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Investor portfolio, from our funding record
Recorded in our rows as: SMBC VC.
Counted rounds
5
Led
1
4 as participant
Companies
3
Disclosed round value
$15.9M
3 of 5 rounds disclosed; whole rounds, not this investor's share
First deal
2019-10-21
Space BD
Latest deal
2026-08-20
Letara
SMBC Venture Capital appears on 5 counted private space funding rounds in our records, into 3 companies: recorded as lead on 1 and as a participant on 4.
The earliest is Space BD on 21 October 2019; the latest is Letara on 20 August 2026.
3 of the 5 rounds disclosed a size, together $15.9M. That is the size of the rounds SMBC Venture Capital took part in, not the amount SMBC Venture Capital invested: we hold no per-investor allocations and do not estimate them.
The investor most often on the same counted rounds as SMBC Venture Capital is Incubate Fund, on 3 rounds.
Private funding rounds into space companies that name SMBC Venture Capital as lead or participant, newest first, each with its source. Round size is the whole round; a blank size was never disclosed and is not estimated.
| Date | Company | Stage | Role | Round size | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetaraRecorded as Pre-Series A | Seed | Participant | Not disclosed | Letara (opens the source for this round) | |
| Orbital Lasers | Series A | Participant | Not disclosed | PR TIMES (opens the source for this round) | |
| LetaraRecorded as Seed Extension | Seed | ParticipantAs recorded: SMBC VC | $4.3M | The Bridge (opens the source for this round) | |
| Space BDRecorded as Series B (third-party allotment) | Series B | Lead | $9.2M | Space BD (press release) (opens the source for this round) | |
| Space BD | Series A | Participant | $2.4M | Space BD (press release) (opens the source for this round) |
| Stage | Rounds |
|---|---|
| Seed | 2 |
| Series A | 2 |
| Series B | 1 |
| Sector | Rounds |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 3 |
| Infrastructure | 2 |
| Year | Rounds |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
Investors named on the same counted rounds, by the number of rounds shared.
Showing the 10 most frequent of 21 co-investors. The full list is part of a SpaceNexus Research seat.
Rounds come from company announcements, regulatory filings and press reports. Amounts, valuations and investors are as reported and may be incomplete or later revised. Not investment advice, and not an offer or solicitation for any security. Full disclaimer
| 2019 |
| 1 |