SMBC Venture Capital

Activity from announced rounds

Activity in this selectionOct 28, 2026 · Jul 31, 2026

SMBC Venture Capital is the corporate venture firm named by GenerativeX and Power Laser Technology.

Recorded funding activity

GenerativeX deploys enterprise agents through engineering teams. Power Laser develops high-energy sources for fusion and space applications. Their company records remain separate from the SMBC banking parent and named funds.

Sources
Rounds participated in
4
Confirmed lead rounds
0
All roles disclosed
New companies
4
First participation on record · 0 follow-on
Funding in participating rounds
$217.5M
3 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share

By stage

Series A2
Seed1
Series C+1

By primary sector

Climate tech1
Enterprise software1
Hardware1
Industrial tech1

By country

Japan4

Rounds

4 in this selection
Flyle

Flyle develops AI tools for contact centres to analyse customer feedback, assess response quality and connect service insights to business improvements.

¥1.9BSeries A
Participant
OptQC Corp.

OptQC builds optical quantum-computing hardware for research institutions and technology companies.

¥7BSeries A2
Participant
Kyoto Fusioneering

Kyoto Fusioneering develops plasma-heating, fuel-cycle and heat-management systems for fusion-energy projects.

¥25.7BSeries D first close
Participant