Niigata's regional innovation fund backs healthtech startup BeyondUS

What's the deal? The Regional Innovation Tech Niigata No. 1 fundDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has invested in BeyondUSDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a Niigata-based healthtech startup. The fund is organised and managed by S-Innovation, a Niigata firm led by chief executive officer Yoshinobu Hoshino.

What's the endgame? BeyondUS, founded in June 2022, builds technology for medical providers under the slogan "supporting healthcare with technology." Its products include the telemedicine platform AmaneCareDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, the medical knowledge AI platform MONJUDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and back-office DX services for medical institutions.

Why now? Regional healthcare in Japan faces mounting problems, including doctor shortages, unequal access to care, and uneven distribution of medical specialties. The fund said BeyondUS operates in a "regional healthcare × technology" area that can both solve local problems and create new growth businesses.

What's the fund? The Regional Innovation Tech Niigata No. 1 fund focuses solely on Niigata prefecture. It targets local startups, companies pursuing new growth through business succession, and firms tackling regional challenges across agritech, foodtech, robotech, AI, healthcare tech, MaaS, and traveltech.

Beyond capital, the fund plans to draw on networks of local companies, financial institutions, government bodies, and medical providers to support portfolio growth. For BeyondUS, that means help expanding service adoption at medical institutions, strengthening its business development, and hiring.

"We feel greatly encouraged to receive support from this fund, which aims to solve regional challenges and revitalise the region," said BeyondUS chief executive officer Koki Ishino (translated from Japanese). He said the company would deepen ties with investors and partners to widen adoption and strengthen its business base.

The signal: The deal reflects a model in which local startups use their region as a testing ground before scaling nationally. S-Innovation says its goal is to build an ecosystem where startups that start by solving regional problems grow into national businesses.

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