Press release

June 6, 2022
JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.

Official Launch of “Matching Conference” featuring ‘Collaboration’between Start-ups and Major Companies
Accelerate creation of new businesses through stronger ties
Between start-ups and major companies

JAFCO Group Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President & CEO: Keisuke Miyoshi,
hereinafter “JAFCO”) has officially launched “Matching Conference” featuring ‘Collaboration’between start-ups and major companies. JAFCO is pleased to announce the holding of the second
Conference on June 22 as detailed later on.
JAFCO, which understands the perspectives of both start-ups and big businesses, will not only
bring such companies together, but will continue to hold regular events where the companies canhold discussions with a view to mutual collaboration, thereby enhancing the feasibility ofcollaboration.

JAFCO provides sales support for portfolio companies by creating opportunities for businessnegotiations with the aim of achieving product-market fit and acquiring large orders. Furthermore,
it routinely holds CVC study sessions and seminars for those in charge of new businesses andcorporate planning at major companies and holds large-scale conferences with over 1,000 attendees
several times a year to strengthen its ties with major companies.

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

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JAFCO has seen a number of cases where collaboration between two parties ended in failure
because of discrepancies in purposes and perspectives caused by a lack of basic discussions overthe purpose of collaboration, the issues to be resolved by collaboration, etc.
JAFCO, which understands the perspectives of both start-ups and big businesses, has decided to
officially launch "Matching Conference" in order to provide a place for both parties to resolve any
gaps before full-fledged collaboration and hold discussions with a view to mutual collaboration.
Matching Conference featuring ‘Collaboration’ between start-ups and major companies
At the Conference, major companies, which recognize their own issues and needs and are eager topromote open innovation with start-ups, and start-ups that wish to collaborate with major
companies are invited from JAFCO’s business network, and each start-up makes a presentation,
followed by individual interviews with major companies.
The first Conference held earlier in March 2022 had 107 attendees from 70 major companies(including 37 listed companies) and five start-ups from our portfolio companies. Following theConference, some companies actually started negotiations, and a collaboration agreement wasclosed within one month and a half after the Conference.
In the future, JAFCO plans to hold the Conference once every quarter and make the venue moresatisfying for both start-ups and major companies by incorporating their opinions.
Outline of the Second Conference
DateJune 22, 2022 (Wed.) 13:00-16:00 (Japan time)

VenueOnline

Target attendees

Limited to financial institutions

Registration feeFreeOrganizer

JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.

Registration URL

https://forms.gle/3oxWs9nVA8Tv6nBe8

Note: 1. If more than one person is attending from a single company, each person who plans to attend shallregister.
2. Those who are unable to access the above URL, please email seminar@jafco.co.jp, Attn:
Yamamoto.

Features
1. A pitch event by JAFCO's portfolio companies aimed at assisting financial institutions insearch of products/services for business matching.
2. In addition to services of each start-up, the Conference also introduces case studies ofFor more information, please contact
pr@jafco.co.jp, JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.

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partnerships and initiatives between start-ups and financial institutions (except for somecompanies).
3. After the pitch session, individual interviews with the start-ups are possible on the same day to
get more information.
4. Fifteen minutes are set aside for each interview to satisfy attendees’ desire to know and talk alittle bit more with a start-up.
Program
13:00-13:05

Opening

13:05-14:35

Presentations by six portfolio companies

14:45-16:00

Individual interviews with start-ups

Pitching start-ups (in presentation order)
Trinity Technology Co., Ltd.
REVEX CO., LTD.
Sustainable Lab Inc.
TOKIUM Inc.
Sharing Energy Co., Ltd.
Linkers Co., Ltd.
About JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.
Since its founding in 1973, JAFCO Group has always worked with leading-edge entrepreneurs.
The total commitments of its investment funds in Japan and overseas have exceeded ¥1 trillion andthe cumulative number of portfolio IPOs to date has reached over 1,000. In addition to venture
investment, JAFCO Group also carries out buyout investment and commit to the creations ofinnovative technologies and services worldwide. As entrepreneurs’ closest partner in bringing theirvisions to life, JAFCO provides support in areas of HR, marketing/ sales, and back-office
operations, in addition to providing financing.
Company name

JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.

President & CEO

Keisuke Miyoshi

Head Office

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

Establishment

April 5, 1973

Paid-in Capital¥33,251 million

Stock Listing

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Prime Market

No. of Employees

135 (consolidated) (as of March 31, 2022)

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