Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | Corporate VC |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • Food & Beverage • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Life Science • Mobile • Oncology • Woman Focused |
Stages | Early, Seed |
Investing | United States • Canada • Israel |
Investment Range | $1,300,000 - $40,000,000 |
Mitsui Global Investment (MGI) is a Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) firm operating as the venture capital investment arm of Mitsui & Co., one of the largest general trading companies in Japan. Established in 2001 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, the firm has a global presence with a strong base in Japan. MGI is dedicated to fostering the growth of emerging businesses that carry high potential for global expansion and innovation, providing not just financial support but also Mitsui’s vast resources to open up broader markets and opportunities. MGI focuses on early to seed-stage investments across a diverse range of industries. With a minimum investment of $1,300,000 and a maximum of $40,000,000, they target sectors such as Software, including Web Marketplaces and SaaS, IT and TMT, Media, Education, BioTech, Business Solutions, Hardware and Manufacturing, Energy, CleanTech, Food & Beverage, Material Science, Medical Devices and Hospital Services, Healthcare and Wellness, Life Science, Mobile, Oncology and companies with a focus on women. Their specialty lies in partnering with entrepreneurs who envision restructuring industries and advancing human welfare worldwide. Their investment strategy includes a broad portfolio encompassing enterprise software, hardware/semiconductor, consumer/mobile, digital health/HCIT, healthcare service, medical device, biopharma, Industrial/BIO, automobile tech, agritech/food, and clean energy. Leveraging Mitsui's expansive network, MGI supports portfolio companies in navigating through the various stages of growth, aiming to actualize their global potential.