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Mizuho Financial Group

Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Otemachi

Description

Mizuho Financial Group is a bank holding company that manages and engages in ancillary operations.

Investor Profile

Mizuho Financial Group has backed more than 10 startups, with 6 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 2 rounds, about 20% of its total and boasts 3 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Series Unknown, Debt Financing, Post Ipo Debt rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in Japan, United States, Qatar.
  • Strong thematic focus on Financial Services, Information Technology, Finance.
  • Led 1 rounds in the past year.

Stage Focus

  • Series Unknown (40%)
  • Debt Financing (30%)
  • Post Ipo Debt (10%)
  • Series A (10%)
  • Series D (10%)

Country Focus

  • Japan (50%)
  • United States (30%)
  • Qatar (10%)
  • Singapore (10%)

Industry Focus

  • Financial Services
  • Information Technology
  • Finance
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Clean Energy
  • Cleantech
  • Energy
  • Renewable Energy
  • Small And Medium Businesses
  • Banking
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Who does Mizuho Financial Group frequently co-invest with?

Mizuho Bank
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 2
Incubate Fund
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 1
Canal Ventures
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Toyosu
Co-Investments: 1
Mizuho Capital
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 1
Globis Capital Partners
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 1
Resona Bank
Asia, Osaka, Japan, Osaka
Co-Investments: 1
Biprogy
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Koto
Co-Investments: 1
Shoko Chukin Bank
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 2
Deutsche Bank
Europe, Hessen, Germany, Frankfurt
Co-Investments: 2

What are some of recent deals done by Mizuho Financial Group?

Akaysha Energy

Cremorne, New South Wales, Australia

Akaysha Energy offers full-cycle development for projects including Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and renewable energy.

BatteryEnergyEnergy StorageRenewable EnergySolar
Debt FinancingNov 5, 2025
Amount Raised: $299,437,058
AT&T

Dallas, Texas, United States

AT&T is a telecommunications company that provides wireless communications, internet and digital television services.

CollaborationCommunications InfrastructureMobileService IndustryTelecommunicationsWireless
Post Ipo DebtSep 19, 2025
Amount Raised: $5,000,000,000
RingCentral

Belmont, California, United States

RingCentral is a provider of enterprise cloud communications and collaboration solutions.

Cloud ComputingCollaborationEnterprise SoftwareMeeting SoftwareSaaSVoIP
Post Ipo DebtSep 12, 2025
Amount Raised: $1,240,000,000
Avantus

Los Angeles, California, United States

Avantus develops large-scale solar and solar-plus-storage projects to drive the adoption of zero-emission energy.

Clean EnergyCleanTechEnergyRenewable EnergySolar
Debt FinancingJun 17, 2025
Amount Raised: $500,000,000
MARELLI

Saitama, Saitama, Japan

MARELLI is a manufacturer and supplier to the automotive sector.

AutomotiveManufacturingMechanical Engineering
Debt FinancingJun 11, 2025
Amount Raised: $1,100,000,000
CoreWeave

Livingston, New Jersey, United States

CoreWeave is a cloud-based AI infrastructure company offering GPU cloud services to simplify AI and machine learning workloads.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingCloud InfrastructureInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Debt FinancingOct 11, 2024
Amount Raised: $650,000,000
Zap Energy

Everett, Washington, United States

Zap Energy is developing compact fusion power that doesn't require magnets or lasers.

Clean EnergyCleanTechEnergyRenewable Energy
Series DSep 26, 2024
Amount Raised: $130,000,000
Sakana AI

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Sakana AI is an IT firm that develops an AI-based model to generate text, images, video, code, and multimedia.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIInformation Technology
Series ASep 4, 2024
Amount Raised: $214,000,000
Smartround

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Smartround is a finance management platform for startups and their investors and streamlines fundraising for entrepreneurs.

Business DevelopmentFinanceFinancial ServicesTask Management
Series UnknownSep 4, 2024
Climate Impact X

Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

Climate Impact X is a global marketplace that provides carbon exchange and credits for investors.

CreditFinancial ServicesFinTechMarketplace
Series UnknownFeb 22, 2024
Amount Raised: $22,342,125

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