Investments
79Portfolio Exits
3Funds
3About Skyland Ventures
Skyland Ventures is a Japanese investment company focused on seed-stage startups. It provides cashback and MEV (Miner Extractable Value) solutions with BNB, Polygon chain, etc. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Tokyo, japan.
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Latest Skyland Ventures News
Dec 8, 2022
About BNB Chain BNB Chain is a community-driven, decentralized and censorship-resistant blockchain, powered by BNB. It consists of BNB Beacon Chain and BNB Smart Chain (BSC), which is EVM compatible and facilitates a multi-chain ecosystem. It is the world’s largest smart contract blockchain in terms of transaction volume and daily active users. It has processed 3 billion transactions to date from 163 million unique addresses, bringing developers massive user access with ultra-low gas fees and zero downtime since inception. The ecosystem has more than 1,300 active dApps across multiple categories such as DeFi, Metaverse, blockchain games, NFT, and more. Skyland Ventures (SV) について Skyland Ventures (SV) は、国内ではシードスタートアップ投資をメインに、海外ではシード、アーリーステージのスタートアップ企業に投資を行うベンチャーキャピタル(VC)ファンドです。 “The Seed Maker. & Unlearning.”をミッションに掲げ、テクノロジー産業に大きなインパクトを与えるスタートアップへのシードマネーを提供するエクイティ投資・トークン投資を行っています。これまで日本国内のスタートアップを中心に150社へ投資。 2022年以降は、Web3領域スタートアップへの投資にフォーカスしています。
Skyland Ventures Investments
79 Investments
Skyland Ventures has made 79 investments. Their latest investment was in Wallchain as part of their Seed VC on December 12, 2022.
Skyland Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12/27/2022 | Seed VC | Wallchain | Yes | 1 | ||
12/17/2022 | Seed VC | Aryamu | $0.3M | Yes | Skyland Ventures, Spurcle, and Undisclosed Investors | 1 |
11/9/2022 | Pre-Seed | Poppin | $0.5M | Yes | 2 | |
10/25/2022 | Convertible Note | |||||
10/25/2022 | Series B |
Date | 12/27/2022 | 12/17/2022 | 11/9/2022 | 10/25/2022 | 10/25/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Seed VC | Seed VC | Pre-Seed | Convertible Note | Series B |
Company | Wallchain | Aryamu | Poppin | ||
Amount | $0.3M | $0.5M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Skyland Ventures, Spurcle, and Undisclosed Investors | ||||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Skyland Ventures Portfolio Exits
3 Portfolio Exits
Skyland Ventures has 3 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was modecas on June 20, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/20/2022 | Acquired | 1 | |||
Date | 6/20/2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||
Valuation | |||
Acquirer | |||
Sources | 1 |
Skyland Ventures Fund History
3 Fund Histories
Skyland Ventures has 3 funds, including Skyland Ventures Fund IV.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/16/2022 | Skyland Ventures Fund IV | $38.24M | 2 | ||
1/4/2016 | Skyland Ventures Fund II | ||||
8/31/2012 | Skyland Ventures I |
Closing Date | 8/16/2022 | 1/4/2016 | 8/31/2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Skyland Ventures Fund IV | Skyland Ventures Fund II | Skyland Ventures I |
Fund Type | |||
Status | |||
Amount | $38.24M | ||
Sources | 2 |
Skyland Ventures Team
1 Team Member
Skyland Ventures has 1 team member, including current Chief Executive Officer, Yoshihiko Kinoshita.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Yoshihiko Kinoshita | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
Name | Yoshihiko Kinoshita |
|---|---|
Work History | |
Title | Chief Executive Officer |
Status | Current |
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