About

Globally oriented

2021

Year of establishment

$100 M

Fund target size

8 +

Fund life

5 years

Investment period

4.0x

Target investment return multiples

About

SBI RI VENTURES IS A VENTURE FUND FOUNDED BY SBI HOLDINGS AND RI GROUP.

SBI HOLDINGS – is a large Japanese financial conglomerate, combining over 250 innovative high-tech subsidiaries with 1 200+ VC investment track records globally.

RI GROUP – is a venture investment group with a fast-growing portfolio of successful companies in sectors ranging from real estate and e-commerce to fintech.

The Fund will connect the dots between committed, patient capital; unique, game–changing technologies primarily sourced, but not limited to CIS countries, Israel, China and other Asian countries; high-potential global businesses and international strategic partners. The combination of these factors will enable portfolio companies to bring innovative products to market quickly and efficiently – resulting in rapid, global expansion and de-risking the investment with increased margin of safety and higher returns on invested capital.

Investment strategy

SBI RI VENTURES will invest in innovative global technology companies with strong businesses prospects in the USA, Israel, and the CIS that demonstrate clear technological leadership in their sectors as well as strong scalability and cash-flow. 

THE FUND will target companies starting from the pre-seed stage up to proof-of-concept stage (a commercially minimum viable product) and will make follow-on investments to help promising companies scale. The Fund will also invest in revenue generating growth stage companies with the opportunity to expand/penetrate its local markets and to scale globally. 

SBI RI VENTURES' highly competent leadership and investment professionals will provide portfolio companies with management expertise, strategic guidance & value-add, together with an access to new markets and sources of capital.


Stages

Pre-seed

Seed

Follow-on

Average investments size

$1M-$3M

For seed/early stage companies

Investment process

Deal sourcing

  • Incubation
  • Research universities
  • Leadership network
  • Established partnerships with leading global funds and investors

Analysis

  • Preliminary analysis
  • In-depth techno-economic analysis and product market fit
  • Investment Memo & Investment Committee review
Strategy review, refinement & implementation
  • Validation of business model
  • Rapid global business expansion by use of SBI Holdings & RI Group infrastructures