Funds Sponsors 'Functional Programming Festival 2026' as Silver Sponsor

Funds Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Yuichiro Fujita), which operates the direct financing platform 'Funds', is pleased to announce its silver sponsorship of the 'Functional Programming Festival 2026', a festival of functional programming to be held on Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July 12, 2026, at Nakano Central Park Conference.

■ Event Overview
・Event Name: Functional Programming Festival 2026
・Organizer: Functional Programming Festival Executive Committee
・Date: Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July 12, 2026
・Venue: Nakano Central Park Conference
・Format: Offline Event
・Official Website: https://2026.fp-matsuri.org/
・Sponsorship Tier: Silver Sponsor

The Functional Programming Festival is an event aimed at sharing knowledge and techniques related to functional programming and deepening interaction among participants. Through diverse sessions and workshops, attendees can experience the forefront of functional programming.

■ Background of Sponsorship
Our company has adopted Scala, a functional programming language, as its primary language for developing the systems that operate our services. As an organization that has experienced the efficiency and high maintainability brought by functional programming in practice, we have continued to support the functional programming community.

We sponsored the predecessor event 'Scala Matsuri' for three consecutive years in 2022, 2023, and 2024. Following this, we have continued our support since it became the Functional Programming Festival in 2025, and this year marks our 5th consecutive year of sponsorship.

We will continue to contribute to the revitalization of the community and create touchpoints with engineers interested in functional programming.

■ About Funds
Funds provides an online platform that allows individuals to indirectly lend money to listed companies and others starting from 1 yen. To date, we have solicited 596 funds composed by 127 companies, primarily listed companies, with zero cases of distribution delays or loan defaults (as of the end of May 2026; this does not guarantee future results).

Please also watch the video produced as a taxi commercial to understand how Funds works.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXhKv8Mv_K8

＜Main Features of Fixed-Return Investment 'Funds'＞
・No price fluctuation, fixed-return financial product
Funds allows for stable asset building without price fluctuations. It is not directly affected by market conditions, reducing psychological burden and management effort. 'Fixed return' means the fund's yield is determined at the time of solicitation; distributions may not occur as planned if the borrowing company becomes unable to pay.

・Investment possible in 1-yen increments
To allow even novice investors to invest without psychological hurdles, Funds enables investment in 1-yen increments, an industry first (according to Funds research).

・Only companies meeting our selection criteria can participate
Companies raising funds through Funds are limited to those that have passed our screening process regarding financial status and business plans.

・Generous perks including discount coupons
Some funds offer 'Funds Privileges' to investors, such as discount services and invitations to investor-exclusive tasting events. Funds aims to create new connections in the world where individual investors and companies deepen mutual understanding through money, generating new value.

■ Funds Inc. Executive Biography
Representative Director & CEO Yuichiro Fujita: Graduated from Waseda University's School of Commerce, joined CyberAgent, Inc. Founded a web development and marketing support company in 2007, sold it to a listed company in 2012. Launched a major lending-type crowdfunding (social lending) service in 2013, founded Funds Inc. in November 2016.

■ Advertising Disclosures on Fees and Risks
・Funds does not charge fees for account opening, management, or investment. However, transfer fees when sending money from your financial institution to the deposit account are borne by the customer. Please check with your financial institution for transfer fees.

・The receivables that are the source of dividends for funds handled by Funds are not traded on financial product markets, so there is no market price, but the sale price to third parties may be affected by market trends. The sale of fund interests handled by Funds is restricted and requires the consent of our company and the fund composition company.

・Funds handled by Funds can generally be canceled within 8 days including the application date (cooling-off), but cannot be canceled midway. Also, the sale of fund interests is restricted and requires the consent of our company and the fund composition company.

・Funds handled by Funds are not guaranteed principal and may incur losses. Please carefully read the important information document for details on the conditions and risks of each fund.

■ Funds Inc.
Trade Name: Funds Inc.
Head Office: Fujiwara Building 5F, 1-10-11 Ebisu-Nishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Representative Director & CEO: Yuichiro Fujita
Established: November 1, 2016
Capital: 100,000,000 yen
Type II Financial Instruments Business
Registration Number: Kanto Local Finance Bureau (Kinsho) No. 3103
Member of the Japan Securities Dealers Association