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Breakthrough case study of a company from Tech Planter (-2021)

2022/01/13
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  1. 01IPO 2 companies
  2. 02Mergers and Acquisitions 2
  3. 03Example of fundraising Approx. 30 billion yen

My name is Shinozawa, Executive Officer of Liverness Inc. I have implemented all domain-specific Tech Planters since the first kick-off in 2014. In addition, I have been managing the "Real Tech Venture of the Year" award system established in 2015, and we have awarded 52 companies from Tech Planters by 2021. Through these operations, a variety of fledgling companies have achieved success. We will introduce you to some of those IPOs, M&As, and fundraising based on publicly available case studies and news.

IPO 2 companies

Of the companies selected as Tech Planter finalists (approximately 500 companies in 2014-2021), 2 have IPOs!

Photosynth competed in the 2nd Tech Plan Grand Prix in 2014 and won the Real Tech Venture of the Year 2016 Startup category.

ACSL (then the Autonomous Control Systems Laboratory) competed in the 2018 Deep Tech Grand Prix and won the Boost category of the Real Tech Venture of the Year 2019.

Mergers and Acquisitions 2

The following are two examples of venture companies and large corporations accelerating their business through capital and business alliances.

Example of fundraising Approx. 30 billion yen

For this issue, we collected examples of 52 Real Tech Venture of the Year award-winning companies that are publicly available information. The total known value of the funds totals approximately 30 billion yen in total. Of this amount, investments by the Riverness Group (Riverness, Riverness Capital, Glocalink, and Real Tech Fund) and drone funds account for about 1/3 of the total. By exercising the "right to receive 5 million yen for business investment," which was the extra prize for the best Tech Planter Demo Day, each venture promoted strategic alliances with RIVANES, which in turn led to the following examples of fundraising that attracted larger investments.

  1. ORII Research Institute, Inc. raises a total of 500 million yen in funding
  2. tonari receives ¥340 million in seed funding to develop a system to connect spaces at life-size.
  3. Sagri Corporation, a company that uses satellite data to solve agricultural issues, raises approximately 155 million yen in funding.
  4. aba, which delivers "the care you need when you need it" through excretion sensing, raises a total of about 330 million yen from real-tech funds, Mistletoe, and others.
  5. aba, a Developer of Excretion Care Systems, Forms Capital Alliance with Yamashita, a Leading Company in the Welfare Equipment Rental Business - TOMORUBA - Media for Business Activation
  6. PharmenStation completes 200 million yen financing through third-party allotment of new shares, accelerating sustainable business development and technology enhancement through recycling and circulation of unutilized resources.
  7. Toyo Medical, the world's first company to develop "salt absorption control technology," and Yamae Kuno form a capital and business alliance and begin strategic cooperation in the food domain.
  8. Eco-Pork, a cloud pig farming system, partners with Euglena, Livanes, and Tanaka Kohki Kogyosho.
  9. 20200604-3 | Real Tech Holdings, Inc.
  10. Financed by Kubota, a major agricultural machinery manufacturer, to build a large-scale mother plant
  11. Fotosynth raises 1.75 billion yen in new financing, bringing the total amount raised to approximately 7 billion yen.
  12. FullDepth, an underwater drone startup from the University of Tsukuba, raises ¥340 million from Drone Fund and other investors.
  13. DRONE FUND Raises Funds from Tsukuba Exceed Fund | News
  14. Cell culture startup Integral Culture raises 800 million yen in Series A round of financing through third-party allotment.
  15. Integral Culture, which aims to produce food using cell culture technology, raises 300 million yen in a seed round.
  16. Notice of Allocation of New Shares to a Third Party by Kobashi Kogyo Co. farmship
  17. Subscription to private placement of new shares: Business alliance with WithGreen Corporation | Farm Ship Co. 　farmship
  18. Miraikikin, Shikoku Electric Power Company, and eight other investors invest a total of 700 million yen to mass-produce large solar panel cleaning robots for overseas markets.
  19. Epsilon Molecular Engineering Raises 230 Million Yen｜Press Release｜Epsilon Molecular Engineering EME
  20. Epsilon Molecular Engineering Raises 570 Million Yen｜Press Release｜Epsilon Molecular Engineering EME
  21. Nihon Unisys Invests in Kakaxi,Inc to Utilize KAKAXI, an Agricultural Land Monitoring IoT Device, and Enters the Information Industry to Create New Value from IoT Data - May 9, 2018 kakaxi
  22. Recio Power Technology Corporation　Lecio Power
  23. Notice of Completion of Series D Funding Round - Wakayama City 4D Sensor
  24. Intelligent Surfaces, a developer of biocompatible material "MPC Polymer," procures a total of 150 million yen in funding from Dexerials and others, along with the adoption of a NEDO-subsidized project.　intelligent surface
  25. Notice of Completion of Fundraising Totaling Approximately 600 Million Yen for Sales of Mass-Production Machines and Strengthening of Business Alliance　chlorendi
  26. Chalenagy Raises Funds from Real Tech Fund | TECH PLANTER by Riverness chlorendi
  27. Gut bacteria biotech startup Metagen Therapeutics raises $90 million in funding　Metagen
  28. CellFiber raises funds from RealTech Fund, aiming for a society where everyone can receive cell therapy through high production and culture technology of cells.
  29. Private Placement (Nov. 27, 2018)
  30. MOLCURE, an AI-based new drug development company, raises a total of 800 million yen in funding , August 18 
  31. AI to Streamline R&D in Materials Industry; MI-6 Raises Funding from BEENEXT and 11 Angels
  32. Mitsubishi Corporation, Sompo Japan Nipponkoa, and LEVANES to Raise Funds | Rhelixa, Inc.
  33. Invests in Jinki-Ittai Corporation, a Ritsumeikan University venture that develops large bipedal robots.　unity of human and machine
  34. Rangress, developer of "Inupathy," which can understand dogs' feelings, raises 100 million yen to expand its target to cows, dolphins, and elephants.
  35. AMI Corporation raises 520 million yen in funding; Hibin Venture Fund also invests.　adenosine monophosphate (AMI)
  36. Raised 2.02 billion yen in Series B round to accelerate development and commercialization of cyborg technology.　MELTIN MMI
  37. Neurospace, a SleepTech company that solves sleep issues, raises ¥340 million　neurospace
  38. Ball Wave completes fundraising through third-party allotment of new shares　ball wave
  39. Thinkland, a hollow microneedle company, raises a total of 420 million yen from Art Nature, AIS CAPITAL, and other investors.　Thinkland
  40. ThinkSite Inc. completes Series A financing totaling 1.65 billion yen 
  41. Raised a total of 2.85 billion yen in Series B round
  42. Investment in E-Thermogenetics, Inc.
  43. Business Collaboration with a Venture Company Generating Energy from Organic Waste - Utilizing Subcritical Water Treatment Technology sus-energy
  44. Nature Architects, a developer of DFM, a completely new design algorithm that utilizes metamaterials, raises an additional 90 million yen to complete its Series A round totaling 415 million yen Nature Architects
  45. We have raised a total of approximately 3 billion yen in funding.
  46. U-MAP, an Innovative Materials Venture from Nagoya University, Raises Approximately 300 Million Yen in Funding U-MAP
  47. Agro Design Studio becomes the first agrochemical startup in Japan to successfully raise funds. Approximately 100 million yen to accelerate research and development. Agro Design Studio
  48. iHeart Japan K.K. raises approximately 800 million yen in Series C financing iHeart Japan

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