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Loan financing · Fintech

Smooth receives a loan from Startup Debt Fund II

The Japanese rental-cost instalment provider is among six borrowers named in the fund’s latest lending announcement.

By RoundOS Funding desk

The financing

Startup Debt Fund II, managed by SDF Capital, has provided a loan to Smooth. The lender included the company in its 2 November announcement of completed loans to six businesses, covering both new financing and refinancing. Individual loan amounts and terms were not disclosed.

Funding history

Loan financing · This roundUndisclosed

Sources

  1. SDFキャピタル、2号ファンドでスタートアップ6社に融資実行 | SDFキャピタル株式会社のプレスリリースprtimes.jp · Nov 2, 2026

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