MPower Partners Fund, a global ESG-focused venture capital fund, has invested in the Series D round of UniFa Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "UniFa"), a company that uses the latest technologies to support safe and secure childcare environments.

Childcare centers play an important role in the social infrastructure for working families, and reducing the massive burden on childcare workers, including handwritten activities, is an important societal challenge.

UniFa's technology reduces the workload of childcare workers and hence helps create an environment that ensures high quality childcare, and MPower Partners has been inspired by UniFa's purpose. We look forward to working together to solve social issues, expand the childcare industry alongside supporting their business to grow.

Comment from Naoto Hoshi, Board Director/CFO, UniFa

"As a startup which solves societal challenges by promoting DX and providing a total packaged solution for childcare facilities, UniFa is driven by our purpose of 'creating new infrastructure for society that brings happiness to families around the world'. In this Series D round, we have set ESG as one of our major themes, and we feel very honored to have received investment from MPower Partners, which has a deep understanding and global expertise in ESG investment. We look forward to working together to promote sustainable ESG management, even as a start-up, and aim to solve child-care related social issues, whilst also maximizing enterprise value."

UniFa's release regarding this round

https://unifa-e.com/news/release/entry-330.html

UniFa Summary

• Location: Sumitomo Fudosan Chiyoda Fujimi Bldg. 2F, 1-8-19 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

• Representative: Yasuyuki Toki, Founder and CEO

• Business: Planning, development, sales and operation of "Smart Nursery School®, Smart Kindergarten®, Smart Childcare Center®" and "Lookme®" services; research and development of childcare-related technologies using AI, IoT, etc.

• Company website : https://unifa-e.com

MPower Partners Fund Summary

MPower Partners Fund is an ESG-integrated global venture capital fund that aims to support entrepreneurs providing solutions to societal challenges with the power of technology, and to promote sustainable growth by incorporating ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) into their core business strategies. The founding team draws on their extensive experience in the financial industry and ESG matters to support the global expansion of startups and strives to infuse ESG elements into the ecosystem.

Fund website: https://www.mpower-partners.com

For inquiries regarding this matter, please contact info@mpower-partners.com

This press release has been prepared for the purpose of providing information to qualified institutional investors and potential portfolio companies of the Fund, and is not a disclosure document pursuant to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, and does not constitute a solicitation or recommendation to purchase the Fund.