Energy & Environment Investment

EEI to reach first-close of EEI Fund 5 Innovation and Impact Investment at JPY 12 30 billion We have conducted a follow-on investment in Asuene, Inc

We are a team of professionals with diverse experiences in multiple fields The team members have varied backgrounds in energy, telecommunications, IT, finance and technologies Many have also previously managed their own start-ups

Since its foundation in 2006, EEI has been consistently investing on startups in the environment and energy fields Even before the Rockefeller Foundation coined the term “impact investment” in 2007, and the current situation where investment to solve social issues has been actively made, we take pride in having continued trial and error in solving social issues through venture investment in the environment and energy fields The philosophy lying behind such investment behavior is the belief that both solving social issues and business growth are compatible, in another word, “impact” produces “performance ” We will seek to realize a sustainable economy, environment and society through the creation of new business and innovation Toward the realization of a sustainable economy, environment, and society, we will work with start-ups in the Japanese market that will have significant global impacts

Opportunity of fields where start-ups can flourish expanding rapidly Sectors related to the Structural transformation of the energy industry Companies with new innovative business models and technologies in the energy industry Sectors related to “smartification” Companies driving new business domains that contribute to greater efficiency, optimization and convenience for homes, industries and social infrastructure, etc Sectors for effective utilization of resources Companies that contribute to the effective utilization of key resources (human resources, natural resources, financial resources, and regional resources, etc ) for realizing a sustainable society