COELU Announces Third-Party Allotment Capital Increase to Toru Shimada

COELU Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Kota Miura) announced that it conducted a third-party allotment capital increase to Toru Shimada on April 2, 2026. Shimada co-founded Intelligence, Ltd. (now Persol Career Co., Ltd.) and led it to a public listing. He later held senior executive positions at multiple companies, including Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime-listed firms, such as Representative Director and Executive Vice President of Rakuten, Inc., Representative Director, President and Owner of Rakuten Baseball, Inc., and Director, Executive Vice President and COO of USEN-NEXT HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. (now U-NEXT HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.). As an angel investor, he has also helped numerous companies achieve IPOs and has one of the strongest track records in Japan. With support from Shimada, who brings outstanding expertise as both a business leader and investor, COELU will further strengthen its management foundation and accelerate business expansion. Background of the capital participation: COELU is entering its fifth fiscal year since founding. Under its philosophy of “standing at the forefront of companies that take on challenges and becoming the core of their leap forward,” the company operates its Company Growth business, supporting corporate growth across sales, marketing, and human resources. COELU is currently in a rapid business expansion phase, targeting 328% year-on-year growth, and aims to reach a cumulative total of 1,000 client companies by fiscal 2028. This goal is not merely about scaling in size. The company sees it as a process of breaking through the conventional assumptions of the business support and sales support industry, which has often remained fragmented by function and labor-intensive, while pursuing what it truly means to continuously support customer business growth and redefining the standard for the industry as a whole. To realize this ambitious vision and build a robust governance structure capable of supporting further diversification and expansion of its business domains, COELU conducted a third-party allotment capital increase with Shimada, one of Japan’s leading entrepreneurs and investors, as the allottee. By incorporating Shimada’s management expertise from listed companies and his extensive network into its management foundation, COELU aims to achieve discontinuous growth through the integration of strategy, capital, and network. In addition, Ryudai Kobayashi has already participated in the company’s management and capital since last year in order to maximize the precision of strategy execution and accelerate organizational development. By establishing a new structure powered by both Shimada’s broad strategic perspective and Kobayashi’s execution capabilities from the front lines, COELU will go beyond the framework of simple sales support and contribute to revitalizing the Japanese economy as a true growth partner for companies. Comment from Toru Shimada: This investment reminds me of the first time I received a business pitch from Mr. Miura. Unfortunately, after listening to the initial business idea for about five minutes, I rejected it. While giving logical feedback on what was wrong and engaging in an intense discussion with Mr. Miura, I felt that he had the qualities of an entrepreneur. I thought I would regret it if I did not polish such a “rough diamond,” so I spent the rest of that day helping him find a business that he could win with, even with his experience and abilities at the time. That led us to the business he runs today. When we parted that day, I encouraged him by saying, “If you grow to a point that convinces me, I will seriously consider investing, so keep going.” Since then, I have served as his sounding board several times a year, and that moment has finally arrived. I look forward to COELU’s aggressive growth from here. Comment from President and Representative Director Kota Miura: We are pleased to welcome Toru Shimada, one of Japan’s leading entrepreneurs and investors, as a capital participant. For me, Mr. Shimada is a mentor who guided me into this industry before I founded the company. There is no greater joy for me as a business leader than having someone I have regarded as a mentor decide to participate at this important stage as COELU looks toward its next leap forward. By learning directly from Mr. Shimada, who has exceptional foresight, and Mr. Kobayashi, who has scaled businesses through front-line execution, I am determined to raise my perspective as an entrepreneur to a higher level and fundamentally update the way I lead as a manager. We will move forward with unwavering resolve to embody COELU’s vision of “standing at the forefront of companies that take on challenges and becoming the core of their leap forward.” Company overview: Company name: COELU Inc.; Headquarters: CIRCLES Shibuya 8F, 2-9-8 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Kota Miura, President and Representative Director; Established: January 6, 2022; Business: Company Growth support; Corporate website: https://www.coelu.co.jp/