Sumitomo

Investment firm

Sumitomo

Corporate VC, Private equity

WebsiteLinkedIn pageCrunchbase profileJapan16known portfolio companies9people tracked20co-investors

Sumitomo is a corporate venture arm and private equity firm. Based in Chiyoda-ku, Japan. The known portfolio counts 16 companies, including Loop, bolttech, Phoenix Tailings, Inherit Carbon Solutions, Pharos and Web3 Pro.

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Who to pitch at Sumitomo

Sumitomo portfolio companies (16)

  • Loop
  • bolttech
  • Phoenix Tailings
  • Inherit Carbon Solutions
  • Pharos
  • Web3 Pro
  • Airato
  • Monogusa
  • Revorf
  • Dexterity
  • Green Gravity
  • Zension
  • DPH Biologicals
  • Evertrak
  • Integrated Wind Solutions AS
  • Kamereo

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About Sumitomo

The firm's listing covers sectors AI, Climate, Commerce and Consumer, and focus areas Aerospace, AgriTech, Analytics and Automotive; known deals cluster at Growth, Late-Stage and Seed.

The team counts 9 people in our database. Nick Vega (Investment Director), Hirofumi Sugiura (Venture Capital) and Francis Wong (Managing Director) are shown as the contacts to pitch.

Across the known portfolio, 20 co-investors appear alongside Sumitomo, including U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Hsbc and Atacama Capital Partners.

Frequently asked questions

What is Sumitomo?

Sumitomo is a corporate venture arm and private equity firm based in Chiyoda-ku, Japan, with a known portfolio of 16 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.

What does Sumitomo invest in?

Listed sectors include AI, Climate, Commerce and Consumer; listed focus areas include Aerospace, AgriTech, Analytics and Automotive. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.

What stage does Sumitomo invest at?

The known deals of Sumitomo include Growth, Late-Stage and Seed rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.

Who should I pitch at Sumitomo?

3 of the 9 people on file at Sumitomo are listed as contacts for the firm. All 9 have their own profile page.

How do I contact Sumitomo?

Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 9 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.

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