NE Inc. Executes First Corporate Venture Capital Investment

NE Inc. (Headquarters: Yokohama, Kanagawa; President and CEO: Noriyoshi Higo; hereinafter "NE") announced that it has executed its first investment through its Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) business, aimed at strengthening the competitiveness of its existing businesses and creating future value in the commerce market, in KLD Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Itoshima, Fukuoka; CEO: Kenta Ito; hereinafter "KLD"). KLD operates in the steadily growing domestic fashion reuse market, focusing on the intrinsic value of items and aiming for a healthy circulation of goods and economy through fair evaluation and transparent information. With its unique digital appraisal process and high-quality reuse strategy, the company has achieved an average annual growth rate of 39.4% in the number of purchase customers over the past three years, earning recognition for its high market fit and potential. This investment is an underwriting of a third-party allocation of shares by NE Inc. and marks the first project in the company's CVC business. The investment was executed on May 29, 2026, with an amount of 19,999,000 JPY (Class A preferred shares) in a Pre-Series A round. NE decided on this investment as KLD's business aligns with its goal of "expanding the co-creation ecosystem."