Investments
192Portfolio Exits
59About Presidio Ventures
Presidio Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Sumitomo Corporation (住友商事), a global integrated trading company. As a strategic investor, Presidio works with its companies to expand their business in the Japan and Asia markets. Presidio Ventures focuses on areas including enterprise IT, cybersecurity, AI, digital media, mobility, IoT, fintech, and robotics.
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Latest Presidio Ventures News
Nov 17, 2023
Leap , a San Francisco, Ca-based provider of a virtual power plant (VPP) platform, raised an additional equity financing of undisclosed amount. The round, which brough the total amount to $16M, was led by Presidio Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to scale its operations in support of its rapidly-expanding portfolio of technology partners. Led by CEO Thomas Folker, Leap provides a software platform that facilitates fast, automated access to energy markets for battery storage systems, electric vehicle (EV) charging, smart thermostats, building management systems and other distributed energy resources (DERs), making it easy for technology providers and operators to earn revenue in demand response and other grid services programs. FinSMEs
Presidio Ventures Investments
192 Investments
Presidio Ventures has made 192 investments. Their latest investment was in Leap as part of their Series B - IV on November 11, 2023.
Presidio Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/16/2023 | Series B - IV | Leap | Yes | 3 | ||
11/2/2023 | Seed VC - III | Nu Quantum | $8M | Yes | 2 | |
9/22/2023 | Seed VC | Peregrine Hydrogen | $7.8M | Yes | 2 | |
9/11/2023 | Unattributed VC | |||||
8/28/2023 | Seed VC |
Date | 11/16/2023 | 11/2/2023 | 9/22/2023 | 9/11/2023 | 8/28/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series B - IV | Seed VC - III | Seed VC | Unattributed VC | Seed VC |
Company | Leap | Nu Quantum | Peregrine Hydrogen | ||
Amount | $8M | $7.8M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Presidio Ventures Portfolio Exits
59 Portfolio Exits
Presidio Ventures has 59 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Falkonry on August 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/31/2023 | Acquired | 4 | |||
5/13/2022 | IPO | Public | 4 | ||
12/1/2021 | Acq - Talent | 1 | |||
Date | 8/31/2023 | 5/13/2022 | 12/1/2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | IPO | Acq - Talent | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Public | ||||
Sources | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Presidio Ventures Team
10 Team Members
Presidio Ventures has 10 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, President, Wataru Kuribayashi.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Wataru Kuribayashi | SCSK, and Sumitomo Corporation | Chief Executive Officer, President | Current |
Name | Wataru Kuribayashi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | SCSK, and Sumitomo Corporation | ||||
Title | Chief Executive Officer, President | ||||
Status | Current |
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