Investments
26Portfolio Exits
4Funds
1About SBI Ven Capital
SBI Ven Capital is an Asia-focus venture capital / Private Equity firm providing growth capital to promising companies in the mid-market sector in Asia, primarily China, India, Vietnam, Taiwan and Singapore. SBI Ven Capital is the Venture Capital / Private Equity firm of the SBI Group, a listed financial services group in Japan.

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Latest SBI Ven Capital News
Sep 30, 2021
Japanese financial group SBI Holdings, Swiss-based digital asset bank Sygnum, and European asset manager Azimut Group have jointly launched a venture capital fund of up to US$75 million based in Singapore, which will invest in startups in the digital asset sector. This new fund, incorporated as a Variable Capital Company, brings together the collective digital assets experience and leadership of the three founding partners to accelerate the growth of promising companies in this sector. With SBI Ven Capital as the primary fund manager, the fund’s investment strategy will primarily focus on Pre-Series A and Series A companies developing blockchain/distributed ledger technology (DLT) infrastructure, decentralised finance (DeFi) solutions and regulatory technology tools. SBI Digital Asset Holdings had previously announced that it will join forces with Swiss’ SIX Digital Exchange to roll out a digital asset exchange based in Singapore set to go live by 2022. So far, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has granted approvals to Australian cryptocurrency exchange Independent Reserve , DBS’ brokerage arm DBS Vickers and QR code payment solution provider FOMO Pay to digital payment token (DPT) services under Singapore’s Payment Services Act. Ryosuke Hayashi Ryosuke Hayashi, CEO and Managing Director of SBI Ven Capital said, “We are excited to launch this latest venture capital focused fund offering with our partners, Sygnum and Azimut. The fund enables us to bring our expertise and networks in the sector to accelerate the growth of promising digital assets companies and to shape the future of financial services.” Gerald Goh Gerald Goh, Co-Founder and CEO Singapore of Sygnum said, “We are witnessing several innovative solutions emerging from digital asset companies, especially in decentralised applications, regulatory technology, digital exchanges, and tokenization. Through this fund, we are excited to bring like-minded investors and entrepreneurs together to collectively bring these solutions to market.”
SBI Ven Capital Investments
26 Investments
SBI Ven Capital has made 26 investments. Their latest investment was in RootAnt as part of their Series A - II on August 8, 2022.

SBI Ven Capital Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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8/16/2022 | Series A - II | RootAnt | $4.5M | Yes | 2 | |
3/30/2022 | Private Equity | Seedbox | $6M | Yes | 1 | |
2/25/2022 | Seed VC | collectID | $3.5M | Yes | Hellen’s Rock, SBI Ven Capital, SeventySix Capital, and Undisclosed Investors | 2 |
2/7/2022 | Private Equity | |||||
12/7/2021 | Private Equity |
Date | 8/16/2022 | 3/30/2022 | 2/25/2022 | 2/7/2022 | 12/7/2021 |
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Round | Series A - II | Private Equity | Seed VC | Private Equity | Private Equity |
Company | RootAnt | Seedbox | collectID | ||
Amount | $4.5M | $6M | $3.5M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Hellen’s Rock, SBI Ven Capital, SeventySix Capital, and Undisclosed Investors | ||||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 2 |
SBI Ven Capital Portfolio Exits
4 Portfolio Exits
SBI Ven Capital has 4 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Mfine on July 11, 2022.
SBI Ven Capital Fund History
1 Fund History
SBI Ven Capital has 1 fund, including SBI Jefferies Asia Fund.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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SBI Jefferies Asia Fund | 1 |
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Fund | SBI Jefferies Asia Fund |
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Sources | 1 |
SBI Ven Capital Team
4 Team Members
SBI Ven Capital has 4 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, Ryosuke Hayashi.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Ryosuke Hayashi | Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director | Current | |
Name | Ryosuke Hayashi | |||
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Work History | ||||
Title | Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director | |||
Status | Current |
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