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Investor & Partner Briefing Session Held

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Investor & Partner Briefing Session Held

To mark the completion of its Series B fundraising round, EF Polymer hosted a briefing session for investors and partners to share the company’s latest business progress, future vision, and upcoming initiatives.

With the successful close of this round, EF Polymer will further accelerate its global expansion and research and development of sustainable solutions, steadily advancing its mission to address pressing environmental challenges, including water scarcity.

About the Series B Fundraising

In September 2025, EF Polymer completed the second close of its Series B round through a third-party allotment of new shares.This second close welcomed investors from a wide range of industries, bringing the total amount raised across the first and second closes to ¥2.63 billion.

Participating Investors (in no particular order)
  • Impact Capital No.1 Investment Limited Partnership
  • AgVenture Lab (General Incorporated Association)
  • Amami–Okinawa Investment Limited Partnership
    (GP: Kagoshima Development Co., Ltd.)
  • EMA Enterprise Co., Ltd.
  • Hokuyo SDGs Promotion No.3 Investment Limited Partnership
    (GP: Hokkaido Co-Creation Partners Co., Ltd.)
  • Decarbonization Support Organization
  • Kyoritsu Holdings Co., Ltd.
  • Marissa Estate International Co., Ltd.
  • OltV Opportunity Fund Investment Limited Partnership
    (GP: Lifetime Ventures)
  • Soken Chemical & Engineering Co., Ltd.
  • SVG Ventures Sunrise Agri Fund GP, LLC
  • Okinawa Development Finance Corporation
  • TOPPAN Holdings Inc.
  • Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
  • Business Synergies with Investment Partners

    Through collaboration with its investment partners led by Universal Materials Incubator (UMI) as the lead investor, EF Polymer aims to create strong business synergies that will further strengthen product development and accelerate business growth.

    We sincerely thank all investors and partners for their continued support and trust as we work together toward a more sustainable future.

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