About Sumitomo
Sumitomo is a private equity firm founded in 2002. It is primarily based in Hong Kong, China.
Overall Sumitomo portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 6 IPOs and 6 acquisitions including key companies like iClick, SCSK and Jupiter Telecommunications. A lot of funds co-invest with Sumitomo, with names like Sinar Mas sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Sumitomo has a team of 10 people, including 1 partner.
Sumitomo's Portfolio
They have invested in a total of 56 companies. Their most recent investment was in Naluri (Series B round) on Aug 12, 2025. Here is the most recent investment by Sumitomo:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 12, 2025 | Series B | 6636 | ||
Nov 20, 2024 | Series A | 4873 | ||
Feb 03, 2024 | Series A | 5779 | ||
Jan 08, 2024 | Seed | 9400 |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Sumitomo:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2019
Team profile of Sumitomo
Sumitomo has a team of 10 members including 1 Partner and 7 Principals located in China and Ethiopia. Sumitomo's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Sumitomo:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Ethiopia | - | - | |
Principal | - | - | ||
Principal | Hong Kong | - | - | |
Principal | Hong Kong | - | ||
Principal | Hong Kong | - | ||
Principal | - | - | ||
Principal | Hong Kong | - | - | |
Principal | Hong Kong | - | - | |
Associate | Hong Kong | - | - | |
Associate | - | - |
Co-investors of Sumitomo
Over the past 24 years, 40 investors have co-invested in Sumitomo's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Sumitomo: 40 investors entered a company along with Sumitomo. These include investors like Sinar Mas (1 company).
Sumitomo News
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Healthtech firm Naluri raises $5m to expand in Asian marketsTech in Asia•Aug 12, 2025•Sumitomo, MVP, Naluri, Telus and 1 other
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Komunal Raised $5.5 M Series A+ Funding From Sumitomo Corporation Equity AsiaIncubees•Jan 09, 2025•Komunal P2P Lending, Sovereign Capital, Skystar Capital, JAFCO Asia and 2 others
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Locad Bags $9 Mn To Expand Its Omnichannel Play For Ecommerce Brandshtsyndication.com•Nov 20, 2024•Sumitomo, Locad, Antler, FEBE Ventures and 11 others
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AILINK’s ¥150 Million Series A Funding RoundGlobal Legal Chronicle•Feb 26, 2024•Ai Linking, Pillsbury, Sumitomo
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Indonesian Agritech Semaai Raises US$4.7M, Sets Sights on Fintech PartnershipsFinTechnews•Jan 08, 2024•Semaai, CyberAgent Capital, Sumitomo, Ruvento Ventures and 5 others
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Semaai raises $4.7m to expand in Indonesia after recording revenue spikeTech in Asia•Jan 08, 2024•Semaai, CyberAgent Capital, Sumitomo, Ruvento Ventures and 1 other
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Indonesian Neobank KOMUNAL Gears Up for Expansion with US$5.5M FundingFinTechnews•Jan 08, 2024•Komunal, Sumitomo, JAFCO Asia, Skystar Capital and 6 others
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Agritech semaai pockets of pre-serial funding of Rp. 73 billionSWA Online•Jan 08, 2024•Semaai, CyberAgent Capital, Ruvento Ventures, Heracles Ventures and 5 others
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Agritech Startup Semaai Obtains Pre-Series A Funding of IDR 73 BillionDailysocial•Jan 08, 2024•Semaai, CyberAgent Capital, Sumitomo, Ruvento Ventures and 5 others
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Last Semester Profit Claims, Communal Receives New FundingDailysocial•Jan 04, 2024•Komunal, Sumitomo, JAFCO Asia, Skystar Capital and 7 others
