Key Takeaways
- ForestFolks raised a new round (Seed) from Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Sparkle, taliki, S-Innovation.
- Sector: Agriculture, Agribusiness & Agtech, Cleantech & Climatech, Technology, Software & Gaming.
- Geography: Japan.
Analysis
- ForestFolks is developing a next-generation forest management system called 'Forester Earth'.
- The company aims to digitize forest asset management and visualize asset value, including for carbon credit creation.
- The funding will be used to strengthen Forester Earth's development, conduct demonstrations, expand community models, and recruit talent.
- ForestFolks plans to launch the beta version of Forester Earth and initiate large-scale forest asset management projects in Japan by the end of fiscal year 2026.
- The company previously raised ¥15 million in pre-seed funding in December 2024.