Biome Inc. Welcomes NTT DOCOMO Ventures Investment: A Biodiversity Platform Boost
Deal News | Mar 27, 2025 | NTT DOCOMO Ventures Inc
NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Inc. has announced an investment in Biome Inc., a Kyoto-based startup specializing in a biodiversity big data platform. Biome operates an app offering real-time data on the distribution of global living organisms, which has been downloaded over a million times and is one of Japan’s largest biodiversity big data platforms. The initiative aligns with a broader shift towards a nature-positive economy, projected to generate significant economic opportunities by 2030. NTT's investment further emphasizes ecosystem conservation and technological innovations, including using satellite data to estimate wide-area biodiversity. This investment and collaboration aim to create new value in nature-positive initiatives.
Sectors
- Private Equity and Venture Capital
- Technology and Data Analytics
- Environmental Services
Geography
- Japan – Both NTT DOCOMO Ventures and Biome Inc. are based in Japan; the investment and associated activities are centered here.
Industry
- Private Equity and Venture Capital – The article involves NTT DOCOMO Ventures making an investment in Biome Inc., indicating an involvement in venture capital activities.
- Technology and Data Analytics – Biome Inc. operates a platform for biodiversity big data, utilizing technology and data analytics for environmental monitoring.
- Environmental Services – Biome Inc.'s platform and initiatives align with services related to environmental conservation and natural capital.
Financials
- Not Disclosed – The article does not specify the financial terms of the investment in Biome Inc.
- 47 trillion yen – Projected annual business opportunities by 2030 from nature-positive initiatives, as estimated by Japan's Ministry of Environment.
Participants
| Name | Role | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| NTT DOCOMO Ventures Inc. | Investor | Company | A Japanese investment firm engaged in technology ventures. |
| Biome Inc. | Target Company | Company | A startup focusing on a biodiversity big data platform providing real-time data on global living organisms. |
| Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation | Collaborator | Company | One of the NTT Group companies participating in the biodiversity initiative alongside Biome Inc. |
| NTT Communications Corporation | Collaborator | Company | An NTT Group company involved in developing technology for wide-area biodiversity estimation. |
| NTT Comware Corporation | Collaborator | Company | Part of the collaboration under the NTT Group for technological research in biodiversity. |
| NTT DATA Japan Corporation | Collaborator | Company | Participates in the initiative to develop satellite-based biodiversity monitoring. |
| NTT DOCOMO, INC. | Collaborator | Company | An NTT Group company aligned with Biome Inc. for research and nature-positive projects. |