Ascentia Inc. Signs Agreement as Fund-raiser for Saga Prefecture's "RYO-FU BASE"
Ascentia Inc. has signed an agreement to become a fund-raiser for Saga Prefecture's "RYO-FU BASE." Starting April 16, 2026, Ascentia will provide comprehensive fundraising support—including loans, investments, and crowdfunding—to small and medium-sized enterprises, entrepreneurs, and startups within Saga Prefecture. The support will be hands-on, provided by a team of former bankers and startup veterans.
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Ascentia Inc. (Headquarters: 991-10 Kiyama-cho, Miyaki-gun, Saga Prefecture; Representative Director: Daisho Kitamura; hereinafter "Ascentia") announced that it signed an agreement on April 16, 2026, as a fund-raiser (support provider) for the "Saga Industrial Future Creation Base" (hereinafter "RYO-FU BASE") funding promotion project, managed by the Saga Prefectural Industrial Promotion Organization. Through this agreement, Ascentia began providing comprehensive fundraising support—spanning loans, investments, and crowdfunding—to small and medium-sized enterprises, entrepreneurs, and startups within Saga Prefecture from the same day.
**■ Background of the Agreement**
RYO-FU BASE's funding promotion project is a system designed to promote crowdfunding, investments from venture capitalists, and loans from financial institutions for companies and startups in Saga Prefecture. Central to this system are "fund-raisers," support providers who have signed agreements with the project, practically assisting proponents in securing funding.
If a proponent (a company or individual undertaking entrepreneurship/start-up activities in the prefecture) successfully raises funds with the support of a fund-raiser, RYO-FU BASE pays a fee to the fund-raiser. This may reduce the payment burden for the proponent. Additionally, proponents can receive free referrals to fund-raisers from RYO-FU BASE.
Ascentia has addressed the real-world funding challenges faced by local entrepreneurs and businesses through its involvement in the Kiyama-cho Startup Support Network "Kiyama Link," including commissioning and operating incubation (business creation) projects organized by the Kiyama-cho Industrial Promotion Council (Secretariat: Kiyama-cho Commerce and Tourism Division). The agreement was reached because Ascentia's vision, "Challenger's Launchpad," aligns with RYO-FU BASE's policy of supporting challengers in Saga Prefecture.
**■ Specific Support Provided by Ascentia**
Through this agreement, Ascentia will support challengers in Saga Prefecture's fundraising across the following three areas:
① **Preparation of Business Plans and Capital Policies for Investors**
Ascentia provides hands-on support from the business development stage, helping to design business plans and capital policies that meet investors' expectations. Experienced back-office professionals from startups assist with both numerical consistency and business storytelling.
② **Bank Loan Planning and Negotiation Assistance with Financial Institutions**
A team including former bankers provides end-to-end support, from planning loan applications to assisting with negotiations with financial institutions. Collaborating with advisory tax accountants, they handle everything from startup loans to new borrowings for business expansion phases.
③ **Crowdfunding Direction**
Ascentia provides comprehensive direction, from selecting CF platforms and writing project pages to producing images/videos and managing SNS. Experienced CF directors provide hands-on support from strategy design to execution.
**■ Ascentia's Strengths**
Ascentia's team includes former bankers, experienced back-office professionals from startups/SMEs, and CF direction specialists. Its distinctive feature among fund-raisers in the prefecture is its hands-on team capable of providing cross-cutting support for loans, investments, and crowdfunding.
Furthermore, through its track record of commissioning and operating incubation (business creation) projects organized by the Kiyama-cho Industrial Promotion Council (Secretariat: Kiyama-cho Commerce and Tourism Division) within the Kiyama-cho Startup Support Network "Kiyama Link," Ascentia maintains daily contact with local entrepreneurs and businesses. This allows them to design support based on real-world challenges on the ground, which is another strength. Ascentia's unique value proposition to challengers is its ability to design fundraising not as a "standalone means" but as a series of growth processes linked to business development and BPO (Business Process Outsourcing).
**■ Representative Comment (Representative Director Daisho Kitamura)**
"As a former banker, I was on the front lines of loan decisions. After becoming independent and moving to the business side, working with entrepreneurs and SMEs in Saga Prefecture, I strongly felt the significant gap in businesses' understanding of funders' perspectives. This isn't due to a lack of information or effort, but simply the overwhelming scarcity of opportunities to experience both sides. Ascentia aims to bridge this gap. Loans, investments, and crowdfunding each have different logics from the funder's perspective. Regardless of the method challengers choose, their chances of fundraising success significantly improve if they prepare with an understanding of the other party's logic. Through this agreement with RYO-FU BASE, we will provide hands-on support to ensure that Saga Prefecture's challengers can confidently 'launch from the launchpad.'"
**■ Future Developments**
Based on this agreement, Ascentia plans to further support startup loans in collaboration with advisory tax accountants, new bank loan procurement support originating from business development, and crowdfunding initiatives.
**■ Background of the Agreement**
RYO-FU BASE's funding promotion project is a system designed to promote crowdfunding, investments from venture capitalists, and loans from financial institutions for companies and startups in Saga Prefecture. Central to this system are "fund-raisers," support providers who have signed agreements with the project, practically assisting proponents in securing funding.
If a proponent (a company or individual undertaking entrepreneurship/start-up activities in the prefecture) successfully raises funds with the support of a fund-raiser, RYO-FU BASE pays a fee to the fund-raiser. This may reduce the payment burden for the proponent. Additionally, proponents can receive free referrals to fund-raisers from RYO-FU BASE.
Ascentia has addressed the real-world funding challenges faced by local entrepreneurs and businesses through its involvement in the Kiyama-cho Startup Support Network "Kiyama Link," including commissioning and operating incubation (business creation) projects organized by the Kiyama-cho Industrial Promotion Council (Secretariat: Kiyama-cho Commerce and Tourism Division). The agreement was reached because Ascentia's vision, "Challenger's Launchpad," aligns with RYO-FU BASE's policy of supporting challengers in Saga Prefecture.
**■ Specific Support Provided by Ascentia**
Through this agreement, Ascentia will support challengers in Saga Prefecture's fundraising across the following three areas:
① **Preparation of Business Plans and Capital Policies for Investors**
Ascentia provides hands-on support from the business development stage, helping to design business plans and capital policies that meet investors' expectations. Experienced back-office professionals from startups assist with both numerical consistency and business storytelling.
② **Bank Loan Planning and Negotiation Assistance with Financial Institutions**
A team including former bankers provides end-to-end support, from planning loan applications to assisting with negotiations with financial institutions. Collaborating with advisory tax accountants, they handle everything from startup loans to new borrowings for business expansion phases.
③ **Crowdfunding Direction**
Ascentia provides comprehensive direction, from selecting CF platforms and writing project pages to producing images/videos and managing SNS. Experienced CF directors provide hands-on support from strategy design to execution.
**■ Ascentia's Strengths**
Ascentia's team includes former bankers, experienced back-office professionals from startups/SMEs, and CF direction specialists. Its distinctive feature among fund-raisers in the prefecture is its hands-on team capable of providing cross-cutting support for loans, investments, and crowdfunding.
Furthermore, through its track record of commissioning and operating incubation (business creation) projects organized by the Kiyama-cho Industrial Promotion Council (Secretariat: Kiyama-cho Commerce and Tourism Division) within the Kiyama-cho Startup Support Network "Kiyama Link," Ascentia maintains daily contact with local entrepreneurs and businesses. This allows them to design support based on real-world challenges on the ground, which is another strength. Ascentia's unique value proposition to challengers is its ability to design fundraising not as a "standalone means" but as a series of growth processes linked to business development and BPO (Business Process Outsourcing).
**■ Representative Comment (Representative Director Daisho Kitamura)**
"As a former banker, I was on the front lines of loan decisions. After becoming independent and moving to the business side, working with entrepreneurs and SMEs in Saga Prefecture, I strongly felt the significant gap in businesses' understanding of funders' perspectives. This isn't due to a lack of information or effort, but simply the overwhelming scarcity of opportunities to experience both sides. Ascentia aims to bridge this gap. Loans, investments, and crowdfunding each have different logics from the funder's perspective. Regardless of the method challengers choose, their chances of fundraising success significantly improve if they prepare with an understanding of the other party's logic. Through this agreement with RYO-FU BASE, we will provide hands-on support to ensure that Saga Prefecture's challengers can confidently 'launch from the launchpad.'"
**■ Future Developments**
Based on this agreement, Ascentia plans to further support startup loans in collaboration with advisory tax accountants, new bank loan procurement support originating from business development, and crowdfunding initiatives.