VC Startup Health Insurance Association Welcomes 27 New Companies, Exceeding 500 Member Businesses

The VC Startup Health Insurance Association has newly admitted 13 companies effective May 1, 2026 (Fri), 8 companies effective June 1, 2026 (Mon), and 6 companies effective July 1, 2026 (Wed). With these additions, the number of member businesses has surpassed 500, reaching 503 (*1). Furthermore, the association has expanded the electronic application and electronic application result reception functions on its portal, mykenpo, for members and participating businesses, enhancing user experience and reducing operational costs.

As a health insurance association specifically for the startup ecosystem, we will continue to support the health of startup employees and their families through the provision of health insurance and welfare services.

Member Businesses Joining in May, June, and July 2026

We introduce some of the businesses that have newly joined our association, focusing on employee health promotion and welfare.

Arcs Inc.

Finovo Inc.

CloudBrains Inc.

Saishin Technologies Inc.

Skygate Technologies Inc.

ChillStack Inc.

EX-Fusion Inc.

Public Shaper Networks Inc.

SALESCORE Inc.

UNERI Inc.

i-nest capital Inc.

TENET Inc.

Eco-Pork Inc.

BENTEN Film Inc.

Opt Fit Inc.

LOOV Inc.

Tokuiten Inc.

B4A Inc.

Jizaiye Inc.

Robo Truck Inc.

Plago Inc.

StartPass Inc.

find Inc.

SANU Inc.

Kiraku Inc.

Woodstock Inc.

BlueBank Inc.

Effects of Expanding In-house Developed Electronic Application Functionality

While over 80% (*2) of health insurance associations do not support electronic applications for dependent status change notifications (procedures for adding dependents), our association has enabled electronic applications for this process on the mykenpo portal for members and participating businesses since April 2026. This has reduced the administrative burden for participating businesses and administrative scriveners, and achieved approximately a 20% (*3) reduction in the association's administrative workload for dependent addition applications.

Reducing the Burden on Users such as Members, Participating Businesses, and Administrative Scriveners

Startups expand rapidly in terms of organization relative to their back-office staff numbers, making dependent addition procedures a crucial and frequent application. Given that startups are where many individuals in their childbearing and child-rearing years are active, we believe the impact of reducing this burden is significant. With the introduction of our new features, we aim not only to alleviate operational burdens but also to improve the user experience for members, participating businesses, and administrative scriveners.

Reduction of Burden Associated with Procedures

We have simplified the process for insured individuals by clarifying unfamiliar technical terms and necessary documents, enabling smoother applications.

We have prevented discrepancies in documents between insured individuals, participating businesses, and administrative scriveners in advance, reducing the burden of individual communication.

Application screen for Family Status Report

Improved Transparency of Procedures

It is now possible to check the status of applications online in real-time, which previously required individual inquiries.

Representatives of participating businesses and administrative scriveners can check the submission status by insured individuals, and insured individuals can check the status of proxy submissions by participating businesses.

Management screen for representatives of participating businesses and administrative scriveners

Reduced Time to Complete Procedures

Faster review and eligibility management are now possible from application to approval compared to before.

New Electronic Application Features Released in July 2026

In July 2026, we will release new electronic application functions for two types of applications.

Function to Confirm Cash Benefit Application Review Results and Download Decision Notices Online

For benefit review results and payment amounts related to applications for lump-sum child birth allowance, maternity allowance, sickness and injury allowance, and medical expenses, decision notices indicating approval or denial will be available for confirmation and download through the various notification functions on mykenpo for members (*4).

List and download screen for benefit-related notices *Screen is a development image

Start of mykenpo Support for 2026 Annual Verification

Starting in fiscal year 2026, responses for dependent eligibility verification surveys and joint spousal dependency verification surveys can be conducted more easily on mykenpo.

Insured individuals subject to verification will be able to respond via mykenpo, and depending on their responses, necessary supporting documents will be displayed and can be uploaded online, completing the process. Clear guidance on required documents allows for smooth progress without confusion.

Response and required document application screen for insured individuals

Furthermore, business and administrative scrivener representatives can view a list of their company's verification subjects and their submission status (not submitted, submitted, review complete, etc.) on mykenpo. They can also respond and submit on behalf of individuals if necessary. This facilitates progress sharing among members, businesses, and administrative scriveners, reducing the operational burden of confirmation and reminders.

Management screen for business and administrative scrivener representatives

About VC Startup Health Insurance Association

The VC Startup Health Insurance Association, a new health insurance association for startups and venture capital firms, began operations on June 1, 2024. It is health insurance for the startup ecosystem, and we aim to update the industry as a startup within the health insurance sector ourselves.

Location: Mita Kokusai Building 601, 1-4-28 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Established: June 1, 2024

Website: https://startupkenpo.com/

Inquiries from the press: press@startupkenpo.com

Recruitment Information: https://startupkenpo.notion.site/VC-07b76d7fef46465ea52cd167d13f73cc

*1: Number of member businesses as of July 1, 2026, for which approval letters have been received and membership or new application has been confirmed, as of June 25, 2026 (Thu).

*2: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, "Status of Reception Systems for Electronic Application Environments in Health Insurance Associations," November 1, 2024.

*3: Calculated from the difference in total daily workload for processing dependent status change notifications and family status reports within the association, comparing the period when external solutions were used with the period after the release of the family status report function on mykenpo.

*4: Support will begin for applications for lump-sum child birth allowance, maternity allowance, sickness and injury allowance, and medical expenses decided on July 15, 2026 (paid on July 31, 2026). For the lump-sum child birth allowance under the direct payment system, the URL for the benefit decision notice will continue to be shared via email.