Real Tech Fund, Ultra High Resolution Doppler Lidar
Invested in "Metro Weather Co., Ltd."

Euglena Investment Co., Ltd.

　Euglena Investment Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Akihiko Nagata) has used the ^{ultra-high resolution Doppler lidar * 1} as a new investment destination for the research and development-specialized venture capital fund "Real Tech Fund." We are pleased to announce that we have invested in Metro Weather Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Metro Weather Co., Ltd.), a venture from Kyoto University that provides "high-precision wind condition observation ^{* 2".}​
* 1… Doppler lidar: Atmospheric measurement device. The wind speed and direction are observed by emitting laser light into the atmosphere and receiving reflected light from aerosols (dust, fine particles) in the atmosphere.
* 2… Wind condition observation: Observing the state of the wind, such as the direction and speed of the wind.

　Metro Weather Co., Ltd. is a venture company from Kyoto University that realizes the safety of the sky by using the technology to measure the wind with high accuracy. We have developed a small Doppler lidar that accurately measures wind information in distant places such as the sky and the sea, applying the original signal processing technology cultivated through many years of research at the Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University. I am.
　In recent years, in order to realize a drone society that has attracted a great deal of attention as a national policy, it is necessary to control the drones so that they can operate more safely. The biggest enemy of drone operations is the wind, especially vulnerable to turbulence and gusts, which can cause the drone to lose balance and fall. The Doppler lidar developed by Metro Weather is capable of wide-ranging and high-resolution wind observation, and is an indispensable tool for control that supports safe operation of drones. In addition, Metro Weather's technology can be applied to a wide range of fields such as guerrilla rainstorm detection and wind condition monitoring for offshore wind power generation, aiming to provide "air safety" through Doppler lidar. ..

　The Real Tech Fund will underwrite the shares issued by Metro Weather Co., Ltd. through a third-party allotment, and will support its research and development, sales and marketing activities.
　The details are as follows.

About investment of Metro Weather Co., Ltd.

■ About the outline and support contents of Metro Weather Co., Ltd.
Date of establishment: May 13, 2015
Location: 20-21 Gokasho Nishiura, Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture Okuda Building 3rd floor
Representative: Kuniaki Higashi, CEO
Capital: 140,290 thousand yen (excluding capital reserve)
Business: Development, manufacture and sale of atmospheric measurement equipment applying remote sensing technology
・ Providing marketing and solutions that combine weather information and IoT
・ Providing meteorological observation and forecast data, disaster prevention operation support information
HP　 　  : https://www.metroweather.jp
Support content: Promotion of cooperation with fund-funded companies, support for research and development, sales and marketing activities
Investment period: September 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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