Global Brain has invested in MODE,Inc. (CEO: Gaku Ueda), a provider of IoT solutions which accelerate DX worldwide, as the lead investor through its GB-VII Growth Fund Investment Limited Partnership. MODE provides an IoT platform which enables connected business of companies in a short period of time. Utilizing their SaaS template solution which meets various needs, companies can significantly reduce their IoT system construction cost and time. Furthermore, by componentizing reiterative functions in sophisticating connected system development, and by increasing its reusability, MODE’s solution has been utilized as an IoT system infrastructure in various companies, including major manufacturing companies and healthcare companies. Global Brain has highly evaluated the international team comprising topnotch engineers from Silicon Valley and Japan and their technology and development skills, as well as the distinguished management, on deciding this investment. We will support its business development to become a leading IoT company not only of Japan but also of the world, to accelerate DX worldwide. ## About MODE

Location: San Mateo CA, USA

Representative: Gaku Ueda

Founded: July 2014

URL: https://www.tinkermode.jp/

## About GB-VII

Name: GB-VII Growth Fund Investment Limited Partnership

General Partner: Global Brain Corporation

## About Global Brain

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Representative: Yasuhiko Yurimoto

Founded: January, 1998

URL: https://globalbrains.com/

Global Brain has invested in MODE, a provider of IoT solutions which accelerate DX worldwide, as the lead investor