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Real Tech Fund, Damageless Parts Mounting Technology "IH Spot Reflow"
Invested in "Wonder Future Corporation" to be developed
Euglena Investment Co., Ltd.
Euglena Investment Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Akihiko Nagata) is a new investment destination for the R & D-specialized venture capital fund "Real Tech Fund", which is a damageless component mounting technology * "IH Spot Reflow" We are pleased to announce that we have invested in Wonder Future Corporation (WFC), which develops the company.
* Damageless component mounting technology: Technology for mounting electronic components while suppressing damage to the base material and components to be mounted
WFC is a company that creates "manufacturing infrastructure" that supports the IoT society with next-generation mounting technologies such as the damageless component mounting technology "IH Spot Reflow".
In conventional mounting technologies such as solder reflow, the use of heat-resistant base material such as glass with low flexibility and elasticity as the base material and expensive polyimide to withstand the heat damage applied to the base material and devices. Is inevitable. "IH Spot Reflow" developed by WFC is a mounting technology that applies IH (electromagnetic induction), and mounts only the parts that need to be mounted instantly and without physical stress without damage. This technology makes it possible to mount electronic components on inexpensive, flexible and stretchable low-heat-resistant substrates such as PET, cloth, and paper, enabling the development of unprecedented devices.
The Real Tech Fund will underwrite the shares issued by WFC through a third-party allotment, and the 2018 "Research" by the National Research and Development Corporation New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), which was adopted by WFC. Development-type venture support business / Commercialization support for R & D-type ventures in the seed period ”As a certified VC of the subsidy business, we will support the company's R & D, sales and marketing activities.
The details are as follows.
About investment in Wonder Future Corporation
■ About the outline and support contents of Wonder Future Corporation
Date of establishment: April 1, 2013
Location: 3-29-8-102 Hiyoshihoncho, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture (Headquarters)
1-21-5 Kanda Sudacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo C-5 Building 9th Floor B (Tokyo Office)
Representative: Mitsuki Fukuda, President and CEO
Capital: 27,500,000 yen (excluding capital reserve)
Business: Development and development support for 3D resin touch panels, sales and support for IH spot reflow equipment
HP: http://www.wonderf-c.com/
Support content: Promotion of cooperation with fund-funded companies, support for research and development, sales and marketing activities
Investment period: August 2018
■ About Realtech Fund (HP: http://www.realtech.fund)
Our 100% subsidiary of Euglena Investment, SMBC Nikko Securities, Ribanesu "Limited Liability Company was founded three companies Euglena in venture capital funds that SMBC Nikko Ribanesu capital" to management and operation, the investment development of the real tech venture as the main purpose is. With a total of 30 participating companies and a fund size of 9.4 billion yen (as of October 2018), it is Japan's largest fund specializing in real tech. We are investing in and nurturing real-tech ventures together with the operating companies that are our investors.
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