JAFCO : Notice Regarding Investment in Casio Human Systems Co., Ltd.

Press Release

June 18, 2025

JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.

JAFCO Group Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Keisuke Miyoshi) hereby announces that it has invested in Casio Human Systems Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Shigenori Fujii; hereafter referred to as "CHS") as a strategic partner through funds it manages (JAFCO BO7 Investment Limited Partnership and JAFCO SV7-S Investment Limited Partnership (hereafter collectively referred to as "JAFCO").

Since the launch of its HR business in 1990, CHS has provided solutions that support corporate HR operations. These include the integrated HR system "ADPS" and the human capital management system "Hito-Compass." Additionally, for over three decades, the company has provided sales management and management support systems for small and medium-sized enterprises, with its flagship sales management package "Rakuichi. "

To accelerate the realization of CHS's mission, JAFCO will leverage its accumulated management-support expertise, extensive network, and insights into cutting-edge technologies and services developed by its portfolio companies, thereby supporting the further growth of the "new CHS."

Company name Casio Human Systems Co., Ltd.

Website https://www.casio-human-sys.co.jp/ (in Japanese only)

Headquarters 1-6-2 Honmachi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Business description Development, sales, and maintenance of the human-resources management system "ADPS," the talent-management system "Hito-Compass," the sales-

management system "Rakuichi," and the order-processing system "BC Order."

Company name JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.

Website https://www.jafco.co.jp/english

Headquarters 24F Toranomon Hills Mori Tower, 1-23-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo Business description Venture capital firm with the largest cumulative portfolio in Japan, supporting over

1,000 IPOs. Also has experiences of over 20 years in buyout investment and over 30 years in overseas venture investment.

For more information, please contact [email protected], JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.