private financing
Mizuho Securities, ML Power, a 100% subsidiary of Mizuho Leasing, Blue Sky Solar, and Blue Sky Asset Management have collaborated with lending financial institutions including Orix Bank and Joyo Bank to form a long-term private fund with agri-solar power plants as underlying assets through non-recourse project finance and equity investment.
venture capital
Climate-tech startup Stride Green, focused on asset financing and lifecycle management for sustainable businesses, has raised US$3.5 million in a seed funding round. The seed funding was led by Bengaluru-based Micelio Technology Fund and Incubate Fund Asia, alongside participation from other investors. Gurgaon-based Stride Green provides financing to
alternatives
Keyaki Capital, a Tokyo-based, VC-backed, and tech-enabled financial services platform led by CEO Taiki Kimura, announced the official launch of its Online Private Asset Investment Platform. This platform is the first of its kind in Japan to exclusively offer private equity, private credit, and other private asset investment funds online
lending
The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) and the Indonesia Investment Authority (INA) have launched the "IJ Hybrid Capital Solution Fund I," a fund which will be jointly managed by the two institutions and offer hybrid capital solutions for Indonesian corporates. INA is an Indonesia's sovereign wealth
japan
Yoii has established Japan's first Revenue-Based Financing (RBF) fund with participation from Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking and others. Through this fund, Yoii will continue to support the growth of startups and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that are taking on new challenges. Background of the establishment of