SBI Investment is a leading Japanese venture capital firm focusing on the creation and cultivation of key industries for the 21st century.
Portfolio
6
companies
Oxford Quantum Circuits
Oxford Quantum Circuits builds enterprise-ready quantum computing platforms.
WhereIsMyTransport
WhereIsMyTransport provides mobility data and technology solutions for emerging market megacities.
Divido
Divido provides a white-label platform for retail finance and point of sale payments.
Token
Token provides an open banking payments platform connecting financial institutions across Europe.
PixelPin
PixelPin replaces traditional passwords and PINs with image-based authentication technology.
Onfido
Onfido provides digital identity verification and authentication through artificial intelligence.
Tomoyuki Nii
Executive Officer
Tomoyuki serves as director and executive officer of overseas investment at SBI Investment, following various leadership roles within the firm since 2006.
LinkedInYoshitaka Kitao
Representative Director, Chairman, President & CEO
SBI Investment led the Series B round to support the international rollout of OQC quantum platforms.
"To solve the world's most pressing challenges – from climate change to accelerated drug discovery – we need to put quantum computers in the hands of humanity and at the fingertips of our most brilliant minds. We're proud to be pioneering enterprise ready quantum with our customers, partners and investors."
WhereIsMyTransport secures a Series A extension led by Naspers Foundry, Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund, and SBI Investment to expand its mobility data offering.
"Our initial round gave us the leverage we needed to enter new markets, and to broaden our reach. Securing additional funding now, as cities experience unparalleled changes to their mobility landscapes, is testament to the many opportunities that we create by producing accurate and reliable public transport data, and to our market-leading position,"
The funding round was led by HSBC and ING to fuel international growth.
"The retail finance market is in a period of exponential growth, expected to hit $2.5 trillion next year. This provides banks with the opportunity to increase lending revenue, diversify their portfolio and neutralise the threat from new entrants."
The funding round was led by SBI Investment alongside Sony Innovation Fund by IGV and existing backers.
"The market’s appetite for open payments accelerated dramatically last year as more merchants and payment providers have tuned into the cost and efficiency gains that they offer,"
The pre-series A funding round was led by SBI Investment and will support expansion into Japan.
"This latest round of investment is a fantastic step forward for PixelPin and illustrates the level of confidence the global investor community has PixelPin and the UK fintech industry,"
The Series C financing was led by SBI Investment and Salesforce Ventures to support international expansion and product development.
"We chose to invest in Onfido because they have proven their expertise at using artificial intelligence to effectively fight fraud, giving businesses a safe and secure way to scale their businesses online."
