Henry raises 1.2 billion yen from regional banks for hospital software

Henry raises 1.2 billion yen from regional banks for hospital software

7 October 2026: Henry Co., Ltd., the Tokyo company behind a cloud-native core system for hospitals, has raised 1.2 billion yen, and most of it is borrowed money. The company says 1.1 billion yen is a venture-debt-style syndicated loan arranged by Shizuoka Bank and made up only of regional banks. The other 100 million yen is equity from two venture funds linked to regional banks.

Not yet independently verified. Single source so far (the company's own release). Most of the 1.2 billion yen is a bank loan, not equity, as the company states. We will update this when it can be confirmed, and remove this note.

The loan participants named in the release are Shizuoka Bank as arranger, Fukuoka Bank, Joyo Bank, Nagoya Bank and Yamanashi Chuo Bank. The equity investors are YMFG Capital and Hokuhoku Capital.

Henry, founded in May 2018 and led by CEO Mitsuto Sakasegawa, sells one system that covers electronic medical records, order entry and receipt computing for hospitals. It also offers medical billing BPO, AI workflow tools and management consulting. The company says about 80 percent of its adopters are in regional areas rather than big cities.

The release frames the round around regional hospitals closing because of staff shortages. As an example it cites a 51-bed hospital in Saitama that adopted Henry in June 2023 and reports higher bed occupancy, half the overtime for nurses and administrative staff, and 1.3 times the monthly medical fee revenue. These are the company's own figures and the release does not say how they were measured.

Henry says it will use the money in two areas. The first is onboarding and migration support, so that regional hospitals can switch systems without halting operations. The second is expanding medical billing BPO and AI agents that automate record keeping and claims, so that hospitals can run with fewer staff.

The company also plans to work with the partner banks on hospital referrals, sales and combined financing and operational support. In the release, Sakasegawa says the problem is not one hospitals can solve on their own. Nagoya Bank says supporting sustainable regional healthcare is an important mission for regional financial institutions.

For hospital buyers in Japan, the practical point is that the vendor's backers are now regional lenders with their own hospital relationships. The release gives no valuation, no revenue figure and no repayment terms for the loan.

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Sources

• Henry Co., Ltd. (via PR TIMES): Henry raises 1.2 billion yen from five regional banks and two bank-affiliated VCs, 7 October 2026