Real Estate STO's Digital Securities Corporation Raises 500 Million Yen - From 5 Companies Including Joyo Bank and Marubeni | CoinDesk JAPAN

Digital Securities Corporation announced on June 20 that it has completed fundraising of a total of 500 million yen in the first close of its Series A round.

With this funding round, the total amount of funds raised since the company's establishment will reach 900 million yen. The investors include five companies: J-Reze Investment Limited Liability Partnership, funded by Joyo Bank; Marubeni Corporation; Orient Corporation; Sankei Building; and Meigin Regional Revitalization No. 1 Investment Limited Liability Partnership, funded by Nagoya Bank. For some companies, this will be their second investment.

Digital Securities (formerly Digital Securities Preparation Co., Ltd.) completed the registration of its financial licenses for Type 1 Financial Instruments Business, Type 2 Financial Instruments Business, and Investment Management Business as of May 29, 2025, and changed its business name on the same date.

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The company and its system subsidiary, Ownership, have been involved in the formation of real estate STO (Security Token Offering) funds for qualified institutional investors and others, and the STO system "OwnerShip" developed and operated by Ownership has established the third position in the industry based on transaction amount as of the end of December 2024.

With the acquisition of the financial license and the change of the business name, digital securities will fully launch their operations. Specifically, they will start selling real estate STO funds for individual investors and aim to create the first "marketplace for digital securities" in the country. In the future, in addition to real estate STOs, there are plans to handle solar power funds, aircraft, ship funds, corporate bonds, and more as digital securities.

The five companies that invested have jointly announced a release. Through this investment, they aim to contribute to the growth of the digital securities business and the development of the STO market, while also supporting the efforts of digital securities in the security token market.