Investing in SPACER Inc. to Transform Smart Lockers into Logistics "Hubs"

Miraidoor Inc. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Chairman and President: Daisuke Sawada; hereinafter "Miraidoor") announces that it has made an investment in SPACER Inc. (Saitama Base: Tokorozawa City, Saitama; Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Daisuke Tokunaga; hereinafter "SPACER") from the Saitama Shibusawa MIX Innovation Creation Support Investment Limited Partnership (hereinafter "Saitama Shibusawa MIX Innovation Creation Support Fund"), which was established jointly with Saitama Prefecture and Japan Finance Corporation (hereinafter "JFC") and other regional financial institutions within Saitama Prefecture.

◆About the Investee Company SPACER is a startup that develops and sells smart lockers capable of supporting a diverse range of services. Their introduction is progressing at major railway stations, and they were also utilized at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. The company operates both as a locker manufacturer and a locker service planning/management company, handling everything from locker development to maintenance, inspection, and operation in an integrated manner. Furthermore, by developing relay delivery using Seibu Railway's Tokorozawa Station in Saitama Prefecture as a distribution hub and developing new services for coin lockers, the company plans to roll out new services from Saitama Prefecture nationwide. Going forward, by further expanding installation locations and serving as a hub for transferring packages between people, such as through relay delivery, it aims to create a world where anything can be delivered on the same day.

◆About the Howa Startup and Business Succession Support Fund The Howa Startup and Business Succession Support Fund is Miraidoor's first regional revitalization fund in the Kyushu region, established jointly with Howa Bank. Its purpose is to contribute to startup support, business succession support, and regional revitalization. It targets small and medium-sized enterprises headquartered or based primarily within Howa Bank's business area (mainly Oita Prefecture). Howa Bank's dedicated support division, the Solution Support Department, takes the lead, utilizing its deep, regionally-rooted network to provide hands-on support to local companies according to their challenges. Furthermore, support organizations such as the Oita Industrial Creation Organization (Oita Startup Center) and the Oita Business Succession Support Center, with which the fund has concluded cooperation agreements, provide backup support for the investee companies. In March 2024, to further expand startup support activities in Oita Prefecture, the total fund amount was increased, and the fund period was extended. ◆About the Saitama Shibusawa MIX Innovation Creation Support Fund This fund was established jointly by Saitama Prefecture, JFC, regional financial institutions within Saitama Prefecture, and Miraidoor. Its purpose is to achieve the sustainable development of regional industries and the creation of new industries and innovation by providing investment-based funding to companies in their startup or second startup phase, or companies facing challenges with business succession (limited to certain themes).

◆About Miraidoor The company engages in "Regional Revitalization Funds" to support local venture companies, "CVC Funds" to promote open innovation at operating companies, and "Theme-Based Funds" that set specific investment areas to support industry revitalization. In addition to providing capital, it offers support such as business development, human resource development, and business consulting for long-term business continuity.