Investment Summary

Toyoda Gosei Invests In Letara

On July 26, 2024, Toyoda Gosei invested in aerospace company Letara

Investment Highlights
  • This is Toyoda Gosei’s 2nd transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Toyoda Gosei’s 7th transaction in Japan.

Investment Summary

Date 2024-07-26
Target Letara
Sector Aerospace
Investor(s) Toyoda Gosei
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Letara

Sapporo, Japan
Letara develops engines for artificial satellites to move to a desired orbit after launch. With fuel technology using plastics and oxidizers, these engines provide both safety and propulsion, which are difficult to enhance simultaneously in space.2 Letara was formed in 2020 and is based in Sapporo, Japan.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Toyoda Gosei

Kiyosu, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1949
Sector Automotive
Employees39,192
Revenue 1.06T JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Toyoda Gosei is a specialty manufacturer of rubber and plastic automotive parts. Toyoda Gosei was founded in 1949 and is based in Kiyosu, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 13
Sector: Aerospace M&A 2 of 2
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 2 of 7
Country: Japan M&A 7 of 13
Year: 2024 M&A 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-06-20 Synspective

Tokyo, Japan

Synspective develops and operates small SAR satellites2 and provides solutions based on satellite data analysis. Its business covers from satellite development to operation and proposals for solutions to problems using the obtained observational data. SAR satellites use radio waves (microwaves) of the wavelength range that can penetrate clouds, and so ground data can be obtained even during inclement weather and at night. Synspective was formed in 2018 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-09-30 TriOrb

Fukuoka, Japan

TriOrb develops mobile robots with spheres instead of regular tires to enable smooth omnidirectional movement and software for autonomous mobility to improve productivity on manufacturing floors. By combining mobile robots that can move even in tight spaces or on uneven floors where conventional tires are inappropriate to move, with a variety of robots used in manufacturing sites. TriOrb was formed in 2023 and is based in Fukuoka, Japan.

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