Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) recently announced its investment last month in E-ThermoGentek Co. Ltd., a startup with proprietary technology for thermoelectric power generation. With the aim of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, Toyoda Gosei is striving to adopt the latest energy-saving equipment and machinery, as well as ramp up its use of renewable energy. And as part of this,...
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Toyoda Gosei Invests in Digital Transformation Startup Counterworks
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) has invested in Counterworks Inc., a startup company that provides support for the digital transformation of retail and commercial facilities. Counterworks also offers a range of other services, such as visualizing customer behavior in stores and utilizing Retail as a Service (RaaS) to offer tenant recruitment. While Toyoda Gosei is focused on supplying automakers with...
JSR Plans New Investment Subsidiary to Speed up Business Creation Around Digital Technologies
JSR Corp. (TYO:4185) has announced that it intends to establish a new investment subsidiary on Oct. 1. Named JSR Active Innovation Fund LLC, the new company will invest on a global scale into startups focused on digital technologies. The aim is to then use these technologies to further accelerate the creation of new businesses. Investment activities will start with an...