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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...

KDDI is revamping the paid subscription service "au Smart Pass," used by approximately 15 million people, as "Ponta Pass" from October 2, 2024. In line with the renewal, the service content will be enhanced, including the addition of benefits such as the free/discount coupon "Weekly LAWSON" that can be used every week at LAWSON, saving a total of over 600 yen per month, and "Ponta Pass Boost," which increases the Ponta point redemption rate up to 4 times (2%) from the regular rate (0.5%) when making payments using au PAY at LAWSON. These additions make shopping at LAWSON even more advantageous. Along with the benefits currently offered as au Smart Pass, you can use benefits that amount to over 3,000 yen in savings every month. "Ponta Pass" (paid) service starts from 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 2nd. On top of that, from October 2 to November 30, 2024, a campaign to commemorate the launch of Ponta Pass, "AGESUGI* Challenge Part ...