Toyota and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation to Invest in
New Investment Fund Established by SPARX Group Co., Ltd.

SPARX Group Co., Ltd. (SPARX Group) announces the establishment of a new investment fund that aims to encourage innovation and support the spread of advanced technologies for future generations, based on a memorandum of understanding signed in July this year with Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC). TMC and SMBC plan to participate in this fund as investors.