Investments
152Portfolio Exits
37Funds
7Partners & Customers
1About NTT DoCoMo Ventures
NTT DoCoMo Ventures, established by NTT DoCoMo, promotes innovation among startups everywhere and within NTT DoCoMo. It focuses on a wide range of telecommunications sectors like ICT technology, IoT, platforms, applications, services, and content.
NTT DoCoMo Ventures Headquarter Location
Ark Mori Bldg. 31F 12-32 Akasaka 1-Chome Minato-ku
Tokyo, 107-6031,
Japan
Latest NTT DoCoMo Ventures News
May 31, 2022
. Share NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Inc. (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo; Yuko Sasahara, President & CEO; hereinafter “NDV”), has invested, through its fund, in RapidSOS, Inc. (Head office: New York, USA; CEO: Michael Martin; hereinafter “RapidSOS”), a US-based technology company, who, in partnership with public safety, has created the world’s first emergency response data platform that securely links life-saving data from 450 million connected devices to emergency call operators and first responders. RapidSOS’s technology is used by 5,200 public safety agencies across the United States, covering more than 95% of the population, and the company is expanding its footprint internationally into Canada, Mexico, the UK, and soon Japan and Asia. Today, emergency telecommunicators and first responders do extraordinary work managing over one billion emergencies globally each year, despite having little more than a voice connection to the caller in an emergency. The result is that despite the abundance of data from connected vehicles, digital health devices, smart phones, and connected buildings, telecommunicators often struggle to even know the caller’s name or precise location. RapidSOS developed the world’s first emergency response data platform. RapidSOS’ platform allows connected devices to transfer real-time data (e.g. location, vehicle telematics, connected building data, real-time health information, etc.) to telecommunicators and first responders in an emergency, providing situational awareness and critical data such as the location and severity of the emergency. RapidSOS also allows application developers to build customizable emergency response features that can connect directly to first responders or 24/7 professional monitoring agents. Today over 65 leading technology companies provide critical data from over 450 million devices to 911 and first responders in an emergency through RapidSOS. “RapidSOS was built on partnerships, whether that be with thousands of public safety agencies or leading technology companies,” said Michael Martin , co-founder and CEO of RapidSOS. “NTT Docomo is no exception. As we continue to expand our footprint internationally, including in Japan and across Asia, we are excited to work with a company that shares our mission to use technology to transform emergency response and save lives.” NTT DOCOMO and NTT Group are building an “Innovation Co-Creation Platform” to leverage our technical assets and data to realize a wellbeing society, including smart city development. Currently, RapidSOS and NTT DOCOMO are working on the technical verification of integrating RapidSOS’ platform with this Innovation Co-Creation Platform and existing mobile network.
NTT DoCoMo Ventures Investments
152 Investments
NTT DoCoMo Ventures has made 152 investments. Their latest investment was in RapidSOS as part of their Series D - II on May 5, 2022.
NTT DoCoMo Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/27/2022 | Series D - II | RapidSOS | Yes | 2 | ||
5/24/2022 | Series A | Mov | $5.53M | Yes | 3 | |
3/23/2022 | Series A | jinjer | $42.18M | Yes | SBI Group, Tybourne Capital Management, Undisclosed Investors, and Undisclosed Venture Investors | 3 |
2/2/2022 | Series A | |||||
10/19/2021 | Series F - II |
Date | 5/27/2022 | 5/24/2022 | 3/23/2022 | 2/2/2022 | 10/19/2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series D - II | Series A | Series A | Series A | Series F - II |
Company | RapidSOS | Mov | jinjer | ||
Amount | $5.53M | $42.18M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | SBI Group, Tybourne Capital Management, Undisclosed Investors, and Undisclosed Venture Investors | ||||
Sources | 2 | 3 | 3 |
NTT DoCoMo Ventures Portfolio Exits
37 Portfolio Exits
NTT DoCoMo Ventures has 37 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Senseye on June 09, 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/9/2022 | Acquired | 1 | |||
3/22/2022 | Acquired | 2 | |||
1/27/2022 | IPO | Public | 5 | ||
Date | 6/9/2022 | 3/22/2022 | 1/27/2022 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | Acquired | IPO | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Public | ||||
Sources | 1 | 2 | 5 |
NTT DoCoMo Ventures Fund History
7 Fund Histories
NTT DoCoMo Ventures has 7 funds, including NTT Investment Partners Fund III, L.P..
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/2/2018 | NTT Investment Partners Fund III, L.P. | $188M | 3 | ||
1/31/2014 | NTT Investment Partners Fund II LP | ||||
2/28/2013 | DOCOMO Innovation Fund Partnership | ||||
4/30/2010 | NTT Investment Partners Fund LP | ||||
DOCOMO Innovation Fund II |
Closing Date | 4/2/2018 | 1/31/2014 | 2/28/2013 | 4/30/2010 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | NTT Investment Partners Fund III, L.P. | NTT Investment Partners Fund II LP | DOCOMO Innovation Fund Partnership | NTT Investment Partners Fund LP | DOCOMO Innovation Fund II |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $188M | ||||
Sources | 3 |
NTT DoCoMo Ventures Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
NTT DoCoMo Ventures has 1 strategic partners and customers. NTT DoCoMo Ventures recently partnered with Mist Systems on July 7, 2017.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/18/2017 | Partner | United States | Mist Teams With NTT DOCOMO Ventures CUPERTINO , Calif. -- Mist , the pioneer in self-learning wireless networks using artificial intelligence , announced today a strategic partnership with NTT DOCOMO Ventures , Inc. . | 3 |
Date | 7/18/2017 |
---|---|
Type | Partner |
Business Partner | |
Country | United States |
News Snippet | Mist Teams With NTT DOCOMO Ventures CUPERTINO , Calif. -- Mist , the pioneer in self-learning wireless networks using artificial intelligence , announced today a strategic partnership with NTT DOCOMO Ventures , Inc. . |
Sources | 3 |
NTT DoCoMo Ventures Team
3 Team Members
NTT DoCoMo Ventures has 3 team members, including current President, Hiroki Watanabe.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Hiroki Watanabe | President | Current | |
Neil Sadaranganey | DOCOMO Innovations, Bay Partners, Good Technology, Afara Websystems, and RealNetworks | Managing Director | Current |
Nobuyuki Akimoto | NTT DoCoMo, and DOCOMO Capital | Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President | Former |
Name | Hiroki Watanabe | Neil Sadaranganey | Nobuyuki Akimoto |
---|---|---|---|
Work History | DOCOMO Innovations, Bay Partners, Good Technology, Afara Websystems, and RealNetworks | NTT DoCoMo, and DOCOMO Capital | |
Title | President | Managing Director | Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President |
Status | Current | Current | Former |
Discover the right solution for your team
The CB Insights tech market intelligence platform analyzes millions of data points on vendors, products, partnerships, and patents to help your team find their next technology solution.