SPACECOOL
Series A in 2025
SPACECOOL is a manufacturer of innovative cooling materials designed to combat global warming by radiating heat away from surfaces into outer space. The company specializes in optical control films that effectively block sunlight, suppress heat absorption, and facilitate heat dissipation without relying on traditional energy sources. These durable and supple films leverage advanced radiative sky-cooling technology, enabling clients to achieve significant energy savings while promoting environmentally friendly practices. By providing a safe and electricity-free solution for natural cooling, SPACECOOL aims to contribute to the creation of a sustainable and energy-efficient society.
PXP is a green tech development firm that develops clean energy using next-generation photoelectric conversion elements.
SPACECOOL
Seed Round in 2024
SPACECOOL is a manufacturer of innovative cooling materials designed to combat global warming by radiating heat away from surfaces into outer space. The company specializes in optical control films that effectively block sunlight, suppress heat absorption, and facilitate heat dissipation without relying on traditional energy sources. These durable and supple films leverage advanced radiative sky-cooling technology, enabling clients to achieve significant energy savings while promoting environmentally friendly practices. By providing a safe and electricity-free solution for natural cooling, SPACECOOL aims to contribute to the creation of a sustainable and energy-efficient society.
Clean Energy Connect
Debt Financing in 2024
Clean Energy Connect Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo-based company established in 2020 that specializes in providing renewable energy solutions to corporate clients. The company focuses on generating and delivering green energy while investing in its own generation capacity to ensure a reliable electricity supply without environmental harm. Clean Energy Connect facilitates the transition to renewable energy by connecting distributed energy resources with customers interested in sustainable practices. It offers advisory services to optimize energy solutions, covering everything from implementation to operational methods, and providing cost-effective proposals that help clients seamlessly adopt renewable energy sources.
EneCoat Technologies, established in 2018 and headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, specializes in the manufacturing and sale of perovskite solar cells and associated materials. The company focuses on developing and commercializing thin-film solar cell technologies, aiming to generate power even in low-light conditions. EneCoat's mission is to protect the environment and efficiently harness natural energy sources, enabling businesses to conveniently produce energy from solar cells.
Onyx Renewable Partners
Debt Financing in 2024
Founded in 2014, Onyx Renewable Partners specializes in providing clean energy solutions to commercial and industrial businesses. They offer a range of services including solar energy, storage, electric vehicle charging, and decarbonization projects. Onyx designs, develops, finances, constructs, operates, and maintains these projects, ensuring expert guidance throughout the process. Headquartered in New York City with nationwide presence, they aim to reduce carbon emissions by transforming complex energy solutions into simple, customized ones.
MedUp, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing a platform connecting patients and healthcare providers. The platform facilitates appointment bookings and delivers health information by integrating physicians with trusted health facilities. Additionally, MedUp operates a customer relationship management tool designed to enhance hospital management efficiency. This SaaS CRM tool offers hospitals support in sales and marketing, data analysis, and visualization, ultimately aiming to improve the quality of medical services while reducing operational costs. By streamlining processes and promoting sustainable medical care, MedUp enables healthcare professionals to operate more effectively and comfortably.
Formic Technologies
Venture Round in 2024
Formic Technologies aims to boost humanity's collective output by making robotic automation accessible. It offers customized robots for operational automation in industries like food and beverage, manufacturing, and consumer packaged goods. Formic enables businesses to scale production quickly with minimal risk.
Aakel Technologies specializes in climate technology software products aimed at helping organizations achieve carbon neutrality in energy use and mobility operations. The company offers optimization services utilizing artificial intelligence and Internet of Things technologies, along with carbon consultancy services to support businesses in their sustainability goals. Aakel develops autonomous and decentralized energy management systems tailored to individual households, as well as electric vehicle (EV) charging management solutions for companies and municipalities managing multiple EVs. Through its innovative digital solutions, Aakel seeks to contribute to the realization of a decarbonized society.
M-INT is a life science company that provides medical infrastructure and IT systems. It optimizes the balance between supply and demand of medical institutions through its electronic referral system, creating a mutual aid community for users.
Matsuri Technologies
Series D in 2024
Founded in Tokyo, Japan in 2016, Matsuri Technologies develops a vacation rental tool that supports the management of various property types for short-term rentals. Its platform, m2m Systems, enables business operators to automate tasks such as check-ins and customer service.
PowerX
Debt Financing in 2024
PowerX is a Tokyo-based company focused on advancing power transfer technology to facilitate the use of renewable energy sources. Established on March 22, 2021, PowerX manufactures innovative power transfer ships designed to enhance the global adoption of clean energy. These vessels utilize electric carriers powered by offshore wind energy to transport renewable power from offshore locations to coastal areas in Japan. By enabling efficient energy transfer, PowerX aims to support the transition to sustainable energy solutions.
Redaptive
Debt Financing in 2023
Redaptive, Inc. is an Energy-as-a-Service provider based in San Francisco, California, with additional locations in Dallas, Texas, and Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 2015, the company specializes in delivering energy-saving solutions and technologies to help organizations reduce energy waste, save costs, and lower carbon emissions. Redaptive facilitates the funding and installation of energy-saving and energy-generating equipment while enabling clients to navigate capital and contractual barriers effectively. Its Efficiency-as-a-Service platform and proprietary Data-as-a-Service metering system provide real-time data to optimize energy management across various sectors, including heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and lighting. By offering tailored investment and maintenance solutions, Redaptive assists businesses in achieving their sustainability objectives and enhancing the performance of their facilities.
Connected Robotics
Series B in 2023
Connected Robotics Inc., founded in 2014 and based in Koganei-shi, Japan, specializes in designing and manufacturing robotic arms for enterprises. Their flagship product, OctoChef, is a cooking robot designed to address labor shortages in the restaurant industry. Utilizing artificial intelligence, image processing, and robot control technologies, OctoChef aims to enhance efficiency and worker satisfaction by automating kitchen tasks. The company serves a variety of clients, including individual restaurants, shopping malls, stations, service areas, amusement centers, and large-scale events, providing fun and healthy meal options while contributing to societal improvements.
Gridium
Debt Financing in 2023
Gridium Inc. is a software company based in Menlo Park, California, established in 2011. It specializes in developing building operations and energy management solutions tailored for the commercial and industrial sectors. The company’s software focuses on optimizing energy consumption by providing comprehensive data analysis and tracking features. This enables energy users to lower their energy costs, enhance maintenance operations, and efficiently coordinate with vendors. By analyzing data from smart meters, Gridium's solutions streamline maintenance collaboration and improve overall building performance while ensuring occupant satisfaction.
DotPe is a technology startup founded in 2019, headquartered in Gurgaon, India. It offers a commerce and payments platform designed to enhance customer engagement and facilitate digital transformation for offline businesses. The platform enables companies to sell more efficiently, manage customers directly, and discover catalogs.
GridServe
Private Equity Round in 2022
GridServe provides world class, turnkey product and service solutions that deliver dependable, low cost, clean energy for the most demanding critical power infrastructure applications.
Luup
Debt Financing in 2022
Luup, Inc., founded in 2018 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in electric micro-mobility sharing services. The company's primary offering is an app-based service that allows users to rent and return electric kickboards, e-scooters, and e-bikes at various ports across multiple cities including Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Yokohama. Luup aims to provide a convenient and enjoyable travel experience by enabling customers to pick up and drop off vehicles at different locations through their application.
Universal Hydrogen
Series B in 2021
Universal Hydrogen is focused on advancing hydrogen aviation by creating a comprehensive hydrogen ecosystem. Founded in 2020 and based in Hawthorne, California, the company manufactures capsule modules designed to safely transport and store hydrogen, which also function as modular fuel tanks that can be directly loaded onto aircraft. By establishing strategic partnerships and developing innovative technologies, Universal Hydrogen aims to deliver an end-to-end hydrogen value chain for aviation, encompassing both hydrogen fuel and hydrogen-powered aircraft. The company also provides a transport and logistics network that utilizes existing freight infrastructure to move hydrogen from production facilities to airports, thereby circumventing the need for expensive new pipelines and storage facilities. This approach supports the transition to carbon-free flight and aims to mitigate the environmental impact of air travel.
Hudson Sustainable Group
Debt Financing in 2021
Hudson Sustainable Group is a private equity firm established in 2007 and headquartered in Miami, Florida. The firm specializes in investments that promote sustainability and resource efficiency, targeting dynamic sectors such as renewable energy, power electronics, battery storage, grid infrastructure, electric vehicles, and related software applications. The senior team at Hudson comprises seasoned professionals with extensive backgrounds in alternative energy investing, having previously held significant roles at major financial institutions such as Goldman Sachs, General Electric, and Credit Suisse. Through its focused investment strategy, Hudson Sustainable Group aims to contribute to the growth of clean energy markets while supporting innovative technologies that drive environmental sustainability.
CAI International
Acquisition in 2021
CAI International, Inc. is a transportation finance and logistics company based in San Francisco, California, operating internationally across various regions, including the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company primarily functions through two segments: Container Leasing and Logistics. In the Container Leasing segment, CAI leases a diverse range of container types, including dry van, refrigerated, and flat-rack containers, while also managing the repair, repositioning, and storage of equipment. It provides long-term, short-term, and finance leases, as well as selling new and used containers. In its Logistics segment, CAI offers comprehensive domestic and international services such as intermodal transportation, truck brokerage, warehousing, and freight forwarding. The company also specializes in transportation management services and technology solutions that enhance shipment efficiency. Founded in 1989, CAI International has built strong customer relationships and leveraged its industry expertise to adapt and thrive through various economic cycles.
VietinBank Leasing
Corporate Round in 2020
VietinBank Leasing is the bank by market capitalisation.
Infostellar
Convertible Note in 2020
Infostellar Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in developing modular software systems for satellite communication. Its primary offering, StellarStation, is a cloud-based ground station platform that enables satellite operators to establish communication links with their satellites using a diverse array of antennas worldwide. This platform allows ground station owners to monetize their excess capacity, facilitating efficient and cost-effective satellite communications. By improving transmission times and reducing costs, Infostellar empowers satellite operators to enhance the quality of their services and expand their business opportunities. The company's innovative approach contributes to the broader goal of advancing space communications infrastructure.
Spiber
Corporate Round in 2019
Founded in Japan in 2007, Spiber specializes in designing and manufacturing protein-based materials, notably spider silk. Serving industries such as apparel and automotive, the company uses microbial fermentation to produce its Brewed Protein™ polymers, contributing to animal- and plastic-free initiatives.
Digital Grid
Venture Round in 2018
Founded in 2013, Digital Grid operates a platform facilitating retail electricity supply contracts, targeting non-electrified areas and off-grid communities, primarily in Africa. It offers fee-based charging services through local kiosks for electronic devices, along with rental rechargeable devices and leasing instruments such as solar panels and batteries.
AeroEdge
Venture Round in 2018
AeroEdge Co., Ltd. is a manufacturer specializing in aerospace engine parts and equipment for the aerospace industry. Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan. AeroEdge's product offerings include a range of advanced technologies and equipment used in various sectors, such as automobile, hydraulic equipment, and construction machinery. The company is dedicated to providing high-quality components and systems that meet the demands of the aerospace market.