Norinchukin Bank

Norinchukin Bank is a commercial bank based in Tokyo, Japan, established in 1912. It serves the agricultural, forestry, and fishery cooperatives in Japan by offering a range of banking services, including deposits, settlements, and securities investment. The bank also engages in corporate finance and provides services related to short-term money market transactions, foreign exchange, financial derivatives, and various trading products. Additionally, Norinchukin Bank focuses on developmental financing specifically for the agriculture and food sectors, while also operating in retail and investment management.

Tatsuya Otsubo

Manager, Alternative Investments, Private Equity

18 past transactions

Green Earth Institute

Venture Round in 2021
Green Earth Institute Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2011 that specializes in producing carbon-neutral biofuels and green chemicals from non-food biomass, such as leaves and stems of plants. The company offers a range of biofuels, including vehicle and jet fuel, as well as green chemicals like resins, carbon fibers, and feed additives. Green Earth Institute utilizes a bioprocessing technology developed from research by the Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth, which allows for the efficient and cost-effective production of these sustainable products. By focusing on non-food biomass, the company aims to address significant environmental challenges, including global warming and the competition for food resources, by reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with fossil fuels.

DAIZ

Series B in 2021
DAIZ Inc. engages in the production and supply of plant-based meat. It offers food soybean-derived functional substances. The company was founded in 2015 and is based Kumamoto, Japan.

Okage

Venture Round in 2021
Okage K.K. develops mobile automation solutions for restaurants that can manage mobile orders and mobile POS in the cloud. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Yoshidumi Holdings

Venture Round in 2021
As a premium partner of Google Cloud, they support the cloudization of customer IT assets, focusing on system development utilizing Google Cloud. As the first pioneer of GAE development in Japan, they have signed a GAE Premier Account contract and have top-level achievements and abundant development know-how.

Pocket Marche

Series B in 2020
Pocket Marche Co., Ltd. supplies vegetables and fishery products. It also offers rice and cereals, fruits, tea, seafood, meat, egg and milk, and honey. The company sells its products online through its mobile application. Pocket Marche Co., Ltd. was founded in 2015 and is based in Hanamaki, Japan.

GHELIA

Venture Round in 2020
Ghelia Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing integrated AI solutions for business operations. The company offers innovative products such as Deep Station, a deep learning hardware, and Deep Analyzer, a software designed for advanced learning applications. Ghelia's mission is to make deep learning technology accessible and user-friendly, enabling a wide range of users to harness the benefits of artificial intelligence in their daily lives and work environments. By creating a comprehensive AI platform that encompasses both operating systems and hardware, Ghelia aims to facilitate the adoption of AI across various sectors.

Photosynth

Private Equity Round in 2020
Photosynth Inc., founded on September 1, 2014, is based in Tokyo, Japan, and specializes in developing smart locks for residential properties. In addition to its focus on smart home security, the company offers a suite of tools designed for capturing and viewing environments in three dimensions, enhancing the user experience in spatial visualization. Through its innovative technologies, Photosynth aims to integrate security solutions with advanced imaging capabilities, providing consumers with both safety and immersive interactive experiences.

FamilyMart

Post in 2020
FamilyMart is a convenience store franchise chain headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in August 1988. It operates a network of stores both domestically and internationally, offering a range of products including grocery items, snacks, beverages, household goods, books, and magazines. In addition to its retail operations, FamilyMart provides various services such as franchise opportunities and agency collection services. The company also engages in electronic commerce and offers store-related services, including accounting and credit card services, as well as food manufacturing.

WithGreen

Seed Round in 2020
WithGreen, Inc. owns and operates restaurants. Its restaurants offers salad bowls. WithGreen, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Sun Asterisk

Venture Round in 2019
Sun Asterisk is a software company provides software services.

TakeMe Co., Ltd.

Series A in 2018
TakeMe aims to provide an “One-stop Inbound destination service” by enabling tourist to easily find, communicate with, and pay with smartphones via QR code at In-Travel destinations. TakeMe, is the country’s biggest inbound service platform in Japan, which lets tourists find, communicate with, and pay with QR code at our affiliated shops, restaurants and tourist attractions. Since our launch in 2015 as JapanFoodie, we have expanded our merchant base to tens of thousands beyond food and restaurants, to include travel, lodging, shopping and events, providing every tourist with the best experience as your best local guide and friend.

Liquid

Venture Round in 2018
Liquid, Inc. manufactures and develops fingerprint sensing, payment, and cash registry device and related software. The company manufactures biometric identity verification and payment devices and related Liquid application which uses using authentication algorithms and image analysis technology that enables users to register a point card or a credit card with fingerprint information, which enables users to pay their shopping bills through their finger prints. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Nileworks

Series A in 2017
Nileworks Inc. designs, manufactures, and develops drone technology in farming and agricultural industry. It develops automatic aerial agricultural spraying drone, multi-copter based on image processing and information technology. The company’s product is used for pesticide spraying, growth control, and sale of agricultural chemicals. Nileworks Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

AGRIGATE

Venture Round in 2017
Agrigate Co., Ltd. is engage in production, sales and distribution of agricultural products. Its products include fruits and vegetables. The company operates its stores in Japan. Agrigate Co., Ltd. was founded in 2010 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Haneda Ichiba

Corporate Round in 2017
The Haneda Market creates an ecosystem in which true products and information required by the market are circulated by building a network that connects producers and consumers .

Haneda Ichiba

Corporate Round in 2017
The Haneda Market creates an ecosystem in which true products and information required by the market are circulated by building a network that connects producers and consumers .

Farmnote Holdings Inc.

Series A in 2017
Farmnote Holdings Inc., founded in December 2016 and based in Japan, operates as a holding company overseeing two primary subsidiaries: Farm Note Co., Ltd. and SkyArc Co., Ltd. Farm Note Co., Ltd. focuses on providing agricultural IoT solutions, while SkyArc Co., Ltd. is engaged in web integration services. The company's strategy encompasses the design and financing of its operations, aiming to innovate and enhance efficiency within the agricultural and technology sectors.
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