— Accelerating the Expansion of High-Quality Carbon Credit Supply and Business Development Across Asia —

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Creattura Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Tomomichi Hattori; hereinafter “Creattura”) hereby announces that, in its Series B round, it has completed a third-party allotment of shares totaling JPY 1　billion to four leading Japanese investors and companies and has completed the execution of investment-related agreements with each party.

Since August 2024, the Company has raised a total of JPY 550 million through its Series A round. This Series B round represents the next stage of growth financing following that round.

The funds raised will be used to expand the AWD (Alternate Wetting and Drying)¹ business, mainly in the Philippines; further develop the Company’s J-Credit creation business in Japan; roll out its digital MRV² and SaaS businesses; and strengthen the hiring and organizational structure necessary to support these initiatives.

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1. Overview of This Financing

(1) Total amount raised: JPY 1 billion in total​

(2) Financing method: Third-party allotment of shares  

(3) Allottees: Four parties

1. DBJ Capital Investment Limited Partnership (General Partner: DBJ Capital Co., Ltd.)

2. MSIVC2025V Investment Limited Partnership (General Partner: Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital Co., Ltd.)

3. ONE Carbon Neutral 1 Limited Partnership (General Partner: ONE 1 Limited Liability Partnership)

4. Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. ³

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2. Background to the Financing

Guided by its mission, “To preserve and regenerate humanity’s natural heritage for future generations,” the Company is advancing the development of carbon credit creation projects in Japan and overseas, the development and sale of related digital MRV and SaaS solutions, the sale of carbon credits and related products, and consulting services, all toward the realization of a carbon-neutral society.‍

Environmental risks, including climate change and biodiversity loss, have an extremely significant impact on social sustainability. In Japan as well, expectations are growing for the role of carbon finance, including credits, in achieving greenhouse gas reduction targets. At the same time, with concerns recently raised regarding projects in which greenhouse gas reductions have been overestimated, companies increasingly need to avoid greenwashing risks by identifying and selecting high-quality credits.  

To further accelerate the creation of “large-scale, high-quality credits” capable of meeting these customer needs, the Company decided to pursue the business development initiatives and additional financing described in the following section.

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3. Future Business Development and Use of Proceeds

With the support of existing investors from the Series A round and new shareholders participating in the Series B round, the Company will move forward with the following growth strategies.

(1) Expansion of the overseas AWD business

The Pangasinan project currently underway in the Philippines is a decarbonization project aimed at reducing methane emissions from rice cultivation. By combining collaboration with local farmers and irrigation authorities with digital MRV, satellite data utilization, and AI analysis technologies, the project aims to create large-scale, high-quality carbon credits. The target area has steadily expanded to 22,000 hectares, and the project is now in the final stage toward project registration.

Creattura will use the proceeds from the Series B financing to accelerate expansion into other regions by applying the AWD business operational know-how developed in the Philippines and its proprietary system, LynxAWD.

(2) Expansion of domestic credit creation

The Carbon Synergy Consortium⁴, established by Creattura in July 2025, has expanded to 32 member companies, including energy providers and solution providers of renewable and saving energy services, and is promoting the development of carbon credit creation projects with member companies as well as end users from member network. Our collaborations with local governments, which began in Sosa City, Chiba Prefecture, and Hamanaka Town, Hokkaido, have expanded to include a growing number of municipalities, such as the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Minato City, Tokyo. In line with this, in addition to expanding the program-type target projects led by Creattura, the Company will work with member companies to promote J-Credit creation activities.

(3) Enhancement of IT products

The Company will further develop its proprietary credit management and MRV-related system for its own AWD projects (LynxAWD), as well as a platform that centrally manages carbon credit projects in Japan and overseas, including AWD, in a traceable manner (Lynx Connect). By further enhancing their practicality and reliability, the Company will roll out a SaaS business for third-party projects.

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4. Comments from the Parties

(1) DBJ Capital Investment Limited Partnership, Yoshitake Ishimoto, Director, Investment Dept., DBJ Capital Co., Ltd.

We are very pleased to have had the opportunity to make an additional investment in Creattura’s Series B round. Since our previous investment, the company has steadily advanced its business toward realizing carbon credit projects in Japan and overseas under its mission of “To preserve and regenerate humanity’s natural heritage for future generations.” In particular, we expect its AWD business in the Philippines to become a symbolic example of international cooperation between Japan and the Philippines. As the full-scale operation of Japan’s emissions trading system begins in fiscal 2026, we look forward to Creattura making further strides as a front-runner toward the realization of carbon neutrality. As a venture capital firm of the Development Bank of Japan Group, DBJ Capital will continue to provide its full support.

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(2) MSIVC2025V Investment Limited Partnership, Shungo Takagi, Investment Dept., Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital Co., Ltd.

As demand for high-quality carbon credits continues to grow, Creattura has established itself as a leading player capable of developing and supplying trusted carbon credits at scale.

Internationally, the company has successfully expanded its AWD rice methane reduction projects in the Philippines through strong partnerships with government agencies and agricultural stakeholders. In Japan, it is also advancing a diverse portfolio of methodologies, including forestry, solar power, cogeneration, and lights, through its Carbon Synergy Consortium.

We were particularly impressed by the management team's strong execution capabilities and the progress of Creattura's proprietary digital platform for carbon credit traceability and management, which has now entered full-scale operation. These achievements led to our decision to make this additional investment.

We look forward to seeing Creattura continue creating value for all stakeholders contributing to carbon neutrality and further strengthening its leadership in the carbon market.

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(3) ONE Carbon Neutral 1 Limited Partnership, Hideki Tsuji, General Partner, ONE Innovators, Inc.

I am truly excited to support Creattura as it collaborates with leading Japanese corporations, including Tokyo Gas and Kubota, to develop carbon credit projects internationally.

As the GX-ETS enters full-scale operation, demand from Japanese companies for reliable, high-integrity carbon credits is expected to grow significantly, while supply constraints are likely to emerge over the medium to long term. I believe Creattura is uniquely positioned to address this opportunity through its proprietary digital infrastructure, which is highly scalable and well suited for integration with AI technologies. Beyond nature-based credit, the company has the capability to create high-quality carbon credits on technology-based, making it an important contributor to the future of carbon markets.

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(4) Seita Shimizu, Managing Executive Officer, CDO, Chief Executive of Solution Co-creation Division, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

We are very pleased to participate in Creattura Co., Ltd.’s Series B round.

Creattura and Tokyo Gas have been advancing value co-creation toward the realization of a decarbonized society through support for J-Credit creation in Japan and JCM projects in the Philippines.

We position environmental value not merely as a means of offsetting, but as an important solution that supports the decarbonization of our customers and local communities.

Through this investment and business alliance, we will combine Creattura’s expertise in creating high-quality carbon credits and its digital MRV technologies with the Tokyo Gas Group’s business foundation to further accelerate the creation of environmental value and support for customer decarbonization.

(5) Tomomichi Hattori, Representative Director and CEO, Creattura Co., Ltd.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who participated in this financing. Beyond the financial support itself, we are once again deeply encouraged by the trust placed in our business model and future potential.

Since its founding, the Company has been committed to creating high-quality carbon credits under its mission of “To preserve and regenerate humanity’s natural heritage for future generations.” We believe that tackling climate change, one of society’s greatest challenges, requires a collective impact approach. By bringing together the strengths of businesses, governments, local communities, and other stakeholders, we can create scalable and lasting solutions to complex environmental challenges. We will continue to actively promote collaboration with companies, investors, governments, and communities that have business synergies with us. By further accelerating project development in Japan and overseas using our key strengths technology and know-how of carbon credit, we will realize business growth and contribute to the social implementation of decarbonization solutions in Japan and across Asia.

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¹ Alternate wetting and drying. A water management practice expected to reduce methane emissions from rice paddies.
NARO website: https://www.naro.go.jp/project/results/4th_laboratory/niaes/2017/niaes17_s12.html ^‍

² MRV stands for Measurement, Reporting, and Verification, referring to the framework for measuring, reporting, and verifying the implementation status of greenhouse gas emission reductions. ^‍

³ Creattura has separately entered into a business alliance agreement with Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. as of the same date as the investment-related agreement.

⁴ Feb. 17, 2026 | “Carbon Synergy Consortium” Membership Grows 2.5x to 30 Companies in About Six Months — Launching Multiple Program-Type Projects under the J-Credit Scheme and Moving Into Full-Scale Activities —

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