Starseeds Co., Ltd., listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market, has entered into a basic agreement for a business partnership with Hornet Co., Ltd., the operator of the real estate crowdfunding platform "ANT Funding." This partnership aims to jointly promote the development of next-generation infrastructure, such as grid-scale battery storage facilities and AI data centers, while diversifying funding channels.
Based on this agreement, both companies will proceed with joint evaluations of the following initiatives:
Starseeds has accumulated practical expertise across the entire lifecycle of battery storage development and AI/GPU infrastructure deployment, ranging from land acquisition and equipment procurement to operations. Meanwhile, Hornet possesses a robust operating platform for real estate crowdfunding, enabling a mechanism where individual investors can invest in infrastructure development online. By integrating crowdfunding alongside traditional funding methods such as self-financing, debt, and equity, both companies aim to build a capital-efficient business model for infrastructure development.
Going beyond single-project initiatives, the two companies will sequentially begin assessing the viability of candidate projects with the goal of establishing a framework for continuous project creation nationwide. Furthermore, they plan to explore expanding the scope of application in the future to include renewable energy and disaster-prevention energy equipment.