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SMARTNEWS
SmartNews
News aggregation app ยท Tokyo ยท Japan ยท Founded ยท 2012 ยท โ‰ˆ ยท 400 ยท employees

SmartNews Funding โ€” Last Valued at $1.8B

Private

SmartNews has raised not fully disclosed across 6 funding rounds. The company is valued at $1.8B.

ProfileValuationFundingCompetitorsStock & IPOHow to invest
SmartNews funding ยท at a glance
Total raised, all rounds
no round sizes disclosed
Funding rounds
6
priced rounds
Latest round
Sep 2021
Sep 2021
Lead on that event
JPY25.1 billion round; cumulative funding to date JPY44.3 billion.
2021
About SmartNews

The company's funding round in September 2021, which for the first time included U.S.-based investors, tipped SmartNews' valuation to over $2 billion.

Funding timeline

The SmartNews funding timeline

6 funding rounds, the latest highlighted.

2012
SmartNews founded

SmartNews was founded in 2012, Japan.

AUG 2013
Series A

JPY420 million..

Valuation basisAmountPrice / shareLead
AUG 2014
Series B

Third-party allotment reported as JPY 3.6 billion (็ด„36ๅ„„ๅ††); investors included GREE, Mixi and Naoto Kawada (DeNA co-founder). Not converted to USD.. Led by GREE, Mixi.

Valuation basisAmountPrice / shareLeadGREE, Mixi
MAR 2015
Series C

Reported as JPY 1.2 billion (12ๅ„„ๅ††); not converted to USD..

Valuation basisAmountPrice / shareLead
JUL 2016
Series D

Reported as JPY 3.8 billion (38ๅ„„ๅ††); cumulative funding to date reported as JPY 9.1 billion. Not converted to USD..

Valuation basisAmountPrice / shareLead
NOV 2019
Series E

Reported as JPY 10 billion (100ๅ„„ๅ††); cumulative funding to date reported as JPY 19.1 billion. Not converted to USD..

Valuation basisAmountPrice / shareLead
IPO: NOT ANNOUNCED

No filing has been made.

Funding rounds

SmartNews funding rounds in full

6 dated rounds, newest first.

Round
Date
Amount
Valuation
Price / share
Lead investors
Participation
Series F LATEST
Sep 2021
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JPY25.1 billion round; cumulative funding to date JPY44.3 billion.
Series E
Nov 2019
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Reported as JPY 10 billion (100ๅ„„ๅ††); cumulative funding to date reported as JPY 19.1 billion. Not converted to USD.
Series D
Jul 2016
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โ€”
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โ€”
Reported as JPY 3.8 billion (38ๅ„„ๅ††); cumulative funding to date reported as JPY 9.1 billion. Not converted to USD.
Series C
Mar 2015
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Reported as JPY 1.2 billion (12ๅ„„ๅ††); not converted to USD.
Series B
Aug 2014
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โ€”
โ€”
GREE, Mixi
Third-party allotment reported as JPY 3.6 billion (็ด„36ๅ„„ๅ††); investors included GREE, Mixi and Naoto Kawada (DeNA co-founder). Not converted to USD.
Series A
Aug 2013
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JPY420 million.
SmartNews ยท investors

Investors

GREELEADMixiLEADNNaoto Kawada

Frequently asked questions

How can I get exposure to SmartNews?โ€บ

The routes section explains what is realistically available for a company at this stage.

Is SmartNews publicly traded?โ€บ

No. SmartNews is a private company; its shares do not trade on a public exchange.

What is SmartNews's valuation?โ€บ

The last valuation is $1.8B.

Who has invested in SmartNews?โ€บ

Lead investors for each round are in the funding timeline.

Who are SmartNews's competitors?โ€บ

The closest news aggregation app peers are on the competitors page.

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