◆Outline We will implement a program to support entrepreneurship by those who are engaged in the field of healthcare, nursing care, and welfare, and who seek to solve problems in the field. The program will support healthcare professionals and students to take the first step to start their own businesses to solve problems by providing them with know-how for starting a business, opportunities for output, mentoring, internship opportunities, etc., as well as forming and managing a community of healthcare entrepreneurs. We will support healthcare professionals and students to take the first step to start their own businesses to solve problems.

◆Vision and Goals of the Initiative We will create a foundation for healthcare, nursing care, and welfare industry professionals and students to acquire the knowledge, skills, network, and experience to solve problems through business and to start their own businesses. We also aim to increase the number of entrepreneurs by creating a community of highly enthusiastic problem-solving entrepreneurs in the medical, nursing care, and welfare fields.

◆Strengths and assets to be utilized in this initiative Capital Medica Ventures is a venture capital firm that specializes in healthcare and impact investing. Capital Medica Ventures will provide the knowledge, know-how, and network necessary to support healthcare startups by maximizing the resources of its members and related parties who have deep knowledge of both healthcare and entrepreneurship. In addition, if there is a need for funds after the start-up, we can provide the necessary support.

◆Method and Criteria for Recruitment of Startups, etc. for Support　 In the recruitment process, we plan to conduct document screening and interviews regarding problem-solving businesses in the areas of medical care, nursing care, and welfare.

◆Enthusiasm for the project We will implement the program so that healthcare professionals and students who aim to solve problems can start their own businesses and take action to solve them. We are looking forward to your participation if you have a sense of the challenges unique to healthcare workers and a desire to solve those challenges.