Tellus Global Raises Over 900 Million Yen in MBO from Sakura Internet
The satellite data platform that began as a government R&D project is now an independent company, and its stated move into national security and overseas markets shows where Japan's space data business is heading.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
Tellus Global Inc., the company that took over the satellite data platform business of Tellus Inc., completed a management buyout and raised over 900 million yen through a third-party share allotment. Investors include Ant Innovations No. 1 Investment Limited Partnership. The platform began in 2018 as a Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry research project operated by Sakura Internet, was spun off in 2024, and now plans to expand into national security and overseas markets.
Tellus Global Inc., based in Minato-ku, Tokyo, and led by CEO Hideto Yamazaki, was established in February 2026 and took over Tellus Inc.'s business in August of the same year. The company describes its product as a Platform as a Service that combines satellite data, analysis functions, and computing resources for customers from government agencies to private firms.
Management bought the shares from Sakura Internet, which had operated the platform since it began in 2018 as a Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry research project. The funding is meant to strengthen development, update existing services, and win new projects, with an eye toward the national security field and overseas markets.
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