Sompo Ventures
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Tokyo, Japan
Countries of investment
- Japan
- United States
Investment stages
- Seed
- Series A
- Series B
Industries
- Insurtech
- Fintech
- Digital health & eldercare
- Mobility
- AI & data
- Cybersecurity
About
Sompo Ventures is a Tokyo and Palo Alto-based corporate venture capital firm focused on insurtech. Their focus spans Japan and the United States. The firm supports founders from seed through Series B stages.
Sompo Ventures is a Tokyo and Palo Alto-based corporate venture capital firm focused on insurtech. Their focus spans Japan and the United States. The firm supports founders from seed through Series B stages.
Investment Thesis
Sompo Ventures is the strategic investment arm of Sompo Holdings, investing seed-to-Series B in insurtech and digital-health startups aligned with Sompo's broader wellbeing strategy. The firm differentiates itself through direct access to Japanese insurance distribution and a bridge between Japanese and U.S. insurtech ecosystems.
Manager's Experience
Corporate venture arm of Japan's Sompo Holdings, launched around 2016 with teams in Tokyo, Silicon Valley and Tel Aviv. Invests strategically for the group across insurtech, healthcare and eldercare, mobility and AI, with a mandate tied to Sompo's "real data platform" strategy. (Fund size and leadership unverified.)
Team
Not publicly named
Portfolio
Palantir Technologies
FLUX
Honest
Kin Insurance
Neurotrack
Noom
Genomelink
Wejo
Cytora
One Concern
Abeja