The VC Startup Health Insurance Association has newly admitted 13 companies effective May 1, 2026 (Fri), 8 companies effective June 1, 2026 (Mon), and 6 companies effective July 1, 2026 (Wed). With these additions, the number of member businesses has surpassed 500, reaching 503 (*1). Furthermore, the association has expanded the electronic application and electronic application result reception functions on its portal, mykenpo, for members and participating businesses, enhancing user experience and reducing operational costs. As a health insurance association specifically for the startup ecosystem, we will continue to support the health of startup employees and their families through the provision of health insurance and welfare services. Member Businesses Joining in May, June, and July 2026 We introduce some of the businesses that have newly joined our association, focusing on employee health promotion and welfare. Arcs Inc. Finovo Inc. CloudBrains Inc. Saishin Technologies Inc. Skygate Technologies Inc. ChillStack Inc. EX-Fusion Inc. Public Shaper Networks Inc. SALESCORE Inc. UNERI Inc. i-nest capital Inc. TENET Inc. Eco-Pork Inc. BENTEN Film Inc. Opt Fit Inc. LOOV Inc. Tokuiten Inc. B4A Inc. Jizaiye Inc. Robo Truck Inc. Plago Inc. StartPass Inc. find Inc. SANU Inc. Kiraku Inc. Woodstock Inc. BlueBank Inc. Effects of Expanding In-house Developed Electronic Application Functionality While over 80% (*2) of health insurance associations do not support electronic applications for dependent status change notifications (procedures for adding dependents), our association has enabled electronic applications for this process on the mykenpo portal for members and participating businesses since April 2026. This has reduced the administrative burden for participating businesses and administrative scriveners, and achieved approximately a 20% (*3) reduction in the association's administrative workload for dependent addition applications. Reducing the Burden on Users such as Mem