Sumitomo, Sojitz CVC, Seino Holdings’ Logistics Innovation Fund and Shinsei Corporate Investment all chipped into a $16.7m round expected to close at the end of this year.

Japan-based logistics platform operator OpenLogi has raised ¥1.75bn ($16.7m) as part of an ongoing series C round featuring subsidiaries of corporates Sumitomo, Sojitz, Seino Holdings and Shinsei Bank.

Sumitomo participated directly while fellow conglomerate Sojitz invested through its Sojitz CVC unit, which is co-run by Pegasus Tech Ventures. Logistics Innovation Fund Investment Limited Partnership and Shinsei Corporate Investment represented logistics firm Seino Holdings and financial services firm Shinsei Bank respectively.

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Edison Fu

Edison Fu is a reporter and Asia liaison at Global Corporate Venturing.