real estate
estie, which provides multiple services centered on "estie Market Research," Japan's largest commercial real estate data analysis platform, has concluded financing agreements totaling 2.2 billion yen with four financial institutions: Shoko Chukin Bank, MUFG Bank, Resona Bank, and Japan Finance Corporation. This includes long-term loans
corporate venture capital
ZIRITZ, which operates the asset management platform "StockFormer" and the AI-powered automatic apartment planning service "StockFormer-ZERO," has completed Series A funding totaling 700 million yen. In this round, Nissay Capital and Daiwa Corporate Investment served as lead investors, with participation from a total of 7 venture
venture capital
Funds has completed a Series E funding round, raising a total of 1.83 billion yen. The round was led by "SMBC-GB Growth No. 1 Investment Limited Partnership," jointly operated by Global Brain Corporation and SMBC Edge Corporation. Other investors include Asset Management One, one of Japan'
corporate venture capital
HIRAC FUND, operated by Money Forward Venture Partners, a group company of Money Forward, has made an investment in E-SEP, which develops ceramic separation membranes. Background of the Investment Efforts toward decarbonization have become an urgent priority for society as a whole in order to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
corporate venture capital
WIZ.AI, a Singapore-based AI company pioneering the enterprise application of large language models (LLMs) in Southeast Asia, has announced the successful closing of its Series B funding round, raising tens of millions of USD. The round was led by SMBC Asia Rising Fund, the corporate venture capital arm of
debt financing
Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) has provided loan insurance for back financing related to a loan extended by a venture debt fund to Hella Infra Market Singapore, a Singapore-based subsidiary of an Indian start-up company. This marks the first individual transaction under the framework agreement entered into by NEXI,
corporate venture capital
DG Daiwa Ventures (DGDV), a venture capital firm investing both domestically and internationally, has completed the final close of "DGDV Fund III E.L.P. Cayman", which targets seed and early-stage startups in Japan and abroad, at over 10 billion yen. Additionally, coinciding with the launch of Fund
fintech
The "Financial Innovation Category" of the Tokyo Financial Award invited financial businesses to apply for “Solutions” to “Themes to be solved” which are based on the needs and challenges related to financial services which were submitted by residents and businesses in Tokyo. The solutions submitted by applicants were
startup
The Science, Technology and Innovation Secretariat under the Cabinet Office has announced the selection of prospective awardees of partner entities that will play a key role in supporting the implementation of the Global Startup Campus (GSC) Initiative Pilot Activities. Additionally, they have selected host institutions that will accept international researchers
venture capital
FormX has completed a seed round funding of 130 million yen in total. The lead investor is Genesia Ventures, with additional participation from Chiba Dojo Fund and multiple CFO angel investors. This funding will accelerate the development of its "Disclosure Platform" and strengthen its organizational foundation. About FormX
venture capital
MUFG Bank and MUFG Innovation Partners (MUIP), both consolidated subsidiaries of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), have made an investment in LayerX, a startup focused on equipping society with AI-centered software. MUFG Bank also signed a strategic partnership memorandum of understanding with LayerX to further deepen their collaborative relationship. MUIP’
venture capital
Visual Bank has raised 1.1 billion yen in equity financing through its Series B round. The round was led by Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital, with participation from CDIB Cross Border Innovation Fund, Incubate Fund, Aozora Corporate Investment, SMBC Venture Capital, W fund, and others. The Purpose of the Series