Realize Inc. Selected as One of the "100 Top Regional Companies" Just Two and a Half Years After Its Founding

SC Capital Partners Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Seiya Kanno) is pleased to announce that its portfolio company, Realize Inc. (Headquarters: Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, Representative Director: Naoto Kimura, hereinafter "Realize"), has been selected as one of the "100 Top Regional Companies" by "Made In Local," a regional revitalization media outlet operated by IOBI Inc. The selection comes just about two and a half years after its founding, recognizing its unique business model and rapid growth since its inception.

■ Background of Selection: Expectations for SMEs Supporting the Regional Economy

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for about 70% of employment in Japan and serve as the foundation of the regional economy. On the other hand, according to the 2025 White Paper on Small and Medium Enterprises, the environment surrounding SMEs remains severe due to the ongoing depreciation of the yen, soaring prices, and structural labor shortages. Amid these circumstances, there is growing attention on companies that create new value from local regions and continue to grow. "Made In Local" is a regional revitalization media outlet based on the concept that "regions are interesting right now," introducing companies selected from each prefecture from perspectives such as technology, culture, and SDGs promotion. The "100 Top Regional Companies" selects up to 100 companies from each region, and over 1,000 companies nationwide have been selected to date.

■ Points for Which Realize Was Evaluated

1. Rapid Growth: Steadily expanding support domestically and internationally based on the distribution of used cameras, using quality and trust as weapons.

2. Unique Business Model: Combining distribution business with consulting functions that support the launch, stabilization, and systematization of product sales businesses.

3. Reproducible Support Capabilities: Providing end-to-end support from strategy design, product selection, purchasing decisions, operational flow construction, and human resource development, realizing the construction of a product sales model that leads to results regardless of who works on it.

Realize has grown to a 20-member team in about two and a half years since its founding. Under the vision of "creating a company that delivers value from the region to the world," the company has developed a circular business connecting valuable goods and people, centered on the distribution business of used cameras and related equipment. By strictly enforcing strict inspection systems, clear quality standards, and highly transparent transactions, it has gained high trust from customers domestically and internationally, contributing to the formation of a high-quality used distribution market. In addition, leveraging the highly reproducible product sales know-how and systematization knowledge cultivated in-house, the company also provides hands-on consulting for companies looking to stably grow their product sales as a business.

■ Representative's Comment (Naoto Kimura, Representative Director, Realize Inc.)

Realize Inc. takes this selection as great encouragement, and will continue to dispatch a sustainable and highly reproducible business model from both product sales and consulting under the vision of "delivering value from the region to the world." Through hands-on know-how cultivated in used camera product sales and support emphasizing systematization, reproducibility, and a long-term perspective, we are seriously working to create an environment where challenging companies and businesses can continue to grow with peace of mind. We promise hands-on support to think together, execute together, and create results together.

■ Company Profile

SC Capital Partners Inc.

Representative Director: Seiya Kanno
Location: 12F ACN Kojimachi Building, 4-4-4 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Business Description: Operation of a matching platform connecting companies and management personnel

Capital: 1,320,000 yen

Number of Employees: 3
URL: https://sccp-japan.com/

■ Inquiries regarding this matter

SC Capital Partners Inc.

Public Relations: Kanno
TEL: 03-6694-1864
E-mail: info@sccp-japan.com

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