Global Brain (GB) has invested in Crowd Investment Co., Ltd., (Croud Investment), a real estate social lending platform launching “FUEL online fund”, through its SFV・GB L.P. (SFV・GB fund). With its strong expertise in real estate and financial industries, Crowd Investment will offer middle-risk/middle-return investment opportunity for individual investors as well as alternative financing method for real estate businesses. Through this funding, Crowd Investment aims to accelerate the hiring of engineering and operation teams for the upcoming service launch. GB highly evaluated Crowd Investment’s experienced management team and outstanding growth potential of its business. We are committed to leverage our resources and network to further strengthen Crowd Investment. ## About Crowd Investment

Location: Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

Representative(s): Souki Hosozawa, Yuichi Tokumo

URL: https://www.fuelgr.co.jp/

##About SFV・GB fund

Name: SFV・GB L.P.

General Partner: Global Brain Corporation

Limited Partner: Sony Financial Ventures Inc.

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 Crowd Investment Co., Ltd., a real estate social lending platform launching “FUEL online fund”, as the lead investor.