NOT A HOTEL Raises 16.5 Billion Yen from Toyota-Affiliated and Other Investors

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NOT A HOTEL has announced total funding of 16.5 billion yen. It will raise 10 billion yen through a new share issuance, while 6.5 billion yen will move via share transfers from existing shareholders. The investors include Toyota Invention Partners, SBI Holdings, SBI Investment, Sequoia, and TT Lion Partners. The company operates a membership service that tokenizes accommodation usage rights as NFTs. In December 2024, it issued its own crypto asset NAC through an IEO via GMO Coin, raising 2 billion yen, which was one of the largest in Japan at the time. With this latest funding, major capital is now formally entering the phase of expanding businesses including NFTs, token operations, and the co-ownership mobility service NOT A GARAGE.

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SBI Holdings Incorporated
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SBI Holdings and its affiliate are investors in NOT A HOTEL's 16.5 billion yen funding round, which is a positive capital event for SBI as an investor.

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NOT A HOTEL raises 16.5 billion yen in new funding, a direct capital infusion for the company.

SBI Investment Co., Ltd.Private± Mixed
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Sequoia CapitalPrivate± Mixed
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Toyota Invention PartnersPrivate± Mixed
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TT Lion PartnersPrivate± Mixed
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