio Ventures, and Sumitomo Corporation | Managing Partner | Current |
Quaeed Motiwala | Managing Director | Current | |
Tetsujiro Nakagaki | Managing Director | Current |
Name | Mitch Kitamura | Akira Kurabayashi | Hiro Rio Maeda | Quaeed Motiwala | Tetsujiro Nakagaki |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | Salesforce, Goldman Sachs, Globespan Capital Partners, Mitsui & Co., and Fujitsu | Globespan Capital Partners, Presidio Ventures, and Sumitomo Corporation | |||
Title | Chief Operating Officer, Managing Director | Managing Partner | Managing Partner | Managing Director | Managing Director |
Status | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
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