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2022.04.25

Secound Close of D Capital I Investment Limited Partnership

D Capital Inc. ("D Capital") would like to announce that it has completed the second close of the D Capital I Investment Limited Partnership ("the Fund") on April 26, 2022. In this round, various entities such as the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Development Bank of Japan Inc., Osaka Shoko Shinkin Bank, Kiraboshi Bank, Ltd., The Bank of Nagoya, Ltd., KitaiseUeno Shinkin Bank, and Safie Inc. have joined the Fund as key participants, bringing the fund size to over 20 billion yen. We continue our fund-raising activities with the aim of reaching a total fund size of 30 billion yen.

D Capital is the first Japanese private equity fund, with the concept of "DX×PE," comprised of top-class investment professionals and DX professionals. D Capital aims to contribute to improving the productivity of industries, which is a structural issue in Japan, by providing capital, technology, and network to small and medium-sized enterprises, which account for 99.7% of Japanese companies, thereby strongly supporting the DX of these enterprises.

The technology and network of D Capital are composed of powerful DX professionals. In addition to D Capital's members, the "DX Guild," consisting of top players in business, data science, and engineering who are proficient in various industries and technologies, will provide hands-on support for DX at D Capital's investment companies. Furthermore, D Capital aims to enhance and universalize the reproducibility of DX initiatives by forming a "DX Advisory Board" composed of top-class members in academia and business fields.

Under the Values of "Move Forward," "Innovate Value," and "Play New," D Capital contributes to solving structural issues faced by Japan through the value enhancement of Japanese small and medium-sized enterprises.

Contact for inquiries regarding this matter:
D Capital, Inc.
info@dcapital.jp