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Tokyo and New York, NY – Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. offers its deepest condolences to those affected by the wildfires in and around Los Angeles, California, especially to the families who have lost loved ones. We also express our sincere gratitude to those providing support on the ground and aid for those in the area. Mizuho Financial Group is donating JPY 10 million, and its employee-supported fund is contributing JPY 1 million, to assist in humanitarian relief efforts.   In addition, Mizuho Americas is donating USD 250,000 to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, and, as part of its Matching Gifts Program, providing a dollar-for-dollar match of individual employee donations to eligible nonprofits responding to the disaster. We hope the funds will help the swift recovery of Los Angeles over the months to come.  

Sony Innovation Fund and Genesia Ventures raises 3 billion yen in a series A funding round for donation settlement service provider Con Grant Co., Ltd. (Congrant, Head office: Nishi-ku, Osaka; Representative Director: Masataka Sato). The sum includes loans from the Japan Finance Corporation (JFC) and will be used to accelerate the development of Japan's donation culture and systems to realize a world where donations can reach all segments of society including the underfunded. Company profile Con Grant Co., Ltd. provide a "donation DX system" centered on donation settlement for the social sector and companies. Congrant provide a one stop service for everything necessary for fundraising such as donation solicitation, settlement, CRM, etc., with more than 2,800 organizations using it, and 80 total donation distributions, it has already processed over a billion yen of donations to date. Con Grant is also developing businesses that promote corporate and employee donation DX, a...