SAKA NO TOCHU Co., Ltd. announced that it has received ¥601 million in an equity round of funding on May 10, 2019. The transaction included participation from Mizuho Capital Co. Ltd., NEC Capital Solutions Limited (TSE:8793), Nanto CVC Investment Limited Partnership a fund managed by and Venture Labo Investment, SERAKU Co., Ltd. (TSE:6199), Impact Innovations, Inc., Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd., Agriculture, forestry and fisheries Fund corporation for Innovation, Value-chain and Expansion Japan.

As a part of transaction Nanto CVC Investment Limited Partnership invested ¥20 million. The company raised about ¥847 million in funding till date.