Rakuten
Investor profile
Corporate
Rakuten has backed 14 European tech companies across 19 funding rounds between 2011 and 2023, joining rounds totalling €479M. Most active in Fintech and Transportation. Data as of Nov 2026.
Also recorded as: Rakuten Capital · Rakuten Ventures
Deals
19
distinct rounds
Companies
14
backed
Active span
2011–2023
13 yrs
Total round €
€479M
sum of rounds joined
Deals by year
distinct rounds / yearRakuten — deals by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| Rakuten — deals by year | |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
Top sectors
by dealsRakuten — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Rakuten — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | 8 |
| Transportation | 5 |
| Software | 4 |
| Foodtech | 3 |
| Travel | 3 |
| Edtech | 2 |
| AI | 1 |
| Media | 1 |
| Consumer | 1 |
Stages
by dealsRakuten — stages — interactive chart.
Data table
| Rakuten — stages | |
|---|---|
| Other | 5 |
| Series B | 4 |
| Series C | 4 |
| Series A | 2 |
| Series D+ | 2 |
| Early VC | 1 |
| Growth/Late | 1 |
Countries
by dealsRakuten — countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Rakuten — countries | |
|---|---|
| Spain | 6 |
| UK | 5 |
| Germany | 4 |
| Estonia | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
Co-investment network
shared roundsCo-investment network — interactive chart.
Hover a node for shared-deal counts; click a co-investor to open its profile.
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Frequent co-investors
shared rounds- Seaya Ventures3
- Rheingau Founders2
- Allianz1
- Allianz X1
- AngelList1
- Anthemis1
- Artis Ventures1
- Battery Ventures1
- Bill McKiernan1
- Bitcoin Opportunity Fund1
- Blockchain Capital1
- Bonsai Venture Capital SCR1
- Caixa Capital Risc1
- Cathay Innovation1
- Commerce Ventures1
- Digital Currency Group1
- Draper Esprit1
- e.ventures1
- Emery Capital1
- Entree Capital1
- Financière Saint James1
- GV (Google Ventures)1
- Heartcore Capital1
- Highland Capital Partners1
- Inventure1
Portfolio
top 30 by total round €| Company | Country | Rounds | Total € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabify | Spain | 3 | €208M |
| Glovo | Spain | 2 | €55M |
| Simplesurance | Germany | 2 | €38M |
| Fever | Spain | 1 | €32M |
| PREmFina | UK | 1 | €31M |
| Taster | France | 1 | €31M |
| Azimo | UK | 2 | €29M |
| Currency Cloud | UK | 1 | €24M |
| Bitnet Technologies | UK | 1 | €12M |
| Kreditech | Germany | 1 | €9.8M |
| Lingvist | Estonia | 1 | €7.3M |
| Talk-a-Bot | Hungary | 1 | €3.5M |
| getAbstract | Switzerland | 1 | €0 |
| Tradoria | Germany | 1 | €0 |