Dentsu Inc. Ventures, a venture fund managed by Dentsu Inc., has invested in CLUE Inc., a company that develops and provides cloud-based business support services utilizing drones.

The text of the Dentsu Inc. news release distributed on November 15 is as follows.

November 15, 2017

Dentsu Inc. Ventures, a venture fund managed by Dentsu Inc., invests in CLUE Inc., a company developing and providing cloud-based business support services utilizing drones

Dentsu Ventures 1 Global Fund (hereinafter "Dentsu Ventures"), a corporate venture capital fund managed by Dentsu Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Toshihiro Yamamoto), has invested in "CLUE Inc." (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Ryosuke Abe; hereinafter "CLUE") which develops and provides business support solutions utilizing drones for inspection, surveying, aerial photography, and more, aiming

CLUE provides solutions that integrate drone flight control technology with image collection, data processing, and analysis. The company operates businesses including residential roof inspections, commercial facility exterior inspections, and infrastructure inspections for developing countries. It is also advancing the development of technology to control multiple drones in remote locations in real-time via the cloud, along with data transfer technology. CLUE provides industry-specific solutions applying these technologies.

The company views drone utilization as a key technology that will contribute to productivity improvements and cost reductions across various industries as its adoption becomes more widespread. It is advancing its contribution to social infrastructure development through its various business offerings.

Going forward, Dentsu Ventures will leverage the resources and business opportunities available within the Dentsu Group to support the growth strategy of Crew Inc., which possesses extensive expertise in drone flight and operations, and thereby contribute to the development of the entire drone industry.

Overviews of Crew Inc. and Dentsu Inc. Ventures are as follows.

Crew Inc.'s "Drone Roofer" app: Japan's first smartphone-controlled drone roof inspection application

＜Overview of CLUE Inc.＞
Company Name: CLUE Inc.
Headquarters: Minami Aoyama Building 4F, 7-10-3 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Ryosuke Abe (President and CEO)
Business Description: Development and provision of cloud-based business support services utilizing drones
URL:https://corp.t-clue.com

<OVERVIEW of Dentsu Ventures>
Name: Dentsu Ventures Global Fund I
Total Fund Size: ¥10 billion
Fund Formation Date: April 2015
Operation Period: Planned for 10 years until March 2025
Investment Regions: Global investments including the U.S., Europe, Japan, and Asia
Investment Stage: Primarily seed/early stage, while also including mid/late stage for a broad, balanced investment approach
Investment Areas:
(1) Areas with the potential to transform the broader marketing/communications business
(2) Innovative, high-potential new domains, even if not fitting the above
URL:http://dentsu-v.com/

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