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OPERe Co., Ltd. has teamed up with Seiko Solutions Inc. to launch a proof-of-concept (PoC) for a new feature within its patient explanation DX system "Pokesapo" — enabling the entire electronic consent process to be completed entirely via LINE. By integrating "Pokesapo," already deployed in over 130 medical institutions nationwide, with Seiko Solutions' electronic consent service "Compact In," the two companies aim to deliver a seamless experience where patients can go from reviewing explanations to signing consent forms using just their smartphone.

株式会社OPERe（本社：東京都千代田区、代表取締役CEO：澤田 優香、読み方 オペリ、以下、OPERe）は、この度、プレシリーズAラウンドにおいて、ジャフコ グループ株式会社、DNX Ventures、Vertex Ventures Japanを引受先とする第三者割当増資により、総額４億円の資金調達を実施したことをお知らせいたします。

As AI, EVs and clean energy drive demand for advanced semiconductors, Gaianixx is tackling one of the industry’s most fundamental materials challenges through breakthrough research from the University of Tokyo.

Vertex Ventures Japan (Managing Partner: Takashi Tomita) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Kohei Terada, President of Warehouse TERRADA and Vice Chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (KEIZAI DOYUKAI), as Senior Advisor.

Japan has long been known for world-class engineering and craftsmanship, but not for startups. Vertex Ventures Japan Managing Partner Takashi Tomita explains why that is changing, and why the convergence of government support, university innovation, foreign capital, and founder ambition makes 2026 a pivotal moment for Japan’s startup ecosystem.

UTokyo Innovation Platform Co., Ltd. (UTokyo IPC; President & CEO: Kosuke Ueda), based in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, announced today that it has made a limited partner (LP) investment in the “Vertex Ventures Japan Fund I,” managed by Vertex Ventures Japan (VVJ; headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Managing Partner: Takashi Tomita). The investment was made through the Academic Startup Acceleration Fund (ASA Fund), operated by UTokyo IPC with support from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government under its startup strategy “Global Innovation with STARTUPS.”