Osaka University Startup Health Create Inc. Achieves 7.145 Million Yen in Crowdfunding for Ketogenic Diet Infrastructure
Osaka University startup Health Create Inc. successfully raised 7,145,000 yen in a crowdfunding campaign aimed at building infrastructure for ketogenic diets, significantly exceeding its target. This funding will be used for the initial production and supply system development of ketogenic drinks for cancer and intractable epilepsy patients.
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Health Create Inc. (Representative/Physician: Keisuke Hagiwara) announced today that its crowdfunding project, "Supporting the Strength to Live with Illness: Your Support for the Widespread Adoption of Easy and Delicious Ketogenic Diets," which ran from March 2, 2026, concluded on April 30, 2026, having achieved a total of 7,145,000 yen in support from 318 backers.
The project aimed to establish the ketogenic diet, known as a dietary therapy for cancer patients and those with intractable epilepsy, as a social infrastructure that can be continued effortlessly in daily life.
We received 7,145,000 yen in support, which is 238% of our first target of 3,000,000 yen, with empathy and encouragement from 318 individuals. Particularly in the last week before the end of the campaign (from April 23 to April 30, 2026), 2,442,000 yen was gathered from 82 people, showing growing interest and support for this project right up until the end. Although we did not reach our next goal of 8,000,000 yen, the support significantly exceeding our initial target will allow us to proceed to the next stage of initiatives for the initial production of ketogenic drinks and the establishment of a supply system.
Crowdfunding Page
[Crowdfunding Results]
[Project Name]
Supporting the Strength to Live with Illness: Your Support for the Widespread Adoption of Easy and Delicious Ketogenic Diets
[Implementation Period]
March 2, 2026 (Monday) 9:00 AM - April 30, 2026 (Thursday) 11:00 PM
[First Target Amount]
3,000,000 yen
[Final Total Support Amount]
7,145,000 yen
[Number of Supporters]
318 people
[Achievement Rate]
238%
[Next Goal]
8,000,000 yen *Not achieved
[Implementation Method]
All-or-Nothing method
[Use of Funds]
・Initial batch production of ketogenic drinks
・Establishment of a stable supply system
・Public relations expenses
・Crowdfunding-related miscellaneous expenses
・Information dissemination and promotion activities related to ketogenic diets
[Background of Implementation] To make ketogenic diets "delicious and sustainable in daily life"
The ketogenic diet is a dietary method that promotes ketone body production in the body by restricting carbohydrates and utilizing fats. Research and practice have progressed in areas such as cancer and intractable epilepsy, but continuing it in daily life presents challenges such as "heavy preparation burden," "difficulty continuing when out," and "difficulty making it delicious and sustainable." Especially for cancer patients who need to continue dietary therapy for years, it places a significant burden not only on the individual but also on their families.
Our company has been working to make ketogenic diets sustainable in daily life, for example, by starting sales of freeze-dried ketogenic diet products developed jointly with Cosmos Foods Inc. In this crowdfunding campaign, we sought support for establishing a manufacturing and supply system for "ketogenic drinks" that are portable and easy to incorporate when out or feeling unwell.
[Voices of Supporters] Expectations for Ketogenic Diets and Social Issues Revealed by 318 Supporters
Comments of encouragement were received from various stakeholders, including patients and their families, medical professionals, general consumers interested in ketogenic diets, and companies/organizations. These comments included concerns about the burden on families preparing ketogenic meals daily, requests for foods that are easy to continue when out, the desire to bring the "joy of tasting" to children, and expectations for options that are easy to use in clinical settings. This reaffirmed the social significance of making ketogenic diets sustainable in daily life.
Furthermore, voices expressing interest in dementia, health maintenance, and preventive care, in addition to cancer and intractable epilepsy, were also received, indicating that expectations for ketogenic diets are expanding beyond specific diseases to include options for re-evaluating daily health through diet and metabolism.
Ketogenic Drink
[Excerpts from Supporter Comments]
① Voices from Patients and Families: "We want options to support daily dietary therapy"
・I make my son's meals (ketogenic diet) every day. I am grateful and respectful of everyone's aspirations. I support you!
・My 1-year-old daughter has a rare disease called PDHC deficiency. Currently, her nutrition is managed mainly with ketogenic formula and MCT oil.
In the future, I hope she can eat by mouth and experience the "joy of tasting," but I also feel anxious about continuously preparing daily meals.
・My mother is undergoing ketogenic diet therapy for cancer, which is how I learned about the ketogenic diet.
I hope the ketogenic diet spreads and saves more people.
② Voices from Medical Professionals and Specialists: "Expectations for ketogenic diets that are easy to use in clinical settings"
・I am a doctor who participated in the Ketogenic Diet Therapy Society. Upon seeing this project, I believe that ketone body-focused foods not only treat and prevent diseases but also address a wide range of public health issues.
The project aimed to establish the ketogenic diet, known as a dietary therapy for cancer patients and those with intractable epilepsy, as a social infrastructure that can be continued effortlessly in daily life.
We received 7,145,000 yen in support, which is 238% of our first target of 3,000,000 yen, with empathy and encouragement from 318 individuals. Particularly in the last week before the end of the campaign (from April 23 to April 30, 2026), 2,442,000 yen was gathered from 82 people, showing growing interest and support for this project right up until the end. Although we did not reach our next goal of 8,000,000 yen, the support significantly exceeding our initial target will allow us to proceed to the next stage of initiatives for the initial production of ketogenic drinks and the establishment of a supply system.
Crowdfunding Page
[Crowdfunding Results]
[Project Name]
Supporting the Strength to Live with Illness: Your Support for the Widespread Adoption of Easy and Delicious Ketogenic Diets
[Implementation Period]
March 2, 2026 (Monday) 9:00 AM - April 30, 2026 (Thursday) 11:00 PM
[First Target Amount]
3,000,000 yen
[Final Total Support Amount]
7,145,000 yen
[Number of Supporters]
318 people
[Achievement Rate]
238%
[Next Goal]
8,000,000 yen *Not achieved
[Implementation Method]
All-or-Nothing method
[Use of Funds]
・Initial batch production of ketogenic drinks
・Establishment of a stable supply system
・Public relations expenses
・Crowdfunding-related miscellaneous expenses
・Information dissemination and promotion activities related to ketogenic diets
[Background of Implementation] To make ketogenic diets "delicious and sustainable in daily life"
The ketogenic diet is a dietary method that promotes ketone body production in the body by restricting carbohydrates and utilizing fats. Research and practice have progressed in areas such as cancer and intractable epilepsy, but continuing it in daily life presents challenges such as "heavy preparation burden," "difficulty continuing when out," and "difficulty making it delicious and sustainable." Especially for cancer patients who need to continue dietary therapy for years, it places a significant burden not only on the individual but also on their families.
Our company has been working to make ketogenic diets sustainable in daily life, for example, by starting sales of freeze-dried ketogenic diet products developed jointly with Cosmos Foods Inc. In this crowdfunding campaign, we sought support for establishing a manufacturing and supply system for "ketogenic drinks" that are portable and easy to incorporate when out or feeling unwell.
[Voices of Supporters] Expectations for Ketogenic Diets and Social Issues Revealed by 318 Supporters
Comments of encouragement were received from various stakeholders, including patients and their families, medical professionals, general consumers interested in ketogenic diets, and companies/organizations. These comments included concerns about the burden on families preparing ketogenic meals daily, requests for foods that are easy to continue when out, the desire to bring the "joy of tasting" to children, and expectations for options that are easy to use in clinical settings. This reaffirmed the social significance of making ketogenic diets sustainable in daily life.
Furthermore, voices expressing interest in dementia, health maintenance, and preventive care, in addition to cancer and intractable epilepsy, were also received, indicating that expectations for ketogenic diets are expanding beyond specific diseases to include options for re-evaluating daily health through diet and metabolism.
Ketogenic Drink
[Excerpts from Supporter Comments]
① Voices from Patients and Families: "We want options to support daily dietary therapy"
・I make my son's meals (ketogenic diet) every day. I am grateful and respectful of everyone's aspirations. I support you!
・My 1-year-old daughter has a rare disease called PDHC deficiency. Currently, her nutrition is managed mainly with ketogenic formula and MCT oil.
In the future, I hope she can eat by mouth and experience the "joy of tasting," but I also feel anxious about continuously preparing daily meals.
・My mother is undergoing ketogenic diet therapy for cancer, which is how I learned about the ketogenic diet.
I hope the ketogenic diet spreads and saves more people.
② Voices from Medical Professionals and Specialists: "Expectations for ketogenic diets that are easy to use in clinical settings"
・I am a doctor who participated in the Ketogenic Diet Therapy Society. Upon seeing this project, I believe that ketone body-focused foods not only treat and prevent diseases but also address a wide range of public health issues.