Singapore, 22 October 2025 – EXEO Global Pte. Ltd. (“EXEO Global”) is pleased to announce a strategic investment in ugo,Inc. (“ugo”) via its corporate venture arm, EXEO Innovation Fund (EIF).
The investment forms part of ugo’s Series B2 funding round, which has already attracted strong backing from an impressive roster of investors. These include prior round investors such as NTT Docomo Ventures, MUFG, Yaskawa, Kawasaki and Taisei, alongside new participants like TB Eye (Tokyo Boeki), Sankei Building CVC, Toyota Boshoku CVC, Persol, Leave a Nest Capital and Daiwa Tsushin. EIF’s involvement underscores our confidence in ugo’s vision and technology.
Commitment to Innovation
This strategic investment reflects EXEO Global’s role not only as a provider of infrastructure and services, but also as an enabler of forward-looking technologies. EIF identifies and supports high-potential companies that can shape industries and improve societies, with ugo’s standing out for its robotics solutions that address critical workforce and operational challenges.
Beyond capital, the collaboration opens opportunities for future synergies across EXEO Global’s ecosystem. ugo’s solutions potentially complement EXEO Global companies like dhost Global, Inc. which has previously announced a partnership with Mapxus, a digital mapping platform.
Furthermore, ugo’s security robots are already deployed at EXEO Group, Inc.’s Kansai headquarters in Japan, providing an early demonstration of the technology’s potential to enhance security and workplace innovation.
“Through EXEO Innovation Fund, we are delighted to support ugo in its next phase of growth,” said Mr Lim Swee Yong, CEO, EXEO Innovation Fund Management. “This investment is aligned with our mission to back transformative technologies, while also creating opportunities to embed them across our global operations.”
“We are pleased to welcome EXEO Innovation Fund as a strategic investor,” said Ken Matsui, CEO, ugo.inc. “Their international network and operational expertise provide us with a strong platform to expand adoption of our robotic solutions and accelerate our mission of integrating humans and robotics to create smarter, safer and more efficient workplaces.”
With this investment, EXEO Global demonstrates its distinctive ability to combine capital with capability and implementation. By supporting innovative companies like ugo and applying their technologies within our own operations, EXEO Global continues to position itself at the forefront of workplace transformation.
About ugo, Inc.
Founded in Tokyo in 2018, ugo is a Japanese robotics company dedicated to “integrating humans and robotics to build new social systems and create new value”. The company develops “ugo” robots and the ugo Platform, offering solutions in areas such as security, facility inspection and reception services. ugo’s approach goes beyond automation by enabling people to focus on creativity and higher-value tasks, while making robotics a natural part of the workplace.
To learn more, visit: https://ugo.plus/
About EXEO Innovation Fund Management
EXEO Innovation Fund Management is the corporate venture capital arm of EXEO Global Pte. Ltd. It invests in high-growth technology companies advancing digital transformation and sustainability in infrastructure, logistics, energy, and communications.
To learn more, visit: www.exeo-global.com/investment
About EXEO Global
EXEO Global is the global headquarters facilitating the operational and strategic management of overseas subsidiaries for Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market listed EXEO Group, Inc. in Japan. The company was established in 2018 in Singapore to drive the growth of businesses outside and to invest in new businesses and technologies that would complement the overall Group’s offerings.
Our primary business is in Managed Services, and the company currently has subsidiaries in the space of M&E engineering services and ICT infrastructure that have operations globally.
For more information, visit: www.exeo-global.com
Media Contacts
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