JOYCLE Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yutaro Koyanagi; hereinafter "JOYCLE"), which is building a small-scale, decentralized resource circulation infrastructure, has raised approximately 150 million yen in its pre-Series A funding round. ANOBAKA Inc. served as the lead investor, with additional investment from Toyota Invention Partners Inc., The Hokuliku Bank, Ltd., Suyyo & Co., Ltd., NCB Venture Capital Co., Ltd., Saison Ventures Co., Ltd., and LiveDoor Corporation, through a third-party allotment of shares. The total amount raised, including loans, now stands at approximately 350 million yen. With this funding, JOYCLE will establish mass production systems for its next-generation waste recycling device, "JOYCLE BOX," enhance research and development, and strengthen its organizational structure. This will enable the company to address challenges in the waste treatment supply chain, such as the reduction of incinerators and driver shortages faced by local governments and companies nationwide, and further promote the social implementation of a circular economy. ■ What is the decentralized upcycling plant "JOYCLE BOX"? The design of "JOYCLE BOX" is an image. JOYCLE is a startup that develops and provides "JOYCLE BOX," a next-generation decentralized infrastructure that "does not transport, does not incinerate, and recycles waste," solving global waste resource supply chain problems. "JOYCLE BOX" is a small-scale, decentralized plant that uses electric heat to reduce waste volume by over 95% and convert it into inorganic resources, carbides, and other materials. It is towable and movable by vehicle and equipped with the IoT data visualization system "JOYCLE BOARD." By installing it at the waste generation source, it eliminates the need for long-distance transportation to incineration facilities, simultaneously solving the triple challenges of reduced transportation costs, driver shortages, and improved resource recovery rates. It also function