NEWS RELEASE
May 24, 2023
For Immediate Release
Japan Impact Investment II Limited Partnership

Impact Investment in Antway Inc.
Japan Impact Investment II Limited Partnership (hereinafter, "HATARAKU FUND") underwrote thethird-party allotment executed by Antway Inc. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO Kei Maejima,
hereinafter "Antway").
Based on its mission of “Taking Obligation Away from Every Household,” Antway operates “Tsukurioki.jp,”
a home-cooked meal delivery service that weekly delivers handmade Deli more than 1,000 recipes
supervised by chefs and nutritionists to users’ homes at their desired time by cold shipping.
HATARAKU FUND is the successor to Japan Impact Investment I Limited Partnership (commonlyknown as the “Child-care Support Fund”), which was established in January 2017 by the Company, aconsolidated subsidiary of SBI Holdings, Inc., as the first impact investment fund operated by a Japanesebanking group and designed to make impact investment*1 into domestic child-care-related business. In
addition to the SBI Group, HATARAKU FUND has received commitments from several institutional
investors and is jointly managed by Japan Social Innovation and Investment Foundation and with advisoryfrom Mizuho Bank, Ltd., We seek to support the growth of investees’ businesses and expand social
impact by investing in businesses related to child-care, elder-care, and new work styles.
While the number of dual-earner households is increasing year by year, and women’s labor
participation rate and paid work hours outside the home are increasing, the total amount of unpaid
household work has not changed so far. Thus, many households are facing a situation in which both men
and women suffer from the time and mental burden of household chores. Antway’s service focuses on“cooking,” the most physically and mentally demanding of all household chores and has dramaticallyreduced the time and psychological burden of cooking labor by undertaking the entire process, including
menu planning and everyday shopping.
HATARAKU FUND expects that Antway’s business would free the obligatory household chores andlead to creating a physical and mental base for realizing a more personalized life and career.
Antway will work towards creating more “fulfilling time with families” and “equal opportunities to pursue
careers regardless of gender” by eliminating obligatory household chores. Accordingly, HATARAKU
FUND made this impact investment based on its understanding that it is in line with its idea of “creatingdiverse ways of working and living.” In addition, the Company has discussed in-depth with themanagement team to introduce the “Impact Measurement and Management” *2 process, where Antway
measures and visualizes the social impact from its business and utilizes the results to improve
management processes and business strategies. Going forward, the Company will continue to support
the development of Antway’s social and economic value while actively promoting the establishment of
the impact investment ecosystem.
*1 Investments that seek to achieve both economic and social returns.
*2 Incorporate social impact measurement into management PDCA cycles and apply them to business management.

■ Summary of Antway Inc.
Name: Antway Inc.
Date established
Representative
Head officeBusiness
Description::::November 2018
Kei Maejima, President and CEO
3-6-14, Kanda-Misakicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Operation of the home-cooked meal delivery service “Tsukurioki.jp”■ Summary of the HATARAKU FUND
Name:

Date established
General partner(GP)::GP Member:

AdvisorFund Period
Investment
TargetURL::::

Japan Impact Investment II Limited Partnership(commonly referred to as "HATARAKU FUND")
June 2019Japan Impact Investment II LLP
Shinsei Impact Investment Limited
Japan Social Innovation and Investment Foundation
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Investment period of 5 years, fund term of 10 years
Early to later stage companies operating child-care,nursing care, and new work-style-related businesses
https://hatarakufund.com/english/

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