Keystone Technology
Providing technology solutions.
| Date | Investors | Amount | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
$1.1k | Seed | ||
| Total Funding | 000k | ||
Keystone Technology Inc., established on August 28, 2006, operates at the intersection of agriculture and photonics, a field it terms "Agri-Photonics." The firm was founded by Seiichi Okazaki, who serves as President and CEO. Okazaki's journey began after his prior venture, an electronic-applied equipment development company, faced increasing overseas competition. This prompted him to explore new environmental business sectors, leading him to discover research on cultivating plants with LED lights. Leveraging his background as a circuit design engineer for high-frequency measuring instruments, and combining it with extensive academic pursuits in natural environmental science and biological production science, Okazaki steered the company to focus on this nascent field.
The company's core business is the development, manufacturing, and sale of proprietary LED lighting systems and cultivation equipment for plant factories. A key technological achievement is the development of a 660nm red AlGaInP LED, which is highly effective for photosynthesis. Keystone's systems allow for the independent control of red, blue, and green light wavelengths, enabling the optimization of plant growth, yield, and the biosynthesis of functional components like vitamins and polyphenols. This technology facilitates the creation of detailed "cultivation recipes" tailored to specific plants.
Keystone Technology's business model encompasses several revenue streams. It sells its modular plant factory systems and LED lighting products, provides contract research on plant cultivation using artificial light, and offers comprehensive consulting services for plant factory business development, including operational support and marketing. The company also directly engages in the production and sale of high-functionality, pesticide-free vegetables and edible flowers grown in its own facilities, which are marketed under brands like "Yokohama Bashamichi Haikara Yasai." Furthermore, it operates an e-commerce site, "LED Saien Dot Com," to support home and indoor gardening. The company serves a diverse client base, including agricultural businesses, food distributors, restaurants, construction companies, and welfare facilities.
Keywords: Agri-Photonics, LED cultivation, plant factory systems, controlled-environment agriculture, vertical farming, hydroponics, urban farming, horticultural lighting, Seiichi Okazaki, functional vegetables, pesticide-free produce, edible flowers, cultivation equipment manufacturing, agricultural technology consulting, sustainable agriculture, water-saving cultivation, indoor gardening, food mileage reduction, custom LED lighting, plant physiology, cultivation recipes