Press release

October 7, 2022
JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.

Investment in DISCO Inc.
JAFCO Group Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Keisuke Miyoshi, President&CEO)
hereby announces that it has invested in DISCO Inc. (Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Masaro
Niidome, President) as a strategic partner through a fund it operates and manages (JAFCO BO7
Investment Limited Partnership; hereafter referred to as “JAFCO”).

Since its establishment in 1973, DISCO's mission has been "to support the growth anddevelopment of various organizations by creating opportunities to encounter with companies/jobs
and careers/learning." While anticipating "changes in the way people work," DISCO has
consistently provided services ranging from corporate recruitment-related planning/production,
recruitment platform operation to recruitment outsourcing.
In Japan, DISCO operates the industry-leading new graduate recruitment media. Overseas, it hasplanned and operated a series of job fairs, including the "Boston Career Forum," for over 30 years,
which boasts the overwhelming market share as a recruitment event for students studying abroad.
Over the years, it has created encounters between companies and human resources not only inJapan but also on the global level. Amid globalization and a marked decline in the workforce in thedomestic market, DISCO has and will continue to play an important social role in the past, present,and future.
DISCO executives and employees are a group of professionals in the field of "human resources
x advertising," which motivates organizations and people with a focus on “people.” It consistently
contributes to the growth and development of its clients by using its accumulated know-how tosolve various corporate and organizational issues, such as corporate hiring and student
recruitment/public relations at educational institutions.
DISCO currently provides the following extensive services as solutions to clients’ issues in thefields of "recruitment/employment" and "pursuing higher education/learning."

For more information, please contact
pr@jafco.co.jp, JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.

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Employment services for new-graduate/mid-career job seekers and professionals
Operation of one of Japan’s largest job search media for new graduates

Job placement service with high matching accuracy for new graduatesEmployment support in nursing care/welfare fields

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Job search site for nurses and nursing students

Proposal of aptitude/ability tests to identify matching applicants; HR assessment aimed atestablishing an appropriate selection process;And other services

Recruitment/career support outsourcing services
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Various outsourcing services ranging from planning/design, work-flow establishment tooperation of corporate recruitment processes and on-campus career support events

Planning/creative services
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Production of brochures, videos, websites, and other communication tools that connect“companies and job seekers” and “schools and applicants”;
And other services

Global recruitment services
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Career Forum : Job fair for students studying abroad held in major international cities

CFN（Career Forum.Net）: Online recruiting system for students studying abroadGlobalCareer.com: New graduate direct recruiting service that directly approaches talented
students with overseas experience and creates highly-matched referrals;
And other services

Services for educational institutions
Higher-education information service for high school studentse-apply: digital payment platform service for educational institutions

Application portal site for various certification examinations and qualifications

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Career-support cloud service connecting businesses and schools;
And other services

DISCO will continue to serve its clients with sincerity and provide one-stop support for the entire
process of recruitment activities for companies and admission/public relations activities foreducational institutions. In addition, DISCO aims to win further trust from its clients byFor more information, please contact
pr@jafco.co.jp, JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.

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strengthening its recruitment platform and creating new businesses in response to the changingtimes.
As a strategic partner of DISCO, JAFCO will leverage its accumulated management support
expertise, extensive network and insight into cutting-edge technologies/ services of startup
companies to refine DISCO’s existing businesses and promote cross-selling, thereby charting afuture by continuing to contribute to the growth and development of an increasing number of clients.
We will also commit ourselves to the creation of new businesses to expand the range of solutions
on offer and accompany the “new DISCO” in its sustained growth.
About DISCO
Company name

DISCO Inc.

Websitehttps://www.disc.co.jp/en/

Location

2-5-1 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo

Business Description

Provider of various HR services for companies and educational
institutions; organizer of the “Career Forum” job fair in the world’s major
cities for students studying abroad, which has a history of over 30 years.

About JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.
Company name

JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.

Websitehttps://www.jafco.co.jp/english

Location

24F Toranomon Hills Mori Tower, 1-23-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Business Description

Largest venture capital firm in Japan with over 1,000 portfolio IPOs. Also
experiences of 20 years in buyout investment and over 30 years inoverseas venture investment.

For more information, please contact
pr@jafco.co.jp, JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.