Real Tech Fund develops next-generation power storage device and high-precision positioning system
Invested in "Space Link Co., Ltd."

Euglena Investment Co., Ltd.

　Euglena Investment Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Akihiko Nagata) has invested in Spacelink Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, Spacelink) as a new investment destination for the venture capital fund "Real Tech Fund". I will inform you of what you have done.

　Based on the advanced technology cultivated in the development of technology for space, Spacelink is able to develop "carbon nanotube capacitors" for next-generation power storage devices and perform high-precision positioning in a stable and efficient manner. (Global Navigation Satellite System) We are a company that develops two different technologies, the development of "receivers". Capacitors are power storage devices that specialize in instantaneously discharging and recovering large currents, and are being used in fields such as renewable energy, automobiles, railways, and construction machinery. Spacelink has developed a "carbon nanotube capacitor" that uses carbon nanotubes for this capacitor using its own nanocarbon control technology, and suppresses storage capacity, the amount of power that can be discharged and recovered instantaneously, and performance deterioration during charging and discharging. It is expected that the performance will be dramatically improved, the cost will be reduced, and the energy utilization in each field will be revolutionized. In addition, the high-precision positioning system "Multi-GNSS Receiver" utilizes the unique technology that the company has accumulated in the field of technology development for space, and is in an environment with more obstacles than existing positioning receivers. It is a receiver that can perform more accurate positioning stably and efficiently even during sudden acceleration, and is expected to be applied to various fields such as industrial drones and automatic driving.

　This time, the Real Tech Fund will pay attention to the high technological capabilities of Spacelink, which develops "carbon nanotube capacitors" and "multi-GNSS receivers," and will provide funding by underwriting the shares to be issued through a third-party allotment. , We will support the research and development, sales and marketing activities of next-generation power storage devices and high-precision positioning systems.
　The details are as follows.

About investment in Spacelink Co., Ltd.

■ About Space Link Co., Ltd. and support contents
　Date of establishment: May 18, 2004
　Location: 4489-105 Endo, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture Keio Fujisawa Innovation Village
　Representative: Toshio Abe, Representative Director
　Fund: 57.08 million yen (excluding capital reserve)
　Business: Develop next-generation power storage devices and high-precision positioning systems based on the advanced technology cultivated in space technology development
　HP: http://www.spacelink.biz
　Support content: Promotion of cooperation with fund-funded companies, support for research and development, sales and marketing activities
　Investment period: June 2016

■ About Real Tech Fund (HP: www.euglena-investment.jp)
　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 23 participating companies and a fund size of 7.5 billion yen (as of the end of August 2016), it is one of the largest real tech-specialized funds in Japan. We are investing in and nurturing real tech ventures with the following operating companies that are investors.
Investors: Euglena Investment Co., Ltd., Revanes Co., Ltd., SMBC Nikko Securities Co., Ltd., Nippon Tobacco Industry Co., Ltd., Mitsui Real Estate Co., Ltd., Yoshinoya Holdings Co., Ltd., Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Kanetsu Co., Ltd., Dentsu Co., Ltd., Tokyo Century Lease Co., Ltd., Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd., Aizawa Securities Co., Ltd., Shimizu Construction Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, ANA Holdings Co., Ltd., THK Co., Ltd., Toyo Aluminum Co., Ltd., Daiichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd., CQ Venture Stock Company, East Japan Passenger Railway Co., Ltd., Japan Unisys Co., Ltd., JCU Co., Ltd., Toyo Spinning Co., Ltd. (23 companies in total, as of the end of August 2016)

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