{"rewrite":{"id":"r_fcec85d7699e80d787324359","clusterId":"c_d8339b3c9d7a04cc20c72209","slug":"yoii-survey-finds-rbf-awareness-gap-between-startups-and-smes","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Yoii Survey Finds RBF Awareness Gap Between Startups and SMEs","summary":"Yoii, working with Teikoku Databank, surveyed 1,840 companies in April 2026 and drew 373 responses. RBF awareness reached 52.4% among startups but only 12.0% among SMEs, a gap of about 4.4 times. Some 88% of SMEs had never heard of RBF. Startups that knew the details came to 22.3% versus 3.2% for SMEs. Consideration for the next round hit 17.8% for startups and 6.2% for SMEs, while 2.8% of startups (three firms) had used RBF in the past two years.","whyItMatters":"The survey puts a number on the RBF awareness gap, showing startups have begun moving from awareness to consideration while SMEs remain largely unaware, which frames the adoption problem for Yoii's Yoii Fuel product.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe survey, run with Teikoku Databank, drew 373 responses from 1,840 companies contacted in April 2026. Among startups, the top fundraising pain points were review time (28.7%), cost (20.4%) and complicated procedures (17.6%), with equity dilution cited by 16.7%. SMEs mostly reported no active fundraising at all (31.3%), though cost concern ran close to startups at 21.1% versus 20.4%.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen asked why they would not consider RBF, 61.5% of SMEs said existing funding channels were sufficient. Startup reasons split across financial strategy mismatch (35.2%), cost (33.0%) and unfamiliarity with the mechanism (31.8%). Yoii, which offers the RBF product Yoii Fuel, said the results show awareness is the first hurdle for SMEs while startups have begun moving from awareness to consideration.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Yoii and Teikoku Databank surveyed 1,840 firms: RBF awareness is 52.4% among startups, 12.0% among SMEs. 88% of SMEs have never heard of it. Startups are starting to consider and use it; SMEs mostly say existing funding is enough.","twitterPost":"RBF awareness: 52.4% of startups, 12.0% of SMEs, per Yoii and Teikoku Databank. 88% of SMEs don't know the method. Startups cite review time and cost as top pain points; SMEs mostly aren't fundraising at all.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Yoii and Teikoku Databank surveyed 1,840 companies on fundraising awareness. RBF is known to 52.4% of startups but only 12.0% of SMEs, and 88% of SMEs have never heard of it. Startups have begun moving from awareness to consideration, while SMEs mostly say existing channels are enough.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/430/4430849/?rss\",\"title\":\"RBF Awareness at 52.4% for Startups, 12.0% for SMEs: Awareness Limited Among SMEs While Over Half of Startups Know It\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5848,"outputTokens":3792,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788311401,"createdAt":"2026-09-02T01:00:18.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-02T01:02:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T01:02:25.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_d8339b3c9d7a04cc20c72209","canonicalTitle":"RBFの認知度、スタートアップでは52.4%・中小企業では12.0%― 中小企業では認知が限定的な一方、スタートアップでは半数超が認知 ―","representativeArticleId":"a_70814d282f0e4eeed9910093","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"industry\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-31T07:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-31T07:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T01:02:23.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/430/4430849/?rss","title":"RBFの認知度、スタートアップでは52.4%・中小企業では12.0%― 中小企業では認知が限定的な一方、スタートアップでは半数超が認知 ―"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}