Friend Microbe announced that it has received ¥230 million in funding from Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Genesia Ventures, Inc., Sumitomo Corporation, House Foods Group Inc., SBI Investment Co., Ltd.

TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD. is a company primarily engaged in the manufacture and sale of automobile parts and optoelectronic products. The Company operates in two business segments. The Automobile Parts segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of body sealing products, such as door weather strip and glass run; functionality parts, including functionality system components and fuel tank modules; interior and exterior parts, such as instrument panels and console boxes; safety system products, such as handles and air bag modules, as well as metal molds and machinery, among others. The Optoelectronic Product segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of high luminosity light-emitting diode lamp chip for liquid crystal backlights/ illumination light source.