Funding from NTT DOCOMO Ventures

November 02, 2017

GA technologies Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Ryo Higuchi, hereinafter referred to as “our company”), which manages the used real estate platform business,has conducted a disposition of treasury stock to a fund managed by NTT Docomo Ventures, Inc.

background

In Japan's housing market, due to factors such as economic growth and demographics, effective utilization of second-hand housing is expected to increase, such as the operation plan of the Anshin R-Housing certification system for high-quality second-hand housing by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.  To vitalize second-hand housing distribution, we have been engaged in efforts to enhance the value of existing homes through renovation business, in-house development of systems for purchasing and selling used properties, development of used real estate transaction applications, etc.

Outlook

This increase in capital will be NTT Docomo Ventures' first investment in the real estate tech business, and it will be an important step for us to realize the future business concept centered on the used real estate platform business. In the real estate industry, which is said to be the slowest in IT adoption, between the two, a new house proposal using IoT equipment, work efficiency and work style reform utilizing IT, and the next generation applying technology The possibilities of various collaborations across industry boundaries such as real estate transactions are expanding. Taking this opportunity, we aim to further accelerate our efforts to realize these new added values.

Assignee overview

株式会社 NTT ドコモ・ベンチャーズ
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