February 23, 2026

 

Pig management system company Eco-Pork receives loan funding from Tokyo Star Bank

 

Eco-Pork, which provides the management support system, Porker, for utilising data in pig farming, announced on February 13 that it has secured funding through a loan with stock acquisition rights from Tokyo Star Bank.

 

The amount raised has not been disclosed.

 

Porker is a cloud service that allows farm workers to input work records from smartphones or tablets, supporting the analysis of production conditions and identification of issues. Information entered in the pigsty is instantly shared and can be utilised for overall farm production management. By integrating with various sensors and data, it also enables visualisation of the breeding environment.

 

According to the company, it holds approximately 15% of the domestic market share, and farms that have implemented the system have achieved an average productivity increase of 7% in the first year.

 

The company also offers the AI-equipped weight measurement camera PigDataStation. This system captures footage of pigs walking through a passageway ceiling-mounted camera, automatically estimating the number of pigs and their weight. Traditionally, pigs needed to be moved individually to a scale for measurement, but this device completes the measurement simply by having the pigs walk under the camera.

 

The company is currently focusing on overseas expansion. It has been selected for NEDO's deep tech startup support programme and is working on the development and demonstration of a shipping weight estimation camera in Minnesota, the United States. In 2024, it established a local subsidiary, Eco-Pork America, in California.

 

Additionally, in the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)'s Green Industry Recovery Project in Ukraine, the company is leveraging its pig farming DX solutions and carbon credit creation know-how to conduct research aimed at rebuilding Ukraine's pig farming industry.

 

The funds will be allocated to R&D and solution development for overseas expansion. In addition to the US and Ukraine, the company plans to strengthen its structure for business development in Europe, Asia, and South America.

 

- PR TIMES