I would like to express my sincere gratitude to our shareholders and investors for your continued support.
We at Loadstar Capital K.K. employ technology to provide real estate investment services based on the corporate philosophy of "Real Estate X Tech to Open Up a New Market."
In the years that followed our foundation, we leveraged our strengths in the traditional real estate business to establish a foundation for our operations, and learning from leading-edge examples from overseas, we were one of the first to focus on "Real Estate Tech," which involves the integration of technology with real estate, and quickly set to work on developing new services.
In September 2014, this led us to launch OwnersBook, Japan's first real estate-focused crowdfunding platform, while later, in August 2016, we released AI-Checker, a service that employs AI (artificial intelligence) to evaluate the value of offices. In this way, we have created a path for ordinary people to participate in areas of real estate investment that were previously limited to professional investors.
Nowadays we are continuing to challenge ourselves day by day to create a new world in which more and more people can experience the pleasure of investing in real estate.
On September 28, 2017, our shares were listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Mothers market, providing us with a foothold for further growth.
Going forward, we will continue to contribute to the sound development of Japan's real estate investment market by striving to utilize technology to enhance the transparency and efficiency of the real estate business.