News: Optoelectronics
19 March 2025
NUBURU eliminates long-term indebtedness and makes $5.15m strategic investment in Supply@ME Capital
NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has announced a significant strategic investment in Supply@ME Capital Plc (SYME), a fintech platform focused on Inventory Monetisation solutions for manufacturing and trading companies. The strategic relationship aligns with NUBURU’s transformation plan as it seeks to build on its existing technology, while diversifying its assets in alignment with its announced growth strategy.
Supply@ME Capital plc provides its platform for use by manufacturing and trading companies to access inventory trade solutions enabling their businesses to generate cashflow, via a non-credit approach and without incurring debt. This is achieved by their existing eligible inventory being added to the platform and then monetized via purchase by third-party inventory funders. The inventory can include warehoused goods waiting to be sold to end-customers or goods that are part of a typical import/export transaction.
NUBURU has entered into a $5.15m on-demand convertible funding facility to be provided to SYME, funded through the support of SFE Equity Investment SARL and its partners. This investment, which is expected to be converted into SYME shares and will result in NUBURU holding a controlling interest in SYME, will support the development of financial solutions by SYME, while allowing NUBURU to strategically pivot towards a capital-light business approach that leverages AI, robotics and fintech solutions.
“Through strategic transactions like our investment in SYME, we are positioned to enhance our own operational efficiency and responsiveness to market demands, as well as help clients do the same,” says NUBURU’s executive chairman Alessandro Zamboni, who is also the founder & CEO of SYME. “This investment signifies our commitment to a sustainable growth trajectory that prioritizes innovation and the strategic development of critical sectors.”
The investment follows NUBURU’s eliminating its outstanding long-term indebtedness, enabling it to pursue fresh capital in support of its transformation plan, which includes the strategic investment in SYME. The adoption of SYME’s platform will also allow NUBURU to access innovative, off-balance sheet finance solutions, to provide liquidity to maintain competitive inventory levels to support its business.
NUBURU says that the strategic investment in SYME underscores its commitment to progressive growth in evolving industries and will reinforce its position in laser technology, defense and security solutions.
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