Yosemite Co., Ltd. Raises Approximately 1.5 Billion Yen in Funding
Yosemite Co., Ltd. announced that it has raised a total of approximately 1.5 billion yen through a third-party allotment and loans. This funding will accelerate the company's strategy to build a commerce platform through M&A in the commerce and lifestyle sectors, while also contributing to solving the social issue of business succession.
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Yosemite Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Koki Kikukawa; hereinafter "Yosemite") announced that it has raised a total of approximately 1.5 billion yen through a third-party allotment of shares and loans.
The third-party allotment was conducted with four companies: B Dash Ventures, Dual Bridge Capital, BRICKS FUND TOKYO (Mitsubishi Estate's CVC), and Value Chain Innovation Fund (managed by Spiral Innovation Partners).
**YOSEMITE's Funding**
**■ Background of Funding**
Under the mission of "creating the next-generation commerce platform that moves the world," Yosemite has consistently provided end-to-end production, logistics, and sales functions in the commerce and lifestyle sectors, which are considered one of the world's largest growth industries.
Specifically, the company operates three businesses primarily in the goods and apparel sectors: "YOSEMITE Factory" (production support), "YOSEMITE Trade" (import support), and "YOSEMITE Brand Studio" (sales).
**YOSEMITE's Business Domain**
To expand these businesses, which have been developed since its founding, Yosemite has carried out one or more M&A transactions in each business, totaling four M&A deals in approximately one and a half years.
This funding was secured to continuously promote business succession and M&A in related fields, with the aim of achieving discontinuous growth towards building a commerce platform.
**■ The Commerce Platform Yosemite Aims For**
Under the vision of "Together, towards a grander view," the Yosemite Group will continue to sequentially execute business successions related to production, logistics, and sales in the commerce and lifestyle sectors.
In Japan, against the backdrop of an aging management population and a declining working population, approximately half of the 3.5 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are said to lack successors. This is an extremely serious social issue that could affect up to approximately 6.5 million jobs and a GDP of approximately 22 trillion yen.
Particularly in the commerce and lifestyle sectors, which are huge markets that existed even before the advent of the internet, there are many cases where excellent businesses become unsustainable due to a lack of successors or constraints on management resources.
To address such structural issues, the Yosemite Group will take on both business succession and subsequent business growth. In fact, among the M&A deals recently executed, the company has a track record of tripling revenue within one year after acquisition. Moving forward, Yosemite will further accelerate these efforts to ensure the continuation and evolution of valuable businesses and assets, and through their vertical integration, realize the construction of a commerce platform more than ever before.
**■ Yosemite's Recruitment Information**
Yosemite has grown into an organization with four group companies, three overseas bases, and over 50 employees globally. Looking ahead to further business expansion and business succession, we are particularly recruiting talent for the following positions who can drive our future growth:
* Business Manager
* Subsidiary Executive Candidate
* Corporate Planning, M&A/PMI Manager
For details, please check the job listings page below.
Recruitment Page: https://corp.yose-mite.co.jp/recruit
**■ Company Overview**
* Name: Yosemite Co., Ltd.
* Representative Director: Koki Kikukawa
* Established: March 2022
* Business Activities: Development and operation of commerce platforms
* Company Website URL: https://corp.yose-mite.co.jp/
Yosemite is also accepting interview requests. Media interested in an interview are welcome to contact the public relations representative.
Yosemite Co., Ltd. Public Relations: pr@yose-mite.co.jp
The third-party allotment was conducted with four companies: B Dash Ventures, Dual Bridge Capital, BRICKS FUND TOKYO (Mitsubishi Estate's CVC), and Value Chain Innovation Fund (managed by Spiral Innovation Partners).
**YOSEMITE's Funding**
**■ Background of Funding**
Under the mission of "creating the next-generation commerce platform that moves the world," Yosemite has consistently provided end-to-end production, logistics, and sales functions in the commerce and lifestyle sectors, which are considered one of the world's largest growth industries.
Specifically, the company operates three businesses primarily in the goods and apparel sectors: "YOSEMITE Factory" (production support), "YOSEMITE Trade" (import support), and "YOSEMITE Brand Studio" (sales).
**YOSEMITE's Business Domain**
To expand these businesses, which have been developed since its founding, Yosemite has carried out one or more M&A transactions in each business, totaling four M&A deals in approximately one and a half years.
This funding was secured to continuously promote business succession and M&A in related fields, with the aim of achieving discontinuous growth towards building a commerce platform.
**■ The Commerce Platform Yosemite Aims For**
Under the vision of "Together, towards a grander view," the Yosemite Group will continue to sequentially execute business successions related to production, logistics, and sales in the commerce and lifestyle sectors.
In Japan, against the backdrop of an aging management population and a declining working population, approximately half of the 3.5 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are said to lack successors. This is an extremely serious social issue that could affect up to approximately 6.5 million jobs and a GDP of approximately 22 trillion yen.
Particularly in the commerce and lifestyle sectors, which are huge markets that existed even before the advent of the internet, there are many cases where excellent businesses become unsustainable due to a lack of successors or constraints on management resources.
To address such structural issues, the Yosemite Group will take on both business succession and subsequent business growth. In fact, among the M&A deals recently executed, the company has a track record of tripling revenue within one year after acquisition. Moving forward, Yosemite will further accelerate these efforts to ensure the continuation and evolution of valuable businesses and assets, and through their vertical integration, realize the construction of a commerce platform more than ever before.
**■ Yosemite's Recruitment Information**
Yosemite has grown into an organization with four group companies, three overseas bases, and over 50 employees globally. Looking ahead to further business expansion and business succession, we are particularly recruiting talent for the following positions who can drive our future growth:
* Business Manager
* Subsidiary Executive Candidate
* Corporate Planning, M&A/PMI Manager
For details, please check the job listings page below.
Recruitment Page: https://corp.yose-mite.co.jp/recruit
**■ Company Overview**
* Name: Yosemite Co., Ltd.
* Representative Director: Koki Kikukawa
* Established: March 2022
* Business Activities: Development and operation of commerce platforms
* Company Website URL: https://corp.yose-mite.co.jp/
Yosemite is also accepting interview requests. Media interested in an interview are welcome to contact the public relations representative.
Yosemite Co., Ltd. Public Relations: pr@yose-mite.co.jp