Investments
309Portfolio Exits
81Funds
8About Mitsui & Co. Global Investment
Mitsui & Co. Global Investment (MGI), formerly MVC Corporation, is a subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., Ltd., which invests in opportunities that have potential for growth. While they are headquartered in Tokyo, MGI also has offices in Silicon Valley, Beijing, Mumbai. Its investments reach beyond these geographical barriers, allows MGI to build a diversified global portfolio. MGI's investments are completely independent from its parent company's financial investments and do not have to be strategically inclined.
Mitsui & Co. Global Investment Headquarter Location
Nikkei Bldg, 1-3-7, Otemachi Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-0004,
Japan
+81-3-3285-3124
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Latest Mitsui & Co. Global Investment News
Aug 9, 2016
9 August 2016 Goldman Sachs transmits $50m to Kaltura Online video technology provider Kaltura is also backed by Mitsui, Intel and Nokia as investors, and has disclosed $145m in funding since it was founded in 2006. Author: Robert Lavine, News Editor Investment bank Goldman Sachs yesterday provided $50m in funding for Kaltura, a US-based video technology provider that counts corporates including Intel, Mitsui and Nokia as investors. Founded in 2006, Kaltura has built a range of products that power, manage and monetise online videos for enterprises, media companies and educational institutions. The investment, made through Goldman Sachs’ Private Capital Investing group and described as pre-IPO funding, will support its worldwide growth. It valued Kaltura at $500m, according to Israeli daily Calcalist. Ron Yekutiel, chairman and CEO of Kaltura, said: “Video is booming. It is the favourite data type for communication, collaboration, teaching and learning, marketing and entertainment. “Kaltura is in a unique position to capitalise on this huge market opportunity since it provides the broadest set of video products and capabilities to customers across all industries. " The investment took the total funding disclosed by Kaltura to about $145m according to press releases and securities filings, its last round being a $47m series E in early 2014 led by SAP Ventures, the venture capital offshoot of enterprise software provider SAP now known as Sapphire Ventures, which valued it at $250m. The series E also included Nokia Growth Partners, Mitsui & Co Global Investment and Intel Capital, the respective corporate venturing arms of communications technology provider Nokia, conglomerate Mitsui and chipmaker Intel, as well as Commonfund Capital, Gera Ventures, .406 Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners and Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). Intel Capital first invested as part of Kaltura’s $20m series C round in 2011, participating together with Nexus Venture Partners, SVB, .406 Ventures and Avalon Ventures. All five returned for a $25m round in 2012 that included Mitsui & Co Global Investment and Orix Ventures, the VC branch of financial services provider Orix.
Mitsui & Co. Global Investment Investments
309 Investments
Mitsui & Co. Global Investment has made 309 investments. Their latest investment was in QurAlis as part of their Series A on May 5, 2020.
Mitsui & Co. Global Investment Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/13/2020 | Series A | QurAlis | $42M | Yes | 8 | |
4/13/2020 | Series B | Rallybio | $145M | Yes | 5 | |
9/25/2019 | Series C - II | Spire | $21.87M | No | 6 | |
5/7/2019 | Series D - II | |||||
1/9/2019 | Series C |
Date | 5/13/2020 | 4/13/2020 | 9/25/2019 | 5/7/2019 | 1/9/2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series A | Series B | Series C - II | Series D - II | Series C |
Company | QurAlis | Rallybio | Spire | ||
Amount | $42M | $145M | $21.87M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 8 | 5 | 6 |
Mitsui & Co. Global Investment Portfolio Exits
81 Portfolio Exits
Mitsui & Co. Global Investment has 81 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was LanzaTech on March 08, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/8/2022 | Acq - Pending | 2 | |||
11/24/2021 | IPO | Public | 4 | ||
9/29/2021 | Reverse Merger | 4 | |||
Date | 3/8/2022 | 11/24/2021 | 9/29/2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acq - Pending | IPO | Reverse Merger | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Public | ||||
Sources | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Mitsui & Co. Global Investment Fund History
8 Fund Histories
Mitsui & Co. Global Investment has 8 funds, including MCVP III.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12/31/2008 | MCVP III | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $35M | 1 |
3/31/2005 | MVC Global Japan Fund III | ||||
12/31/2002 | Asia Investment Fund | ||||
7/1/2001 | MCVP II | ||||
12/31/2000 | MVC Global Japan Fund II |
Closing Date | 12/31/2008 | 3/31/2005 | 12/31/2002 | 7/1/2001 | 12/31/2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | MCVP III | MVC Global Japan Fund III | Asia Investment Fund | MCVP II | MVC Global Japan Fund II |
Fund Type | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | ||||
Status | Closed | ||||
Amount | $35M | ||||
Sources | 1 |
Mitsui & Co. Global Investment Team
6 Team Members
Mitsui & Co. Global Investment has 6 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, President, Kenichi Kimura.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Kenichi Kimura | Chief Executive Officer, President | Current | |
Tsutomu Yoshida | Chief Executive Officer, President | Current | |
Osamu Nagao | Chief Executive Officer, President | Former | |
Katsuhiko Oizumi | Chief Executive Officer, President | Former | |
John Loh | Investment Partner | Former |
Name | Kenichi Kimura | Tsutomu Yoshida | Osamu Nagao | Katsuhiko Oizumi | John Loh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | |||||
Title | Chief Executive Officer, President | Chief Executive Officer, President | Chief Executive Officer, President | Chief Executive Officer, President | Investment Partner |
Status | Current | Current | Former | Former | Former |
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