SBS Holdings and P&E Directions were among the investors that provided $51.7m for the Dentsu, Japan Post, Horipro and MCJ-backed mobile charging station operator.
Inforich, the Japan-based owner of mobile charging service ChargeSpot, has raised ¥5.9bn ($51.7m) from investors including property development and recruitment group SBS Holdings and consulting firm P&E Directions.
NextBlue, Next Unicorn and MRA Investments filled out the participants in the round, which helped push the company’s overall funding to $94.6m.
Founded in 2015, Inforich runs a network of mobile charging service stations under the ChargeSpot brand which are installed at commercial hubs including train stations, restaurants and corner shops across Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Thailand.
P&E Directions had already backed a $21.1m round for the company in April this year, investing alongside Hirogin Capital Partners and Nanto CVC – respective subsidiaries of financial services providers Hiroshima Bank and Nanto Bank – in addition to Japan International Economic Development Organisation and Venture Labo Investment.
Marketing group Dentsu and computer manufacturer MCJ injected $9.5m into Inforich in March 2020,…