{"id":40347,"date":"2025-09-30T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prnasia.com\/story\/archive\/4786815_CN86815_0"},"modified":"2025-09-30T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T09:00:00","slug":"ef-polymer-completes-series-b-second-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=40347","title":{"rendered":"EF Polymer Completes Series B Second Close"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"dvContent\" readability=\"92.383954154728\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><i>Total Round Reaches <span class=\"xn-money\">17.8 Million USD<\/span> to Accelerate R&amp;D and Global Expansion<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">OKINAWA, Japan<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 30, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; <span class=\"xn-location\">Japan<\/span>-based deep tech startup EF Polymer K.K. (Founder &amp; CEO: <span class=\"xn-person\">Narayan Lal Gurjar<\/span>, &#8220;EF Polymer&#8221;), developer of 100% bio-based super absorbent polymers, today announced that it has completed the second close of its Series B financing round through a third-party allotment. In this second close, investors from diverse industries participated, bringing the total amount raised to 17.8 million USD&nbsp; combined with the first close. This underscores the strong support for EF Polymer&#8217;s mission to scale sustainable solutions worldwide.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\" readability=\"7\">\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2785628\/EF_Polymer_Completes__22_million_Series_B_Second_Close.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2785628\/EF_Polymer_Completes__22_million_Series_B_Second_Close.jpg?p=medium600\" title=\"EF Polymer Completes $22 million Series B Second Close\" alt=\"EF Polymer Completes $22 million Series B Second Close\"> <\/a> <br \/><span>EF Polymer Completes $22 million Series B Second Close<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Business Progress<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Sales Milestone<\/b>:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>EF Polymer has achieved cumulative global sales of 500 tons, upcycling more than 5,000 tons of agricultural residues into sustainable products. Demonstration projects are actively underway in drought-affected regions such as <span class=\"xn-location\">France<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Spain<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Italy<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Portugal<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Diversification Beyond Agriculture<\/b>:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>In addition to agricultural use,&nbsp;EF Polymer&#8217;s bio-based polymers are being applied in cosmetics, personal care, cooling packs (&#8220;Cy-Cool&#8221;), and absorbent sheets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Certifications &amp; Recognition<\/b>:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>EF Polymer&#8217;s <span class=\"xn-location\">India<\/span> plant (Rajasthan) has obtained ISO 14001:2015, ISO 9001:2015, and ISO 45001:2018 certifications.<\/li>\n<li>Organic certification &#8220;OMRI&#8221; obtained for the U.S. market.<\/li>\n<li>CEO&nbsp;Narayan Lal Gurjar selected for <i>Forbes Japan 30 Under 30<\/i>.<\/li>\n<li>Named a &#8220;THRIVE Rising Star&#8221; and listed in the 2025&nbsp;<i>Top 50 AgTech<\/i> by THRIVE.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>R&amp;D Focus Areas<\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Diversification of raw materials beyond orange and banana peels<\/li>\n<li>Establishing sustainable and circular production processes<\/li>\n<li>Development of new agricultural products by combining&nbsp;EF Polymer with other solutions<\/li>\n<li>Strengthening multi-site global production capabilities<\/li>\n<li>Expanding applications beyond agriculture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Series B Round Investors<br \/><\/b>Through this financing, EF Polymer aims to further accelerate and deepen its research and development (R&amp;D), while strengthening our global business development capabilities to drive the next stage of growth.<\/p>\n<p><b>Participating Investors (in no particular order):<br \/><\/b>Impact Capital I Limited Partnership \/ AgVenture Lab \/ Amami Okinawa Investment Limited Partnership (Kagoshima Development Co., Ltd.) \/ EMA Enterprise Co., Ltd. \/ Hokuyo SDGs Promotion No. 3 Investment Limited Partnership (Hokkaido Kyoso Partners Co., Ltd.) \/ Japan Green Investment Corp. for Carbon Neutrality \/ Kyoritsu Holdings Corporation \/ Melissa Estate International Co., Ltd. \/ OLtV Opportunity Fund \/ Soken Chemical &amp; Engineering Co., Ltd. \/ SVG Ventures Sunrise Agri Fund GP, LLC \/ Okinawa Development Finance Corporation \/ TOPPAN Holdings Inc. \/ Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Narayan Lal Gurjar<\/span>, Founder &amp; CEO of EF Polymer,<\/b> commented:<br \/>&#8220;Our mission is to tackle water scarcity and environmental challenges while improving the livelihoods of farmers and communities. With the support of partners who share our vision, this Series B financing will further accelerate our efforts toward building a sustainable future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>Business Synergies with Investors<\/b><\/p>\n<p>EF Polymer will also collaborate with corporate investors to create business synergies:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>SVG Ventures<\/b>: Supporting global tomato production with Kagome through stable supply of processing tomatoes.<\/li>\n<li><b>Soken Chemical<\/b>: Co-developing absorbent sheets and launching applications in cosmetics and agriculture.<\/li>\n<li><b>TOPPAN Holdings<\/b>: Developing soil regeneration technologies and collaborating on next-generation manufacturing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>About EF Polymer<br \/><\/b>EF Polymer is a deep-tech startup born in <span class=\"xn-location\">India<\/span> and nurtured in <span class=\"xn-location\">Japan<\/span>. By upcycling agricultural residues such as orange and banana peels into 100% bio-based super absorbent polymers, EF Polymer provides sustainable solutions for agriculture and beyond. The company also promotes applications in cosmetics, personal care products, and ice-packs, helping industries achieve green transformation (GX). Through its technology, EF Polymer strives to solve global environmental challenges, particularly water scarcity.<br \/><u><a href=\"https:\/\/efpolymer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/efpolymer.com\/<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"spanHghltef37\">CONTACT:<\/span><br \/>Nakao: <a href=\"mailto:kyoji.nakao@efpolymer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">kyoji.nakao@efpolymer.com<\/a> \/ +81(0)50-3628-8676<br \/>Maekawa: <a href=\"mailto:kai.maekawa@efpolymer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">kai.maekawa@efpolymer.com<\/a> \/ +81(0)70-2210-5880&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Source: EF Polymer K.K.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Total Round Reaches 17.8 Million USD to Accelerate R&amp;D and Global Expansion OKINAWA, Japan, Sept. 30, 2025 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Japan-based deep tech startup EF Polymer K.K. 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