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MLC Ventures

Kabutocho First Heiwa Building 407 5-1 Nihonbashi Kabutocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 103-0026, Japan

Overview

Corporate venture capital firm supporting start-up businesses.

Deals · 12mo

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Stage focus

Series A
Series B

Geographic focus

Hong Kong
Japan

Sector focus

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Investment portfolio

5rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
T2
Jul 2026Participated
$31 MSeries B
Return Helper
Jun 2026Participated
$4 MSeries A
Luup
Nov 2025Participated
$28 MOther Equity
Cuebus
Feb 2024Participated
$2 MSeries B
Ugo
Jan 2024Participated
$6 MOther Equity
T2
Jul 2026Participated
$31 MSeries B
Return Helper
Jun 2026Participated
$4 MSeries A
Luup
Nov 2025Participated
$28 MOther Equity
Cuebus
Feb 2024Participated
$2 MSeries B
Ugo
Jan 2024Participated
$6 MOther Equity
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Deal Distribution

MLC Ventures: 5 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
MLC Ventures: 5 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Series A01
Series B02
Other Equity02

Monthly Deal Activity

MLC Ventures: 5 deals are recorded across 34 months.All available history.
MLC Ventures: 5 deals are recorded across 34 months. All available history
MonthDeals
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Sector Breakdown

MLC Ventures: Transportation & Logistics is the largest displayed sector by deal count (4 deals).All available history.

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

MLC Ventures: Transportation & Logistics is the largest displayed sector by deal count (4 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Transportation & Logistics4
Networks, Cloud & Communication2
Hardware & Robotics2
E-Commerce & Retail2
Enterprise Software1
Manufacturing1
Space & Frontier Tech1

Deal Size Distribution

MLC Ventures: 5 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

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

MLC Ventures: 5 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M2
$5M-$10M1
$10M-$25M0
$25M-$50M2
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

MLC Ventures: Japan has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (4 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

MLC Ventures: Japan has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (4 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Japan4
Hong Kong1
MLC Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Abies Ventures sharing 1 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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MLC Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Abies Ventures sharing 1 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Abies Ventures1
Cathay Venture1
Colopl Next1
Daiwa House Ventures1
Fujitrans Corporation1
Harima Bistem1
IT-Farm1
Jun Yue Investment1
K4 Ventures1
Kuribayashi Steamship1
Life Design Fund1
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital1
Mitsui Fudosan1
Mizuho Capital1
MOL PLUS1
NTT Docomo1
Osaka Metro1
Pegatron Group1
Resona Asset Management1
SMBC Venture Capital1

Investment Strategy

MLC Ventures: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation.All available history.
MLC Ventures: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led00%
Participating5100%
MLC Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
MLC Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led00%

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Team

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