株式会社プライド

What 株式会社プライド does

株式会社プライド (Medical Planning PRIDE) is a privately held Japanese medical planning and consulting firm headquartered in the Ōmuta area of Fukuoka Prefecture, operating since at least 2008. The firm supports independent doctors and pharmacists through the full lifecycle of opening new medical clinics and dispensing pharmacies, including candidate site identification, business planning, facility design coordination, financing and tax advisory, staffing support, and post-opening operational consulting. Its core operating geography is Kyushu, with documented opening cases in Fukuoka, Saga, and Yamaguchi prefectures, supported by a Fukuoka branch office established in Hakata-ku in August 2010.

The company's service model is organized around three integrated divisions — development (real estate and facility), consulting, and staffing — and is delivered through direct, high-touch engagement rather than a self-service platform. Service revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed and pricing is set on a per-project basis following direct consultation (phone 0948-24-5570). The firm supplements its direct service offering with an ecosystem of three affiliated dispensing pharmacies (K.T., Hokushin Pharmacy, and Balance Scale/Edamitsu Pharmacy) and a curated partner network spanning real estate and land development (M-One), architectural design (Matsuo Architectural Office), tax advisory (Hayashida Tax Accountant Office), and web production (Nodecast), enabling a one-stop clinic and pharmacy opening experience.

The customer base is split between two primary persona segments: independent physicians seeking to open their own clinics (the original focus) and independent pharmacists seeking to open dispensing pharmacies (a more recently articulated segment, actively recruiting in Fukuoka Prefecture). The firm also runs educational seminars covering cost reduction, labor management, cash flow, and customer acquisition for existing clinic and pharmacy operators. With approximately 11 employees and a documented portfolio of roughly seven clinic openings since 2008, the firm operates as a small, regionally embedded professional services practice with no publicly disclosed funding, no parent company, and no AI or technology platform beyond a basic corporate website.

Name

株式会社プライド

Legal name

株式会社プライド

Website

https://pride-medical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

株式会社プライド (Medical Planning PRIDE) is a Fukuoka-based medical consulting firm that supports independent doctors and pharmacists with site selection, business planning, and post-opening operations for new clinics and dispensing pharmacies across Kyushu, Japan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ōmuta

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Core offering

株式会社プライド is a medical planning consultancy that supports physicians and pharmacists in establishing independent clinics and dispensing pharmacies in Fukuoka Prefecture and surrounding regions. Its core offering is end-to-end clinic opening support, encompassing candidate site identification, business planning, financing coordination, facility design partner coordination, post-opening staffing, and ongoing operational consulting through seminars on cost reduction, labor management, and cash flow.

Product overview

株式会社プライド (Pride) is a medical planning company offering comprehensive medical clinic opening support services. The company provides a unified consulting service centered around their core 開業支援 (Medical Clinic Opening Support) offering, which includes multiple service modules: candidate site information services for location selection, dispensing pharmacy opening support for pharmacists, and seminar services for ongoing education. The company operates primarily in Fukuoka Prefecture and supports doctors through the entire process from independent opening to post-opening operations. Their portfolio includes consulting, development support, and staffing services, with a focus on providing high-quality, cost-effective solutions for medical professionals establishing new clinics.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• Medical Clinic Opening Support (開業支援) Comprehensive consulting service for physicians seeking to establish new independent medical clinics, covering the entire process from location selection, business planning, financing, and facility design coordination through to post-opening operational support. Targeted at independent-minded doctors in Fukuoka Prefecture and surrounding regions.
• Dispensing Pharmacy Opening Support (調剤薬局開業支援)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, key and minor.

• K.T. (Kt.) — Dispensing PharmacycoreOthersRelated company operating as a dispensing pharmacy. Located in the Fukuoka area, supporting the ecosystem of clinic and pharmacy co-location that 株式会社プライド facilitates.
• Hokushin Pharmacy (北辰薬局)coreOthersRelated dispensing pharmacy company. TEL 0948-21-3557. Part of the co-located clinic-pharmacy model that the company helps establish.
• Balance Scale / Edamitsu Pharmacy (株式会社バランススケール【えだみつ薬局】)coreOthersRelated company operating the Edamitsu Pharmacy. TEL 0942-80-8304. Co-located with clinics established through the company's support.
• M-One (株式会社エムワン) — Real Estate and Land DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness partner specializing in real estate and land development surveys. Contact: TEL 092-612-8677. Provides candidate clinic sites and land development services essential for the company's site selection support.
• Matsuo，强一级 Architectural Office (松尾強一級建築士事務所)keyImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitectural design firm providing clinic facility design services. Contact: TEL 092-873-9252. Supports the physical development and design of new clinic facilities.
• Hayashida Tax Accountant Office (林田税理士事務所)keyImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTax accounting firm providing financial advisory services for clinic establishment and management. Contact: TEL 0948-22-7427. Supports financial planning for new clinic openings.
• Nodecast (株式会社ノードキャスト)minorOthersWeb production and advertising company. Contact: TEL 093-602-5662. Provides web design and online presence services for clinics established through the company's support.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Alfresa Holdings: Japanese pharmaceutical wholesaler with AFC pharmacy and healthcare services. Operates in the same pharmaceutical supply chain that supports newly opened pharmacies, making it an adjacent ecosystem participant.
• Suzuken: One of Japan's largest pharmaceutical distributors with pharmacy and clinic support services. Comparable ecosystem adjacency and a potential referral/partner candidate for Pride's pharmacy opening clients.
• Medipal Holdings: Major Japanese pharmaceutical wholesaler with healthcare services including pharmacy support programs. Adjacent rather than directly competitive, but operates in the same healthcare-provider ecosystem Pride serves.
• Tsuruha Holdings: Large Japanese pharmacy chain operator. Rather than competing, Tsuruha and similar chains represent both clients and competitors for the pharmacist opening support Pride facilitates.

Broad incumbents

• Medical System Network: Japanese managed-care platform operating community pharmacies and related services including pharmacy opening support. Relevant peer for Pride's pharmacy opening business, with broader service portfolio.
• M3 Inc (m3.com): Japan's largest healthcare professional platform operating m3.com, with career, education, and pharmaceutical marketing services. Overlaps with Pride's physician-targeting support and seminar business at a vastly larger scale.
• CB Holdings: Japanese pharmacy group operator and consulting business serving community pharmacies. Comparable to Pride's dispensing pharmacy opening support, though operating at much greater scale and with owned pharmacy operations.

Emerging players

• MedPeer: Japanese physician community platform with research, career, and clinic operations content. Overlaps with Pride's physician engagement and seminar services as a digital-first alternative approach.
• Welby: Japanese digital health platform supporting patients with chronic conditions. Tangentially related to Pride's clinic/pharmacy opening ecosystem as enabling technology for newly opened practices.

Direct peers

• Medical Create Holdings: Tokyo-based medical clinic opening and management consulting firm supporting doctors with clinic establishment, leasing, and operations across Japan. Directly comparable to Pride's clinic opening support offering, with a larger national footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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