Siiibo Securities, which operates a platform for issuing and purchasing corporate bonds, announced fundraising on the 16th. It was through a third-party allotment of shares to Aozora Corporate Investment, 15th Rock, FINOLAB FUND, Pacific Bays Capital, and others, with details such as the round and amount raised undisclosed. Prior to this, they had announced funding from a venture debt fund operated by Aozora Corporate Investment in November of last year.
The background to this fundraising is that recent interest rate hikes have created a “world with interest rates,” and investor interest in “income gain type investments” is increasing.
Among these, corporate bonds are attracting attention because they offer high freedom in the use of funds for companies, and the total issuance amount in 2024 reached about 15.7 trillion yen, approaching an all-time high level. In addition, investment opportunities in unlisted companies are expanding, and private assets are becoming a familiar option for individual investors. Furthermore, private assets (unlisted assets) are attracting attention as investment products, and investment options in unlisted companies are expanding to individuals as well.
With these changes in the market environment as a tailwind, the company aims to further grow its platform that directly connects unlisted startups and other companies with individual investors through corporate bonds. In March 2025, CuboRex, a robotics company that promotes DX at work sites through automation and electrification of transport operations, issued corporate bonds.
With this funding, they plan to expand the sale of their new product “Consolidated Bonds,” which enables diversified investment for investors, and to expand the amount of corporate bond issuance for companies, promoting fundraising.
Consolidated Bonds, a diversified investment product launched in February this year, allows investment in 5-20 different corporate bonds with a single purchase, mainly from unlisted companies. It also offers high transparency in management, such as disclosure of financial information of investee companies. It is expected to yield an average of 2-8% in yen-denominated returns, and through bonds that can only be handled by the company, it allows investors to experience the attraction of bond investment.
The provision of Consolidated Bonds also leads to the expansion of corporate bond investment opportunities that are not bound by the timing of new corporate bond issuances, aiming to realize “corporate bonds that can be bought and sold at any time.” They also plan to increase purchase opportunities for companies and further activate fundraising.
via PR TIMES
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