Global Brain (GB) has invested in Bitwala GmbH (Bitwala), financial service provider through its GB-VII Growth Fund Investment Limited Partnership (GB-VII) and SFV・GB L.P. (SFV-GB). Bitwala, based in Germany, is developing and providing financial service with mission of bridge between traditional financial system and blockchain economy. Bitwala provides banking service, debit card issuance and cryptocurrency trading all in one platform. GB has highly evaluated Bitwala’s mission of bridging between blockchain and traditional financial system, deep skilled management team and its high growth potential. GB starts supporting Bitwala’s growth with leveraging GB’s network, resource and also seeking potential business alliance with Sony Financial Group. ## About Bitwala

Location: Ohlauer Strasse 43, 10999 Berlin Germany

Representative: Benjamin Jones

Founded: October 2015

URL: https://www.bitwala.com/

## About GB-VII

Name: GB-VII Growth Fund Investment Limited Partnership

General Partner: Global Brain Corporation

## About SFV・GB fund

Name: SFV・GB L.P.

General Partner: Global Brain Corporation

Fund Size: 5 Billion JPY

## About GB

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Representative: Yasuhiko Yurimoto

Founded: January, 1998

URL: https://globalbrains.com/

Global Brain has invested in Bitwala, “Blockchain First” challenger bank from Germany as the co-lead investor