Marubeni Corporation

Corporate

Marubeni Corporation is a major Japanese trading firm with global operations spanning energy, manufacturing, and investment.

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Azuri Technologies

Azuri Technologies delivers pay-as-you-go solar home systems to off-grid households across Africa.

Team

Yoshiaki Yokota

Chief Operating Officer, Power Business Division

Yoshiaki serves as managing executive officer and chief executive officer of the power business and infrastructure group at Marubeni Corporation. He brings extensive operating experience from his roles within the same organisation.

Recent investments

Series A4 June 2019

£20.5M

Azuri Technologies secures £20.5m from Marubeni Corporation to expand African solar operations

EnergyTech

Marubeni Corporation led the equity investment to accelerate the company market growth across sub-Saharan Africa.

"We are delighted today to announce the equity investment by Marubeni Corporation and existing shareholders. The entry of a leading player in the international energy market into this sector demonstrates the increasing maturity of off-grid power and its role in serving the 600 million people in Africa that still lack access to electricity,"

— Simon Bransfield-Garth, CEO

Azuri Technologies—Cambridge, UK

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