| Date | Title | Description |
| 05.06.2023 | Launch of New Venture Capital Fund Targeting Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) by JBIC IG Partners
| Press release by JBIC IG Partners
Tokyo, June 2, 2023 – JBIC IG Partners, a joint venture established by Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI) and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), and ff Venture Capital, a venture c... |
| 17.05.2023 | Notice regarding the establishment of fiduciary business as an open platform for corporate engagement
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
Corporate Directions, Inc.
Industrial Growth Platform, Inc.
Misaki Federation, Inc.
The Bank of Kyoto, Ltd.
Kiraboshi Bank, Ltd.
We hereby announce that Sumitom... |
| 13.01.2023 | Makoto Shiono’s contribution has been posted on the NordicNinja VC website
| Makoto Shiono’s contribution on SLUSH 2022 has been posted on the NordicNinja VC website.
SLUSH THROUGH JAPANESE EYES: NORDIC LEADERS INSPIRING JAPAN |
| 09.01.2023 | JB Nordic Fund invests in Pactum, a company offering software for automated contract negotiations
| JB Nordic Fund I SCSp (JB Nordic Fund), advised by Finland-based NordicNinja VC (registered name: JB Nordic Ventures Oy), a joint venture between JBIC IG Partners and AS BaltCap, has made an investment in Pactum, a company offering software... |
| 07.10.2022 | Appointment of Masato Shimokawa and Koichiro Toyoda as new Partner
| IGPI is pleased to announce the appointment of Masato Shimokawa and Koichiro Toyoda as partners |
| 15.09.2022 | 【IGPI’s Talk】Notice of Publication of Interview with Arthur Chua, Goldbell Group, and Koki Sakata, IGPI Singapore.
| Arthur Chua, CEO of Goldbell Group, and Koki Sakata, CEO of IGPI Singapore and Partner of IGPI, discussed the practice of “Ambidexterity” in Family-owned Enterprise.
■The Challenge for Ambidexterity by Singapore’s Leading Family-owned Ente... |
| 08.09.2022 | JB Nordic Fund invests in Mavenoid, a company offering AI-powered product support to hardware brands
| JB Nordic Fund I SCSp (JB Nordic Fund), advised by Finland-based NordicNinja VC (registered name: JB Nordic Ventures Oy), a joint venture between JBIC IG Partners* and AS BaltCap, has made an investment in Mavenoid, a company offering AI-po... |
| 04.04.2022 | Notice of appointment to IGPI advisory board
| Senior Prof. Hitoshi Ieda has been appointed as a member of IGPI advisory board. |
| 06.03.2022 | JB Nordic Fund invests in Starship Technologies, a company offering last mile delivery by autonomous robots
| JB Nordic Fund I SCSp (JB Nordic Fund), advised by Finland-based NordicNinja VC (registered name: JB Nordic Ventures Oy), a joint venture between JBIC IG Partners* and AS BaltCap, has made an investment in Starship Technologies, a company o... |
| 06.02.2022 | JB Nordic Fund invests in Annotell, a Swedish company developing an annotation data platform for safe perception
| JB Nordic Fund I SCSp (JB Nordic Fund), advised by Finland-based NordicNinja VC (registered name: JB Nordic Ventures Oy), a joint venture between JBIC IG Partners* and AS BaltCap, has made an investment in Annotell, a Swedish company develo... |
| 28.01.2022 | Announcement of establishment of Advanced Technology Acceleration Corporation, an advanced technology incubation company
| Tokyo, September 22, 2021 – Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI) has established Advanced Technology Acceleration Corporation (ATAC), an advanced technology incubation company, and has started its business.
Nowadays, society demands var... |
| 28.01.2022 | JB Nordic Fund invests in Wolfprint 3D (Ready Player Me), a company developing a platform for the virtual world through their avatar engine
| JB Nordic Fund I SCSp (JB Nordic Fund), advised by Finland-based NordicNinja VC (registered name: JB Nordic Ventures Oy), a joint venture between JBIC IG Partners* and AS BaltCap, has made an investment in Wolfprint 3D (Ready Player Me), a ... |
| 21.12.2020 | Appointment of Toshinari Furusawa as new Partner
| IGPI is pleased to announce the appointment of Toshinari Furusawa as a Partner |
| - | Michael, Inc.’s conclusion of share exchange agreement with Mercari, Inc.
| Tokyo, October 18, 2018 – Michael, Inc., a recipient of investment from Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI), has concluded a share exchange agreement with online marketplace Mercari, Inc., in which Mercari will become the fully owning p... |
| - | Announcement of establishment of Nagoya Institute of Technology Expansion Platform, Inc.
| Tokyo, July 28, 2020 – Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI) has together with national university corporation Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech) established Nagoya Institute of Technology Expansion Platform, Inc. (NITEP).
NITEP wil... |
| - | Notice of appointment to advisory committee
| Mr. Yasunori Kaneko and Prof. Takeo Hoshi have been appointed as members of the management advisory committee. |
| - | KDDI and IGPI establish comprehensive partnership toward sustainable community and industry development
| KDDI CORPORATION
Industrial Growth Platform, Inc.
Tokyo, June 20, 2019 – KDDI CORPORATION (KDDI) and Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI) established a comprehensive partnership today, with the aim of resolving issues and sustainable... |
| - | Acquisition of Toya Transportation Inc. by Michinori
| Tokyo, October 31, 2016 — Michinori Holdings (Michinori HD), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Industrial Growth Platform Inc. (IGPI), entered into a share transfer agreement to acquire 65% stakes in Toya Transportation Inc. from Tobu Railway Co... |
| - | IGPI Singapore partners with FPT Software to support digital transformation in Southeast Asia
| Singapore, [October 25, 2021] – Industrial Growth Platform Pte. Ltd. (IGPI Singapore) has partnered with FPT Software Company Limited (FPT Software), Vietnam’s largest tech firm, in order to support digital transformation (DX) for corporate... |
| - | Conclusion of agreement on qualified project for Nanki-Shirahama Airport operation
| Industrial Growth Platform, Inc.
Michinori Holdings, Inc.
Shirahamakan
NankiShirahama Airport Inc., which was established through joint investment by a corporate group represented by Industrial Growth Platform, Inc., and Wakayama Prefe... |
| - | JB Nordic Fund invests in ClimateView, a company developing climate prediction software designed to assemble and visualize climate road maps
| JB Nordic Fund I SCSp (JB Nordic Fund), advised by Finland-based NordicNinja VC (registered name: JB Nordic Ventures Oy), a joint venture between JBIC IG Partners* and AS BaltCap, has made an investment in ClimateView, a Swedish company dev... |
| - | An article regarding Nordic Ninja was posted on TechCrunch
| An article regarding Nordic Ninja* was posted on TechCrunch
Uber rival Bolt has closed about $67M in funding at a $1B+ valuation
*NordicNinja VC is an official auxiliary name of JB Nordic Ventures Oy, a joint venture between JBIC IG Partn... |
| - | JB Nordic Fund invests in Veriff, a company developing AI-driven online identity verification platform
| JB Nordic Fund I SCSp (JB Nordic Fund), advised by Finland-based NordicNinja VC (registered name: JB Nordic Ventures Oy), a joint venture between JBIC IG Partners* and AS BaltCap, has made an investment in Veriff, a company developing AI-dr... |
| - | Announcement of subscription to third-party allocation of new shares by Ollo, Inc.
| Tokyo, February 3, 2020 – Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI) has underwritten a third-party allocation of new shares by Ollo, Inc., which is engaged in realizing the world’s top-level facial authentication systems with edge devices.
O... |
| - | Investment in software parallelization technology venture company, Oscar Technology Corporation
| Tokyo, March 21, 2017 — Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI) announced its investment by subscription to a third-party allocation of newly issued shares by Oscar Technology Corporation (Oscar Technology), a provider of software paralleli... |
| - | Announcement of subscription to third-party allocation of new shares by FTL, Inc.
| Tokyo, October 11, 2019 – Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI) has underwritten a third-party allocation of new shares by FTL, Inc., which is engaged in the research and development and the provision of ultraprecise flat processing techn... |
| - | CEO Kazuhiko Toyama’s article was published on Japan SPOTLIGHT, Japan Economic Foundation
| CEO Kazuhiko Toyama’s article was published on Japan SPOTLIGHT, Japan Economic Foundation
Rise in Productivity Would Conquer Depopulation in Japan |
| - | Announcement of subscription to third-party allocation of new shares by Michael Inc.
| Tokyo, January 10, 2018 — Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI) has underwritten a third-party allocation of new shares by Michael Inc. (Michael), which operates a car-themed online community app called CARTUNE.
CARTUNE, a community app ... |
| - | Announcement of subscription to third-party allocation of new shares by DeepX, Inc.
| Tokyo, July 31, 2020 – Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI) has underwritten a third-party allocation of new shares by its investee DeepX, Inc.
DeepX is an AI startup affiliated with the University of Tokyo’s Matsuo Lab. Its mission sta... |
| - | IGPI Singapore partners with KK Fund to create new businesses in Southeast Asia
| Singapore, November 6, 2020 – Industrial Growth Platform Pte. Ltd. (IGPI Singapore) has partnered with KK Investment Management Pte. Ltd. (KK Fund) in order to support new businesses creation of large corporations in Southeast Asia.
Since ... |
| - | IGPI Singapore Office Moved
| IGPI Singapore Office Moved
New address:
Industrial Growth Platform Pte. Ltd.
137 Telok Ayer Street #05-01
Singapore 068602
TEL ： +65-6226-1524
MAP |
| - | Announcement of subscription to third-party allocation of new shares by beBit, Inc.
| Tokyo, July 27, 2020 – Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI) has underwritten a third-party allocation of new shares by beBit, Inc., which is engaged in UX (user experience) transformation support.
beBit proposes UX-based DX (digital tra... |
| - | Examining Japan’s Lost Decades (Routledge Contemporary Japan Series)
| 【Editor】
Yoichi Funabashi and Barak Kushner
【Publisher】
Routledge
Chapter 4:
The course of “Japan, Inc.” and Japan’s microeconomic competitiveness
Kazuhiko Toyama
|
| - | Announcement of subscription to third-party allocation of new shares by ACES, Inc.
| Tokyo, December 3, 2020 – Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI) has underwritten a third-party allocation of new shares by its investee ACES, Inc.
ACES has laid out its mission to simplify society through algorithms. It is an AI start-up... |
| - | Founding of JBIC IG Partners
| 1. Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI; Managing Partner: Kazuhiko Toyama; Managing Partner: Takashi Muraoka) established JBIC IG Partners on June 30, together with The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC; Governor: AkiraKondo... |
| - | Investment in US communications software venture
| Tokyo, March 7, 2016– Industrial Growth Platform Inc. (IGPI) announced its investment in US-based nCore Communications, Inc. (nCore), which develops and markets communications software, through a third-party allocation of new shares on Febr... |
| - | Appointment of Takayuki Hirayama as new Partner
| IGPI is pleased to announce the appointment of Takayuki Hirayama as a Partner |
| - | Announcement of subscription to a third-party allocation of new shares by Okamoto Glass Co., Ltd.
| Tokyo, February 10, 2017 — Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI) has decided to subscribe to a third-party allocation of new shares by Okamoto Glass Co., Ltd. (Okamoto Glass), which manufactures and sells special-purpose glass and thin fi... |
| - | Acquisition of Nanbu Bus, Inc. by Northern Iwate Transportation, Inc.
| Tokyo, February 21, 2017 — Michinori Holdings, Inc. (Michinori HD), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI), announced the acquisition of Nanbu Bus, Inc. (Nanbu Bus) by Michinori’s subsidiary – Northern Iwate Tr... |
| - | Appointment of Akira Tamaki and Shinichi Nikkuni as new Partner
| IGPI is pleased to announce the appointment of Akira Tamaki and Shinichi Nikkuni as partners |
| - | Notice of appointment to IGPI advisory board
| Prof. Makoto Gonokami, Prof. Ryohei Miyata, Prof. Charles A. O’Reilly III and Prof. Ulrike Schaede have been appointed as members of IGPI advisory board. |
| - | Announcement of establishment of IGPI Technology, Inc.
| Announcement of establishment of IGPI Technology, Inc. for investment, management support and business development support in the area of technology
Tokyo, July 2, 2018–Industrial Growth Platform Inc. (IGPI) has established IGPI Technolo... |
| - | JB Nordic Fund invests in Varjo, a company developing industrial-grade VR/XR hardware and software platform
| JB Nordic Fund I SCSp (JB Nordic Fund), advised by Finland-based NordicNinja VC (registered name: JB Nordic Ventures Oy), a joint venture between JBIC IG Partners* and AS BaltCap, has made an investment in Varjo Technologies Oy (Varjo), a F... |
| - | JB Nordic Fund invests in DappRadar, a company operating a data analysis, search, and distribution platform for decentralized applications (Dapps)
| JB Nordic Fund I SCSp (JB Nordic Fund), advised by Finland-based NordicNinja VC (registered name: JB Nordic Ventures Oy), a joint venture between JBIC IG Partners* and AS BaltCap, has made an investment in DappRadar, a company operating a d... |
| - | Announcement of business partnership between IGPI, Inc. and beBit, Inc. toward DX implementation for client companies
| Tokyo, May 1, 2020 – Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI) and beBit, Inc. have concluded a contract for a business partnership aimed at providing client companies with total support ranging from DX (digital transformation) strategy plann... |
| - | Announcement of subscription to third-party allocation of new shares by Tohoku Magnet Institute
| Tokyo, November 30, 2018 – Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI) has underwritten a third-party allocation of new shares by Tohoku Magnet Institute, which is engaged in the development, manufacturing and sales of ultra low-loss soft magne... |
| - | Announcement of subscription to third-party allocation of new shares by ACES, Inc.
| Tokyo, May 22, 2019 – Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI) has underwritten a third-party allocation of new shares by ACES, Inc., which is engaged in providing research and development services involving AI.
ACES is a venture company th... |
| - | Launch of a New Venture Capital Fund Targeting the Nordic and Baltic Region by JBIC IG Partners
| Press release by JBIC IG Partners
Tokyo, January 15, 2019– JBIC IG Partners, a joint venture established by Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI) and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), and AS BaltCap, a leading privat... |
| - | Announcement of conclusion of contract for subscription to third-party allocation of new shares by Japan Cycle League Inc.
| Tokyo, February 24, 2021 – Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI) has concluded a contract to underwrite a third-party allocation of new shares by Japan Cycle League Inc. (JCL), which operates a new professional road race league.
JCL star... |
| - | Announcement of Change of Representative
| Takashi Muraoka has been appointed as the sole Managing Partner.
Kazuhiko Toyama has been appointed Chairman of IGPI Group. |
| - | JB Nordic Fund invests in Ziticity, a company developing last-mile same-day on-demand delivery platform
| JB Nordic Fund I SCSp (JB Nordic Fund), advised by Finland-based NordicNinja VC (registered name: JB Nordic Ventures Oy), a joint venture between JBIC IG Partners* and AS BaltCap, has made an investment in UAB “Miesto Logistika” (Ziticity),... |
| - | JB Nordic Fund invests in Realeyes, a company developing Emotion AI
| JB Nordic Fund I SCSp (JB Nordic Fund), advised by Finland-based NordicNinja VC (registered name: JB Nordic Ventures Oy), a joint venture between JBIC IG Partners* and AS BaltCap, has made an investment in Realeyes, a company developing Emo... |
| - | IGPI establishes Hokkaido Office
| Tokyo, June 1, 2017 — Industrial Growth Platform Inc. (IGPI) announced the opening of the Hokkaido Office as their first regional office in Japan. This office operates with the objective of providing support for corporations and business at... |
| - | Announcement of subscription to third-party allocation of new shares by Homura Heavy Industries Corporation
| Tokyo, February 25, 2019 – Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI) has underwritten a third-party allocation of new shares by Homura Heavy Industries Corporation, which is engaged in the development of Electric Fish-cluster Control.
Homura... |
| - | Investment in smart parking system provider SPOT, Inc.
| Tokyo, June 30, 2016 — Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI) has invested in SPOT, Inc. (SPOT), which turns pay-by-the-hour parking lots smart by using an IoT device.
Smart parking is a system that involves installing a sensor at a parki... |
| - | JB Nordic Fund invests in Voi, a company offering electric scooter sharing service
| JB Nordic Fund I SCSp (JB Nordic Fund), advised by Finland-based NordicNinja VC (registered name: JB Nordic Ventures Oy), a joint venture between JBIC IG Partners* and AS BaltCap, has made an investment in Voi Technology AB (Voi), a Swedish... |
| - | Announcement of subscription to third-party allocation of new shares by Ac-Planta Inc.
| Tokyo, May 8, 2018 — Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI) has underwritten a third-party allocation of new shares by Ac-Planta Inc. (Ac-Planta), which is engaged in research and development, manufacturing and sales of plant bioactive age... |
| - | Acquisition of Hitachi Electric Railway & Transport Service by Michinori Holdings
| Tokyo, October 27, 2017 — Michinori Holdings (Michinori HD), a wholly owned subsidiary of Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI), entered into a share transfer agreement to acquire all stakes in Hitachi Electric Railway & Transport Ser... |
| - | Notice of Registration of Investee Company on China’s OTC Market “the New Third Board”
| Tokyo, December 20, 2017 — Industrial Growth Platform Inc. (IGPI), together with PIA Corporation and Seven & i Net Media Co., Ltd., made an investment into Beijing CHIC-PIA International Culture Development Co., Ltd. (“CHICPIA”), an ent... |
| - | Market expansion into Australia
| Tokyo, February 25, 2020–Industrial Growth Platform Inc. (IGPI) established its presence in Melbourne, Australia to add to its global footprint of Japan, ASEAN and China. Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. Australia (“IGPI Australia”) is a br... |
