Cloud Loan Inc. (Headquarters: Tokyo, Representative Director: Daisuke Murata, hereinafter "the Company") is pleased to announce that its business funding matching service "Tasukari" (https://tasukari.jp/), which serves businesses in the construction and real estate industries, among others, has begun listing the "Real Estate Secured Loan for Businesses" offered by Saison Fundex Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, Representative Director: Yoshiaki Miura, hereinafter "Saison Fundex"). This partnership will enable businesses and sole proprietors in the construction and real estate industries, among others, who use Tasukari, to add flexible funding options utilizing their owned real estate, even if they have difficulty passing bank loan screenings. Background of the Partnership Tasukari is a business funding matching service that allows businesses across a wide range of industries, including construction, real estate, logistics, transportation, manufacturing, and services, to compare and apply for multiple financial institutions and financial services in a one-stop manner. To address the diverse funding challenges faced by each industry, such as rising material and labor costs and long payment terms for construction and transaction payments, we have expanded our lineup primarily with business loans from banks and non-banks. However, we have received many requests from businesses seeking larger amounts, longer-term funding, or those who have difficulty passing bank loan screenings due to, for example, operating at a loss. Saison Fundex's "Real Estate Secured Loan for Businesses" supports high-value loans of up to 500 million yen and features flexible screening criteria unique to non-banks, allowing for consultations even with companies that have operating losses or are undergoing rescheduling. Furthermore, the use of funds is generally free as long as it is for business purposes. The construction and real estate industries often have significant funding needs, such as for r