[ineRobo] Notice of Completion of Initial Fundraising via DPO
ineRobo Co., Ltd., which provides robot solutions for small-scale rice farming, has completed its first round of fundraising through a Direct Public Offering (DPO) to accelerate its business and tackle Japan's rice shortage.
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Overview
ineRobo Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and CEO: Goshi Katagiri) announces that it has completed fundraising through a DPO (Direct Public Offering).
Background
In recent years, the soaring price of rice has become a major social issue. While the demand for rice is decreasing due to population decline and dietary diversification, the aging of rice farmers has led to a rapid increase in abandoned farmland, causing the supply capacity to drop at a faster rate than the decline in demand. The future where Japan as a whole constantly lacks rice is becoming a reality.
Our company was established in October 2025 with the thought that 'we must avoid a future where Japan can no longer be self-sufficient in rice.'
Under the philosophy of 'bringing cutting-edge technology precisely to small-scale agriculture,' our company will provide solutions that combine field-implementable robots and an operating platform.
There are many small-scale paddy fields in Japan that cannot be upscaled. By utilizing small robots that can adapt to such environments to promote mechanization and labor-saving, and by building a system to maintain rice farming, we aim to contribute to the improvement of the rice self-sufficiency rate, as well as the enhancement of regional sustainability and land conservation.
Furthermore, to implement this system in society, we have formed a business alliance with tmsuk Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and Chairman: Yoichi Takamoto), whose main business is robot development, to strengthen our cooperation.
At tmsuk, they produce rice flour called 'Raiko,' made from rice cultivated using the rice-farming robot flock 'Raicho Series' in paddy fields in Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture, and our company has started selling it via e-commerce (the EC site STORES is here). Also, as part of our BtoB expansion, a collaboration with 'Akasaka Toda,' a long-established traditional Japanese restaurant in Akasaka, has been realized.
About this Fundraising
In order to tackle the urgent issue of rice shortage with a sense of speed and to achieve continuous development, our company has decided to raise funds this time by issuing shares through a public offering procedure known as a DPO (Direct Public Offering).
DPO is a fundraising method where a company directly recruits shares without going through financial institutions. It is an optimal method for small and medium-sized enterprises to gather shareholders who share their business philosophy and direction and can accompany them on a long-term basis, and it has been gaining attention in recent years as one of the fundraising methods.
This time, under the guidance of specialized certified public accountants...
ineRobo Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and CEO: Goshi Katagiri) announces that it has completed fundraising through a DPO (Direct Public Offering).
Background
In recent years, the soaring price of rice has become a major social issue. While the demand for rice is decreasing due to population decline and dietary diversification, the aging of rice farmers has led to a rapid increase in abandoned farmland, causing the supply capacity to drop at a faster rate than the decline in demand. The future where Japan as a whole constantly lacks rice is becoming a reality.
Our company was established in October 2025 with the thought that 'we must avoid a future where Japan can no longer be self-sufficient in rice.'
Under the philosophy of 'bringing cutting-edge technology precisely to small-scale agriculture,' our company will provide solutions that combine field-implementable robots and an operating platform.
There are many small-scale paddy fields in Japan that cannot be upscaled. By utilizing small robots that can adapt to such environments to promote mechanization and labor-saving, and by building a system to maintain rice farming, we aim to contribute to the improvement of the rice self-sufficiency rate, as well as the enhancement of regional sustainability and land conservation.
Furthermore, to implement this system in society, we have formed a business alliance with tmsuk Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and Chairman: Yoichi Takamoto), whose main business is robot development, to strengthen our cooperation.
At tmsuk, they produce rice flour called 'Raiko,' made from rice cultivated using the rice-farming robot flock 'Raicho Series' in paddy fields in Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture, and our company has started selling it via e-commerce (the EC site STORES is here). Also, as part of our BtoB expansion, a collaboration with 'Akasaka Toda,' a long-established traditional Japanese restaurant in Akasaka, has been realized.
About this Fundraising
In order to tackle the urgent issue of rice shortage with a sense of speed and to achieve continuous development, our company has decided to raise funds this time by issuing shares through a public offering procedure known as a DPO (Direct Public Offering).
DPO is a fundraising method where a company directly recruits shares without going through financial institutions. It is an optimal method for small and medium-sized enterprises to gather shareholders who share their business philosophy and direction and can accompany them on a long-term basis, and it has been gaining attention in recent years as one of the fundraising methods.
This time, under the guidance of specialized certified public accountants...