GMO Venture Partners Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

Early and growth stage investment firm supporting tech startups.

Founded

2005

Deals · 12mo

3

Links

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Stage focus

Series A

Series B

Geographic focus

India

Japan

Singapore

United States

Sector focus

Financial Services

Internet

Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

44rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
10pct.	Sep 2026Participated	$3 MSeries A
Tazapay	Mar 2026Participated	$36 MSeries B
Plum	Mar 2026Participated	$21 MSeries B
TransBnk	Aug 2025Participated	$25 MSeries B
Trustart	Aug 2025Participated	$9 MSeries C
DPDzero	Aug 2025Led	$7 MSeries A
RightTouch	Apr 2025Participated	$5 MSeries A
Bureau	Dec 2024Participated	$30 MSeries B
TransBnk	Aug 2024Participated	$4 MSeries A
Niro	May 2024Participated	$4 MSeries B
Sharing Energy	Apr 2024Participated	$26 MSeries B
OTO Capital	Feb 2024Led	$10 MOther Equity
10pct.	Sep 2026Participated	$3 MSeries A
Tazapay	Mar 2026Participated	$36 MSeries B
Plum	Mar 2026Participated	$21 MSeries B
TransBnk	Aug 2025Participated	$25 MSeries B
Trustart	Aug 2025Participated	$9 MSeries C
DPDzero	Aug 2025Led	$7 MSeries A
RightTouch	Apr 2025Participated	$5 MSeries A
Bureau	Dec 2024Participated	$30 MSeries B
TransBnk	Aug 2024Participated	$4 MSeries A
Niro	May 2024Participated	$4 MSeries B
Sharing Energy	Apr 2024Participated	$26 MSeries B
OTO Capital	Feb 2024Led	$10 MOther Equity

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Deal Distribution

GMO Venture Partners: 44 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Seed	0	6
Series A	1	10
Series B	0	10
Series C+	1	4
Other Equity	4	8

Monthly Deal Activity

GMO Venture Partners: 44 deals are recorded across 152 months. All available history
Month	Deals
Mar '14	1
Apr '14	0
May '14	1
Jun '14	0
Jul '14	0
Aug '14	0
Sep '14	0
Oct '14	0
Nov '14	0
Dec '14	0
Jan '15	1
Feb '15	0
Mar '15	0
Apr '15	2
May '15	1
Jun '15	0
Jul '15	0
Aug '15	0
Sep '15	1
Oct '15	0
Nov '15	0
Dec '15	0
Jan '16	1
Feb '16	1
Mar '16	0
Apr '16	0
May '16	0
Jun '16	1
Jul '16	0
Aug '16	0
Sep '16	1
Oct '16	1
Nov '16	0
Dec '16	0
Jan '17	1
Feb '17	0
Mar '17	0
Apr '17	0
May '17	0
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	0
Aug '17	0
Sep '17	1
Oct '17	1
Nov '17	0
Dec '17	0
Jan '18	0
Feb '18	0
Mar '18	0
Apr '18	0
May '18	0
Jun '18	0
Jul '18	1
Aug '18	0
Sep '18	0
Oct '18	0
Nov '18	0
Dec '18	1
Jan '19	0
Feb '19	0
Mar '19	1
Apr '19	0
May '19	0
Jun '19	0
Jul '19	0
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	0
Jul '21	0
Aug '21	1
Sep '21	0
Oct '21	0
Nov '21	1
Dec '21	1
Jan '22	0
Feb '22	0
Mar '22	0
Apr '22	0
May '22	0
Jun '22	1
Jul '22	0
Aug '22	0
Sep '22	2
Oct '22	0
Nov '22	0
Dec '22	0
Jan '23	1
Feb '23	1
Mar '23	1
Apr '23	2
May '23	0
Jun '23	0
Jul '23	1
Aug '23	0
Sep '23	1
Oct '23	0
Nov '23	0
Dec '23	0
Jan '24	0
Feb '24	1
Mar '24	0
Apr '24	1
May '24	1
Jun '24	0
Jul '24	0
Aug '24	1
Sep '24	0
Oct '24	0
Nov '24	0
Dec '24	1
Jan '25	0
Feb '25	0
Mar '25	0
Apr '25	1
May '25	0
Jun '25	0
Jul '25	0
Aug '25	3
Sep '25	0
Oct '25	0
Nov '25	0
Dec '25	0
Jan '26	0
Feb '26	0
Mar '26	2
Apr '26	0
May '26	0
Jun '26	0
Jul '26	0
Aug '26	0
Sep '26	1
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.

GMO Venture Partners: Fintech is the largest displayed sector by deal count (18 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Fintech	18
Enterprise Software	12
Networks, Cloud & Communication	7
Travel & Hospitality	6
E-Commerce & Retail	6
Transportation & Logistics	5
Media & Entertainment	5
AI & Machine Learning	5
Professional Services	5
Marketing & Advertising	4
Cybersecurity & Privacy	3
Hardware & Robotics	3
Health & Life Sciences	3
Education & Workforce	2
Consumer & Lifestyle	2
Social & Community Platforms	2
Developer Tools	2
Clean Energy & Sustainability	1
Real Estate & Construction	1
Data, Analytics & IT	1
Crypto & Blockchain	1
Food & Agriculture	1

Deal Size Distribution

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

GMO Venture Partners: 44 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	13
$5M-$10M	10
$10M-$25M	13
$25M-$50M	6
$50M-$100M	1
$100M-$250M	0
$250M-$500M	1
$500M-$1B	0
$1B+	0

Deals By Geography

Top 7 of 7 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

GMO Venture Partners: Japan has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (12 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
Japan	12
United States	11
India	10
Singapore	8
Brazil	1
94102	1
Taiwan	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.

GMO Venture Partners: 20 co-investors are shown, with Y Combinator sharing 5 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investor	Shared deals
Y Combinator	5
Peak XV Partners	4
Rebright Partners	4
Global Brain	3
Itochu Technology Ventures	3
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital	3
1Sharpe Ventures	2
500 Global	2
8i Ventures	2
9Unicorns	2
Acrew Capital	2
Alpha JWC Ventures	2
Blume Ventures	2
Commerce Ventures	2
Correlation Ventures	2
DCM	2
Elevar Equity	2
Founders Fund	2
Golden Gate Ventures	2
Hemi Ventures	2