Reorganized the management and operation system of Real Tech Fund,
Strengthen venture support and training system including Asia and accelerate to social implementation
-Transition to a system centered on a joint venture between Euglena

Real Tech Holdings Co., Ltd.
Euglena Co., Ltd.
Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.

　Euglena Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Mitsuru Izumo, hereinafter "Euglena") and Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director Group CEO: Yukihiro Maru, hereinafter "Leave a Nest") Euglena Investment Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Akihiko Nagata, hereinafter "Euglena Our wholly owned subsidiary of Euglena Co., Ltd., into a joint venture between the two companies, and is a real tech ^{* 1} specialized venture. We are pleased to announce that we will strengthen the management and operation system of Real Tech Fund, which is a capital fund.
　With this change in structure, Euglena Investment will implement a third-party allotment with Leave a Nest as the underwriter and change the trade name to "Real Tech Holdings Co., Ltd." (hereinafter "Real Tech Holdings"). Euglena SMBC Nikko Leave a Nest Capital (hereinafter "Euglena SMBC Nikko Leave a Nest Capital"), which manages and operates the Real Tech Fund, will be changed to "Real Tech Japan" (hereinafter "Real Tech Japan").
* 1 R & D-type innovative technologies that contribute to solving the problems of the earth and humankind (robotics, electronics, biotechnology, agri, energy, new materials, aerospace, big data, AI, IoT, etc.)

　Euglena Co., Ltd. and Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. through this system change, we aim to further sourcing activities of Real Tech Fund, strengthen investment and development activities, and build a Real Tech Venture Support System including overseas. We will accelerate the social implementation of R & D-type innovative technologies that contribute to solving the problems of humankind and humankind. In addition, as specific efforts, we are planning to form a new fund targeting Japan and the Asian region, to solve problems beyond the framework of the fund, and to implement efforts that contribute to the development of the frontier of humankind.
　Our is a wholly owned subsidiary Euglena Investment, SMBC Nikko Securities Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "SMBC Nikko Securities"), Ribanesu company was founded three companies "Euglena SMBC Nikko Ribanesu Capital" is real Tech Fund No. 1 Investment Limited Since the formation of the Responsible Union (2015) and the Real Tech Fund No. 2 Investment Business Limited Liability Union (2017), we have been fostering investment in 43 Real Tech ventures nationwide in about five years. Active hands-on support for real-tech ventures during the seed-early period, promotion of collaboration between leading business companies in various fields centered on member companies, large and small and medium-sized enterprises, and realizing a total of more than 100 alliances on the earth We have been aiming for social implementation of cutting-edge technology that has the potential to solve human problems. The Real Tech Fund will continue to contribute to the development of innovative technologies that contribute to solving the problems of the earth and humankind through the support of Real Tech ventures.

■ About Realtech Fund (HP: http://www.realtech.fund/)
　Euglena and Leave a Nest, and "Real Tech Japan", which consists of two companies, SMBC Nikko Securities. The main purpose is to foster investment in Real Tech ventures. It is said. The total number of participating companies is 30 (No. 1: 23, No. 2: 7), and the fund size is 9.4 billion yen, making it Japan's largest fund specializing in real tech. We are investing in and nurturing real-tech ventures together with each operating company that is an investor.

Official name: Real Tech Fund No. 1 Investment Limited Partnership
　　　　　　　　Real Tech Fund No. 2 Investment Limited Partnership
General Partnership: GK Real Tech Japan
Total investment commitment: 9.4 billion yen in total

■ About Real Tech Holdings

■ About Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. (HP: https://lne.st/)
　It was established in 2002 by 15 graduate students in science and technology with the idea of "realizing the development of science and technology and contributing to the earth." Since then, we have been working on more than 300 diversified projects with partner companies and public institutions around the world, focusing on science education, human resource development, research and development, and creation of new businesses. The Leave a Nest Group's mission is to "become the most effective knowledge-manufacturing company in the world" in order to solve global issues, and to create new knowledge by combining the knowledge and technologies produced by humankind. I run a "knowledge manufacturing industry".

Euglena Co., Ltd. (HP: https://euglena.jp)
　In 2005, we succeeded in establishing the world's first edible outdoor mass culture technology for the Euglena In Euglena and Chlorella, we are also conducting research toward the production of biofuels. Euglena GENKI Program, which has been in operation since 2014 to deliver Euglena cookies with abundant nutrients to children in Bangladesh with the sale of products, will be expanded to all products including cosmetics from April 2019. Listed on TSE Mothers in December 2012. TSE First Section market change in December 2014. The management philosophy is "to make people and the earth healthy".

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