Dentsu Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

Public relations and advertising firm offering communication solutions.

Founded

1901

Deals · 12mo

0

Links

Website LinkedIn X (Twitter)

Stage focus

Series A

Series C

Series E

Geographic focus

Australia

India

Israel

Japan

...

Sector focus

Advertising

Consulting

Digital Media

Information Technology

...

Investment portfolio

12rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
AwakenAngels	Sep 2024Participated	$1 MOther Equity
OpenWeb	Nov 2021Participated	$150 MSeries E
Sivira	Jun 2021Participated	$3 MSeries A
SmartNews	Nov 2019Participated	$92 MSeries E
NewsCred	Jul 2019Participated	$20 MOther Equity
Audioburst	Apr 2019Led	$10 MOther Equity
CarDekho	Jan 2019Participated	$110 MSeries C
Bitfury Group	Nov 2018Participated	$80 MOther Equity
iSpace	Dec 2017Participated	$90 MSeries A
Treasure Data	Nov 2016Participated	$25 MSeries C
Affle	Oct 2011Led	$10 MOther Equity
Tigerspike	Jul 2011Led	$11 MOther Equity
AwakenAngels	Sep 2024Participated	$1 MOther Equity
OpenWeb	Nov 2021Participated	$150 MSeries E
Sivira	Jun 2021Participated	$3 MSeries A
SmartNews	Nov 2019Participated	$92 MSeries E
NewsCred	Jul 2019Participated	$20 MOther Equity
Audioburst	Apr 2019Led	$10 MOther Equity
CarDekho	Jan 2019Participated	$110 MSeries C
Bitfury Group	Nov 2018Participated	$80 MOther Equity
iSpace	Dec 2017Participated	$90 MSeries A
Treasure Data	Nov 2016Participated	$25 MSeries C
Affle	Oct 2011Led	$10 MOther Equity
Tigerspike	Jul 2011Led	$11 MOther Equity

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Deal Distribution

Dentsu: 12 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Series A	0	2
Series C+	0	4
Other Equity	3	3

Monthly Deal Activity

Dentsu: 12 deals are recorded across 184 months. All available history
Month	Deals
Jul '11	1
Aug '11	0
Sep '11	0
Oct '11	1
Nov '11	0
Dec '11	0
Jan '12	0
Feb '12	0
Mar '12	0
Apr '12	0
May '12	0
Jun '12	0
Jul '12	0
Aug '12	0
Sep '12	0
Oct '12	0
Nov '12	0
Dec '12	0
Jan '13	0
Feb '13	0
Mar '13	0
Apr '13	0
May '13	0
Jun '13	0
Jul '13	0
Aug '13	0
Sep '13	0
Oct '13	0
Nov '13	0
Dec '13	0
Jan '14	0
Feb '14	0
Mar '14	0
Apr '14	0
May '14	0
Jun '14	0
Jul '14	0
Aug '14	0
Sep '14	0
Oct '14	0
Nov '14	0
Dec '14	0
Jan '15	0
Feb '15	0
Mar '15	0
Apr '15	0
May '15	0
Jun '15	0
Jul '15	0
Aug '15	0
Sep '15	0
Oct '15	0
Nov '15	0
Dec '15	0
Jan '16	0
Feb '16	0
Mar '16	0
Apr '16	0
May '16	0
Jun '16	0
Jul '16	0
Aug '16	0
Sep '16	0
Oct '16	0
Nov '16	1
Dec '16	0
Jan '17	0
Feb '17	0
Mar '17	0
Apr '17	0
May '17	0
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	0
Aug '17	0
Sep '17	0
Oct '17	0
Nov '17	0
Dec '17	1
Jan '18	0
Feb '18	0
Mar '18	0
Apr '18	0
May '18	0
Jun '18	0
Jul '18	0
Aug '18	0
Sep '18	0
Oct '18	0
Nov '18	1
Dec '18	0
Jan '19	1
Feb '19	0
Mar '19	0
Apr '19	1
May '19	0
Jun '19	0
Jul '19	1
Aug '19	0
Sep '19	0
Oct '19	0
Nov '19	1
Dec '19	0
Jan '20	0
Feb '20	0
Mar '20	0
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	0
Oct '20	0
Nov '20	0
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	0
Feb '21	0
Mar '21	0
Apr '21	0
May '21	0
Jun '21	1
Jul '21	0
Aug '21	0
Sep '21	0
Oct '21	0
Nov '21	1
Dec '21	0
Jan '22	0
Feb '22	0
Mar '22	0
Apr '22	0
May '22	0
Jun '22	0
Jul '22	0
Aug '22	0
Sep '22	0
Oct '22	0
Nov '22	0
Dec '22	0
Jan '23	0
Feb '23	0
Mar '23	0
Apr '23	0
May '23	0
Jun '23	0
Jul '23	0
Aug '23	0
Sep '23	0
Oct '23	0
Nov '23	0
Dec '23	0
Jan '24	0
Feb '24	0
Mar '24	0
Apr '24	0
May '24	0
Jun '24	0
Jul '24	0
Aug '24	0
Sep '24	1
Oct '24	0
Nov '24	0
Dec '24	0
Jan '25	0
Feb '25	0
Mar '25	0
Apr '25	0
May '25	0
Jun '25	0
Jul '25	0
Aug '25	0
Sep '25	0
Oct '25	0
Nov '25	0
Dec '25	0
Jan '26	0
Feb '26	0
Mar '26	0
Apr '26	0
May '26	0
Jun '26	0
Jul '26	0
Aug '26	0
Sep '26	0
Oct '26	0

Sector Breakdown

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Dentsu: Networks, Cloud & Communication is the largest displayed sector by deal count (7 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Networks, Cloud & Communication	7
Data, Analytics & IT	5
Enterprise Software	3
Marketing & Advertising	3
Hardware & Robotics	2
Crypto & Blockchain	2
Fintech	2
Media & Entertainment	2
Professional Services	2
Social & Community Platforms	2
Education & Workforce	1
E-Commerce & Retail	1
Cybersecurity & Privacy	1
Clean Energy & Sustainability	1
Space & Frontier Tech	1
Transportation & Logistics	1
AI & Machine Learning	1

Deal Size Distribution

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Dentsu: 12 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	2
$5M-$10M	0
$10M-$25M	4
$25M-$50M	1
$50M-$100M	3
$100M-$250M	2
$250M-$500M	0
$500M-$1B	0
$1B+	0

Deals By Geography

Top 6 of 6 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Dentsu: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (4 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
United States	4
India	2
Japan	2
Europe	2
Australia	1
Israel	1

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Dentsu: 20 co-investors are shown, with Innovation Network Corporation of Japan sharing 2 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investor	Shared deals
Innovation Network Corporation of Japan	2
ACA Investments	1
Afterpay	1
Ail	1
AME Cloud Ventures	1
American Express	1
AMP	1
Argenthal	1
Armat Group	1
Axis Bank	1
Bunnings	1
CapitalG	1
Ceres	1
D2 COMMUNICATIONS	1
Development Bank of Japan	1
Digital Advertising Consortium	1
Entr e Capital	1
Escalate Capital Partners	1
FirstMark Capital	1
Foyer	1