[A’alda Japan Co., Ltd.] S
Venture (CVC under Satsudora HD) invests in A’ALDA, which develops healthcare and lifestyle businesses related to pet life.
*A’alda Japan Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 12, 2024
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S Venture (CVC under Satsudora HD) invests in A’ALDA, which develops healthcare and lifestyle businesses related to pet life.
*Cooperation policy for creating new product/service planning and operations and expanding customer base*
S Co., Ltd., a CVC affiliated with Satsudora Holdings Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Sapporo, Hokkaido/Representative Director, President and CEO: Hiroki Toyama)
Ventures (Headquarters: Sapporo, Hokkaido/Representative Director: Yukihiro Takahashi) is A’ALDA, which develops healthcare and lifestyle businesses related to pet life.
We are pleased to announce that we have invested in Alda Ltd. (Headquarters: Singapore, CEO: Masamichi Okuda, hereinafter referred to as Alda).
From now on, Sapporo Drug Store Co., Ltd. (Head office: Higashi-ku, Sapporo/Representative Director, President and CEO: Toyama)
Hiroki) and Alda plan to cooperate in planning, designing, operating and selling new pet-related products and services, and in expanding their customer base.
S Co., Ltd.
Ventures is based in Hokkaido, where the declining birthrate and aging population is rapidly progressing, based on the concept of “Connecting regions and moving Japan into the future.” We invest mainly in companies that face regional issues.
As part of the Satsudora Group’s philosophy of “regional connected business,” we aim to create a future by connecting all people, things, and events related to the region, starting from drug stores. We will develop businesses related to the precious pet life of people living in our home.
In addition, our group will open EZOHUB in Tennozu, Tokyo in May 2024. TOKYO has been established to support the creation of a model for domestic and foreign companies to expand new business in Hokkaido. This investment in Alda is part of this effort, and we will continue to use EZOHUB as a starting point for various companies to expand their business in Hokkaido, mainly in the retail field.
Since its establishment in 2019, Alda has been promoting “Pet to Partner”. A’alda is a veterinary hospital electronic medical record system that utilizes technology and the veterinary hospital and healthcare business that is expanding globally, mainly in Asian countries, with the purpose of “creating a society where people and pets can live happily.”
We are developing a unique strategy that combines pet-related businesses such as the veterinary hospital support business through the development and operation of “Vet360,” and the lifestyle business centered on the operation of the pet lifestyle facility “Dyplus.”
■Comment from Hiroki Toyama, President and CEO of Satsudora Holdings Co., Ltd. “We are pleased to have been able to invest in Alda, which has a strong track record in the veterinary hospital and healthcare field. I’m very happy. The Satsudora Group has strong ties with local communities that it has cultivated over the years.
We are very much looking forward to leveraging our strengths and working with Alda to promote innovative initiatives in the pet life field. Our strengths are our store base and DX.
We will utilize technology to promote initiatives that enrich the lives of pets and people.”
■Comment from Yukihiro Takahashi, CEO of S Ventures Co., Ltd. “We are very pleased to be working with Alda.
We have been looking for companies with which we can develop innovative business models. DX in the pet healthcare field through collaboration with Alda
We aim to further accelerate this promotion and create new business opportunities originating from the region.”
■Comment from A’ALDA Ltd. CEO Masamichi Okuda
“I am pleased to be able to work with the Satsudora Group, which has a strong base and strengths in Hokkaido, and S Ventures.Pet to It is difficult to achieve our purpose of being a partner on our own. Satsudraguru has strengths not only in regional dominance but also in the DX domain
By collaborating with the Group, we hope to take on the challenge of creating a new form of veterinary medicine and a new customer experience.”
* ■Satsudora Holdings Co., Ltd.*
Established: August 2016
Representative: Hiroki Toyama
Location: Sapporo, Hokkaido
Business content: Formulation of business strategies for the entire group/Business management of group operating companies/Fund management and procurement for the entire group/Public relations for the entire group/Promotion of group compliance
https://satudora-hd.co.jp/
* ■S Ventures Co., Ltd.*
Established: October 2022
Representative: Yukihiro Takahashi
Location: Sapporo, Hokkaido Business content: Investment in venture companies/venture capital and their development, etc.
https://s-ventures.vc/
* ■A’ALDA Ltd.*
Established: April 2019
Representative: Masamichi Okuda
Address :18 ROBINSON ROAD #20-02 18 ROBINSON SINGAPORE (048547) Business details: Animal hospital business, animal hospital support business, lifestyle business, etc.
https://aalda.com/
*■Press inquiries*
A’ALDA Ltd. Person in charge: Goto
Public Relations Office Contact Form: https://aalda.com/contact/