Key facts
- It has raised $476.7M; the latest was IPO in Jul 2025.
- Notable investors include SMBC Venture Capital, J-Startup, Joyance Partners, Atomico, JIC Venture Growth Investments — 25 tracked in total.
- SmartNews has filed 2 Form Ds with the SEC since 2025, most recently May 2026 ( sold).
- Status: In IPO Registration.
- ·The complete investor list — 25 names
- ·Watchlist + deal alerts for SmartNews
- ·The full record, as it builds
Funding rounds
No funding rounds for SmartNews are on record yet — either the company hasn't raised institutional capital, or the raise hasn't surfaced in our sources.
About SmartNews
Operator of a news platform intended to discover and deliver news stories. The company's platform uses machine learning algorithms to evaluate articles and social signals and categorizes these stories into business, technology, lifestyle, entertainment, sports, and world tabs, enabling consumers to stay updated with the news.
- Sector
- Consumer Products and Services (B2C)
- HQ
- Tokyo, Japan
- Founded
- 2012
- Employees
- 540
- Website
- smartnews.com/
- Ownership
- In IPO Registration
SmartNews doesn't have a composite mark yet — a PA Mark is published once enough pricing inputs exist (trade prints, fund marks, round prices). The rest of the record below builds toward it.
Recorded secondary trades
No secondary trades in SmartNews shares have been recorded yet. When a print lands — third-party, direct report, or platform — it appears here with structure, source, and price.
Institutional fund marks
No SEC-registered fund has reported a fair-value mark on SmartNews in its N-PORT filings yet. We sweep new filings monthly.