'Forest Management Sustainable for 1000 Years': Forest Asset Management Company ForestFolks Raises Seed Funding
ForestFolks, a company in the forest asset management business, has raised seed funding. With investments from Mitsubishi UFJ Capital and others, it aims to solve the problem of neglected forests and achieve 'forest management that can be sustained for 1000 years.'
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ForestFolks Inc. (Headquarters: 140 Muikamachi, Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture, within MAKINO-BA; CEO: Takashi Sakurai), which operates a forest asset management business, announces that it has raised seed round funding through a third-party allotment of new shares to Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co., Ltd., Sparkle Inc., taliki Inc., S-Innovation Inc., and angel investors.
■ Background of Funding: Redefining the 'Value' of Forests
Currently, despite public funds such as the 'Forest Environment Transfer Tax' being invested in Japan's forests, neglected forests that cannot be adequately managed within the existing framework remain a challenge.
