RoboTruck Inc. – Pre Series A Fundraising
Nishimura & Asahi advised RoboTruck Inc., a Japan-based startup developing autonomous driving solution systems, on its Pre Series A fundraising of approximately 1.2 billion yen. The fundraising was led by new investors GLOBIS Capital Partners, alongside ORIX Corporation, Archetype Ventures, Mizuho Leaguer Investment, ON&BOARD Co., Ltd., and IKUYO CO., LTD. Individual and existing investors included UTokyo Innovation Platform Co., Ltd., PKSHA Algorithm Fund, and AIS CAPITAL LIMITED.
The Nishimura & Asahi team advising RoboTruck was led by partners Bonso Morimoto and Seita Kinoshita, supported by associates Kei Hirano, Haruki Sugiyama, and Hiroki Ishikawa.
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Bonso has extensive experience in domestic and cross-border M&A, capital and business alliances (including establishing joint ventures), legal advice on corporate governance, handling of general shareholders’ meetings, establishing stock options, labor law–related matters, and corporate litigation. He is conscious of the need for smooth communication with clients and other stakeholders, and he always strives to take a strategic approach and to respond flexibly to their needs.
Recently, he has been actively involved in investment cases in which Japanese companies and funds invest in overseas startups, and he provides various legal services to Japanese startups. In addition, he is actively communicating with the market through publications and seminars in order to contribute to the development of the startup investment ecosystem in Japan, utilizing the knowledge and network he cultivated through his studies abroad in the United States.