Yap provides Yap-cloud, a platform intended to create a new model for pharmaceutical distribution and to drive digital transformation (DX) in the industry. The company previously operated Yap-BPO, a pharmaceutical distribution management BPO service, and has been negotiating with multiple overseas pharmaceutical firms, including a formal agreement with Bangladesh’s UniMed UniHealth Pharmaceuticals for Japan market entry. Yap is developing Yap-cloud with several partner companies and targets a beta release around this summer. The company was founded on March 20, 2023 and is headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Antler Japan and Nissay Capital have invested in the company, and the recent funding is intended to accelerate platform development and further cost reductions for pharmaceutical distribution. Yap operates Yap-BPO, a pharmaceutical distribution management BPO platform that digitizes most tasks associated with pharma distribution management to deliver accurate information quickly to medical institutions and healthcare professionals. The platform aims to eliminate manual processes using Excel and Access, reduce management costs, personnel, and labor for strict “distribution-controlled” items (including some opioids and psychotropic drugs), and prevent illicit distribution and misuse. Founder Masaya Yamamoto started the company based on his experience handling all pharmaceutical distribution operations alone and positions Yap-BPO to enable faster workforce redeployment and cost savings for pharmaceutical companies. Yap was founded on March 20, 2023 and is headquartered in Tennoz, Shinagawa, Tokyo. Antler Japan provided a ¥20 million pre-seed investment through its Antler Cohort Program to accelerate development of the distribution management platform. Yap plans to use the funding to speed platform development, drive further cost reductions for the industry, and support broader DX adoption across life‑science distribution workflows.

Total raised

$0M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

May 2023