(Head Office: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture; Representative: Toyohisa Yamada), a subsidiary of Yamada Shokai Holding Inc. has made an LP investment in the Central Japan Seed Fund managed by MTG Ventures Inc. in September 2022. 

The Fund will invest in and support seed-stage startups that are working to solve regional issues, aiming to create new industries in the Chubu region, develop existing industries, and strengthen Japan's industrial strength by solving issues common to all regions in Japan. 

About the Central Japan Seed Fund: 
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000006.000104023.html 

Since its establishment in 1906, Yamada Shokai has supported local life infrastructure through its business based on gas and water works, mainly in Aichi, Gifu, and Mie prefectures. 
In the future, as Japan's lifelines built during its rapid economic growth period continue to deteriorate and damage from severe natural disasters is expected to increase, Yamada Shokai will promote co-creation not only with the technologies and knowledge it has cultivated to date, but also with start-ups that develop new technologies and systems for solving local problems, with the aim of realizing local communities that can continue to protect people's lifelines and live in prosperity even in these changing times. Yamada Shokai will continue to protect people's lifelines even in times of change, and will strive to realize local communities where people can live in affluence. 

＜Inquiries regarding this matter 
Innovation Room, Yamada Shokai Corporation (Attn: Toshiyuki Kimura) 
Phone: 052-871-9811 Email:yamada-hd@ymax.co.jp