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Ichiro Co., Ltd., operator of the custom-tailored nursing care service “Ichiro,” has raised a total of approximately 1.13 billion yen in Series B funding through a third-party allotment of new shares underwritten by Fast Track Initiative Inc., Aflac Ventures Japan, Inc., MPower Partners Fund LP, Open Network Lab/ESG No. 1 Investment Limited Partnership (commonly known as Earthshot Fund), Cygames Capital, Inc., Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital Co., Ltd., Meiji Yasuda Future Co-Creation Investment Limited Partnership, and One Capital Co., Ltd., as well as borrowing from the Japan Finance Corporation. This brings the company’s total funding to approximately 1.54 billion yen. Ichiro will continue to accelerate growth and innovation in the nursing care market, which continues to expand with the aging population.
In the rapidly expanding nursing care market, Ichiro has been working to develop nursing care services, aiming to solve industry issues by combining nursing care with technology.
In November of last year, we obtained the international certification “B Corp,” which is issued to companies with a high level of public interest that are considerate of the environment and society, and we are promoting management that emphasizes the creation of social value, with the goal of balancing “social contribution” and “profit pursuit.” In February of this year, we established the “Care-related Service Industry Association” in collaboration with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and as its representative director, we are leading the way not only in developing our own services, but also in promoting sustainable care services and building the future of the industry as a whole.
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In order to further expand our services and accelerate our contribution to the industry, we have raised a total of 1.13 billion yen in Series B funding. The funds will be used to strengthen the development of our nursing care support system, hire specialized personnel, and develop the market for nationwide expansion.
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