Japan Data Science Consortium Co. announced that it has received ¥2,600,000,000 in an equity round of funding through third-party allotment, on October 19, 2020. The transaction included participation from new investors Mirai Creation Fund II, a fund managed by SPARX Group Co., Ltd (TSE:8739), Daikin Industries,Ltd. (TSE:6367), Chubu Electric Power Company, Incorporated (TSE:9502), SMBC Venture Capital Co., Ltd., Mizuho Capital Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co., Ltd., existing investor The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Co., Ltd. and multiple individual investors.