GMO VenturePartners

GMO VenturePartners is a venture capital firm that invests in fintech and technology startups, having recently launched a fintech-focused fund with commitments of around ten billion yen. Its portfolio includes companies such as Coda Payments, a payments business described as having processed more than one billion transactions across sixty territories, and Kredivo, formerly known as FinAccel, a buy-now-pay-later company which the firm backed before it had a finished product and to which it also provided early debt financing. Other portfolio companies referenced include Rentomojo, which has listed on the NSE and BSE, and Every, which has gone public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Growth Market. The firm describes itself as a high-conviction investor, willing to continue backing companies through difficult periods, including the period around the COVID-19 disaster, rather than exiting early, and cites testimonials from founders describing its expertise in payments and buy-now-pay-later financing.