Teamshares Inc. (“Teamshares”), a portfolio company that MUFG Innovation Partners Co., Ltd. (MUIP) has invested in and supported since 2024, has become a public company on NASDAQ through a De-SPAC merger. The ticker symbol is “TMS.”
Teamshares operates a platform that leverages technology to support business succession by enabling employee ownership transfers from small and medium-sized business owners approaching retirement.
Teamshares’ growth strategy and business model aim to establish employee ownership as a new option for business succession among small and medium-sized enterprises. MUIP will continue to support Teamshares’ growth and value creation through its contribution to SME succession and technology utilization on a global basis.
For more information, please visit Teamshares.
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About MUIP
MUIP was established in January 2019 as the corporate venture capital arm of Japan’s leading financial group, MUFG, to promote its open innovation strategy. MUIP currently runs 5 funds (about USD 650 million in total), making strategic investments in startups globally and driving business collaboration between the startups and MUFG group companies.
For more information, visit https://www.ip.mufg.jp/en/.
