Investments
833Portfolio Exits
90Funds
15Partners & Customers
3About Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital or MUCAP is a venture capital firm within the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. It is a commercial financial institution that specializes in healthcare, electronics, and high-technology investments. It supports companies in their pre-seed and pre-series A stages with growth capital investments, and aims to partner with the companies until initial public offering (IPO), mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and other exit strategies. It was founded in 1974 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
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Latest Mitsubishi UFJ Capital News
Jul 5, 2023
CADDi , a Chicago, IL-based provider of procurement solutions for the manufacturing industry, raised $89M in Series C funding. The round, which brought the total amount to $164M, included Globis Capital Partners, DCM Ventures, Global Brain, World Innovation Lab (WiL), JAFCO Group and Minerva Growth Partners, Green Coinvest Investment Limited Partnership, SUMITOMO MITSUI TRUST INVESTMENT, SMBC Venture Capital, and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital. The company intends to use the funds to bolster the “CADDi Manufacturing” division, enhance technological capabilities of “CADDi Drawer,” and expand the workforce to achieve its goals. CADDi is a supply chain company whose primary offering includes CADDi Manufacturing, a parts procurement platform, and CADDi Drawer, a cloud service for managing drawing data. The company, which has a strong presence in Japan, is also concentrating on international expansion. With 590 employees globally, it has recently established a US division and Mexico supplier operations to cater to American manufacturers. FinSMEs 05/07/2023
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Investments
833 Investments
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital has made 833 investments. Their latest investment was in PIVOT as part of their Series A - II on September 9, 2023.
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/8/2023 | Series A - II | PIVOT | $8.84M | Yes | 2 | |
9/6/2023 | Series A | Astra Food Plan | $1.49M | Yes | 2 | |
9/6/2023 | Series A | CraftBank | No | 3 | ||
9/1/2023 | Series B | |||||
8/31/2023 | Series C |
Date | 9/8/2023 | 9/6/2023 | 9/6/2023 | 9/1/2023 | 8/31/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series A - II | Series A | Series A | Series B | Series C |
Company | PIVOT | Astra Food Plan | CraftBank | ||
Amount | $8.84M | $1.49M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Portfolio Exits
90 Portfolio Exits
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital has 90 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was JCG on September 05, 2023.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/5/2023 | Acquired | 2 | |||
7/31/2023 | Acquired | 1 | |||
6/28/2023 | IPO | Public | 3 | ||
Date | 9/5/2023 | 7/31/2023 | 6/28/2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | Acquired | IPO | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Public | ||||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Fund History
15 Fund Histories
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital has 15 funds, including Mitsubishi UFJ Life Science II.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/20/2019 | Mitsubishi UFJ Life Science II | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $91.32M | 1 |
2/20/2019 | Mitsubishi UFJ Capital VII | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $136.98M | 1 |
2/20/2017 | Mitsubishi UFJ Capital VI | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $88.37M | 1 |
2/20/2017 | Mitsubishi UFJ Life Science I | ||||
11/30/2015 | Mitsubishi UFJ Venture Fund II |
Closing Date | 2/20/2019 | 2/20/2019 | 2/20/2017 | 2/20/2017 | 11/30/2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Mitsubishi UFJ Life Science II | Mitsubishi UFJ Capital VII | Mitsubishi UFJ Capital VI | Mitsubishi UFJ Life Science I | Mitsubishi UFJ Venture Fund II |
Fund Type | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | ||
Status | Closed | Closed | Closed | ||
Amount | $91.32M | $136.98M | $88.37M | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Partners & Customers
3 Partners and customers
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital has 3 strategic partners and customers. Mitsubishi UFJ Capital recently partnered with Coinbase on August 8, 2021.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/19/2021 | Partner | United States | MUFG Partners With Coinbase To Allow 40 Million Customers To Buy Bitcoin In Japan Today , Coinbase announced that it is launching in Japan through a new partnership with one of the largest banks in the country , Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group . | 1 | |
1/10/2019 | Partner | ||||
1/23/2015 | Vendor |
Date | 8/19/2021 | 1/10/2019 | 1/23/2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
Type | Partner | Partner | Vendor |
Business Partner | |||
Country | United States | ||
News Snippet | MUFG Partners With Coinbase To Allow 40 Million Customers To Buy Bitcoin In Japan Today , Coinbase announced that it is launching in Japan through a new partnership with one of the largest banks in the country , Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group . | ||
Sources | 1 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Team
9 Team Members
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital has 9 team members, including current President, Kei Andoh.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Kei Andoh | President | Current | |
Name | Kei Andoh | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | |||||
Title | President | ||||
Status | Current |
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