SMFL - Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing

SMFL offers a broad range of financial services and solutions to meet the diverse needs of its customers

Masaki Tachibana

President

10 past transactions

Lease Corporation International

Corporate Round in 2023
Lease Corporation International (LCI) is a privately owned aircraft lessor established in 2004, specializing in leasing services for airlines, freight carriers, and helicopter operators. The company has acquired aircraft valued at nearly $6 billion and serves prominent clients, including major airlines and helicopter operators. LCI offers a diverse fleet of both wide and narrow-bodied commercial aircraft, as well as helicopters, providing flexible leasing options that eliminate the need for down payments and residual value risks. This approach allows national flag carriers and operators to access advanced technology and maintain operational flexibility across a wide geographical area.

Luup

Debt Financing in 2022
Luup, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company that specializes in electric micro-mobility sharing services, primarily through its application. Founded in 2018, Luup enables users to rent and return electric kickboards, scooters, and small automatic assist bicycles, enhancing urban transportation options. The platform allows customers to conveniently pick up vehicles from designated locations and drop them off at their desired destinations, facilitating a seamless travel experience. Luup's services extend beyond two-wheelers to include four-wheelers and senior-friendly transportation, aiming to provide a comfortable and enjoyable mobility solution for various users in Japan.

Nileworks

Venture Round in 2021
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.

Rexev

Series A in 2020
Provider of e-mobility car-sharing service intended to realize sustainable social infrastructure that allows movement at zero marginal cost. The company's platform uses a mobile platform that makes use of local renewable resources and autonomous driving, enabling clients to reduce environmental load and create a carbon-free society for the community.

WAmazing

Debt Financing in 2020
WAmazing provides free subscriber identification module (SIM) cards that allow foreign travelers to register before their arrival in Japan. Through an app, WAmazing also provides tourists with free internet services of up to 500MB. The service aims to prevent visitors from being locked out of free wifi because of sign-up pages in Japanese that demand a local phone number. WAmazing was founded in 2016 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

SkyDrive

Series B in 2020
SkyDrive Inc. is a Japanese start-up founded in 2018, specializing in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of flying electric vehicles. The company focuses on two main products: Air Mobility and Cargo Drones. With its headquarters in Tokyo and an additional facility in Toyota, SkyDrive aims to revolutionize transportation by integrating flying car technology into everyday use. The company was established by members of CARTIVATOR, a group dedicated to advancing aerial mobility solutions.

Sunseap

Series E in 2020
Sunseap Group Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based provider of clean energy solutions, specializing in solar energy services for both residential and commercial customers. Established in 2011, the company offers a comprehensive range of services, including solar power purchase agreements (PPAs), offsite clean energy supply, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), as well as operations and maintenance (O&M) for solar photovoltaic systems. Sunseap also focuses on demand-side management and energy efficiency, positioning itself as a one-stop solution for clean energy needs. As a licensed electricity wholesaler and retailer under the Energy Market Authority, Sunseap has developed two primary business models: solar leasing and clean electricity supply, allowing it to provide cost-competitive energy solutions. The company operates not only in Singapore but also across the Southeast Asia Pacific region.

Seaos

Venture Round in 2019
SEAOS, Inc. is a digital logistics company based in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2000. The company specializes in developing software applications aimed at enhancing productivity within the logistics sector. Its primary focus is on simplifying logistics operations to facilitate business improvements and streamline processes. By integrating advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics, SEAOS enables clients to navigate the digital transformation of their logistics operations, ultimately driving efficiency and effectiveness in their supply chains.

Mirai Energy Partners

Corporate Round in 2019
Mirai Energy Partners is a start-up to work on renewable energy-related business aiming to be a trusted partner as a hydropower resource specialist to the future of this country, we are what you should go, leaving a small country with limited resources, now it has achieved the economic development faced significant challenges, the future of this country energy so that the rich in this country continues to prosper hope to the future, we want to grow to protect the precious resources our day-to-day, will act thinking that way

JHyM

Venture Round in 2018
JHyM is aiming to accelerate the development of hydrogen stations and create an environment for stable business operation in order to build a hydrogen station network. The strategic deployment of hydrogen stations and the efficient operation of hydrogen stations in the early stages of FCV diffusion will be realized, contributing to improved convenience for FCV users and the spread of FCVs and hydrogen stations.
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