D Capital Inc. ("D Capital") would like to announce that it has commenced its operations.

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 delivers hands-on DX promotion by providing capital, technology, and networks to small and medium-sized enterprises, which account for 99.7% of Japanese companies to approach the industrial structural issue Japan is facing which is “productivity enhancement”

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 investee 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.

D Capital will contribute to solving the structural issues Japan is facing through the enhancement of value by promoting digital transformation(”DX”) for small and medium-sized enterprises Under the vision of "Move Forward" "Innovate Value" and "Play New".