Global Brain Co., Ltd.
Additional investment in Akplanta Co., Ltd., which develops
biostimulant materials that increase the high temperature and drought tolerance of plants
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The Norinchukin Innovation Investment Limited Partnership (hereinafter referred to as NCIF), operated by Global Brain Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Global Brain), is a company that develops biostimulant materials that increase the tolerance of plants to high temperatures and drought. We would like to inform you that we have made an additional investment in the company (Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo / hereinafter referred to as Akplanta).
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Akplanta is an agri-bio startup that develops biostimulant materials* that protect plants from various environmental stresses, with the mission of “Greenfulness – Surviving climate change together.” Through the development of biostimulant materials and research and development in the plant field, we aim to solve global food problems such as damage to plant resource production caused by abnormal weather, hunger, and malnutrition. Currently, Akplanta has developed a product based on the mechanism that “acetic acid increases the desiccation tolerance of plants,” which founder and CEO Kim Jong-myung discovered through research on environmental stress and epigenetics in plants when he was a researcher at RIKEN. We sell biostimulant materials “Skeepon series”. By administering Skeepon to plants, the plants themselves can increase their tolerance to drought and high
temperatures, maintain growth even in harsh environments, and reduce plant loss. Sales began in Japan in 2019 and are used mainly by farmers and golf courses across the country. We will use this funding as an opportunity to further accelerate our overseas expansion, mainly in the United States.
*Biostimulant materials: By harnessing the natural strengths of plants and their surrounding environment, they can positively influence plant stress tolerance, yield and quality, post-harvest condition, and storage. A group of materials to be given.
**Epigenetics: A system that controls and transmits gene expression without changes in DNA sequence, and its academic field.
Global Brain highly values Akplanta’s products, high technological capabilities, and strong enthusiasm for solving food problems caused by abnormal weather, and has decided to make an additional investment. Through this investment, we will actively support Akplanta together with the Norinchukin Bank so that it can contribute to further business growth both domestically and internationally.
■About Akplanta
Company name Akplanta Co., Ltd.
Address: Chidori Building 3F, 2-16-9 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo Representative: Kim, Jong-Myong
Establishment date: February 2018
Business details: Research and development, manufacturing, and sales of biostimulants that are resistant to dryness, high temperature, and salt damage.
URL https://ac-planta.com/
■About NCIF
Registered name Norinchukin Innovation Investment Limited Partnership Unlimited Liability Partner Global Brain Co., Ltd.
■About Global Brain
Company name Global Brain Co., Ltd.
Address: 10-11 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Representative Yasuhiko Yurimoto, President and Representative Director Establishment date: January 1998
Business content Venture capital business
URL https://globalbrains.com
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