On August 29, 2025, the Cabinet Office hosted the "2nd Startup Ecosystem Hub City Summit," bringing together representatives from 13 hub cities across Japan. Following on from the first phase, the Tokyo Startup Ecosystem Consortium, which was selected as a global hub city for the 2nd phase of the Hub City Formation Plan's 2nd Startup Ecosystem Hub City, also participated in the Hub City Summit.
At this event, local governments in the Tokyo area will pitch their awareness of the disaster prevention challenges and specific needs they face, and solicit a wide range of proposals. The aim is to contribute to improving the disaster prevention capabilities of the Tokyo area and the development of disaster prevention technology by providing solutions tailored to the challenges and needs and by meeting partners who can provide ongoing support and collaboration.
The Tokyo Consortium is working to promote the formation of a startup ecosystem and foster the creation and growth of startups through collaboration between industry, academia, and government. Starting in fiscal year 4, the Consortium has been promoting "Green Startup Support" initiatives for promising startups working in the green sector. We are pleased to announce that we have selected new startups to receive support.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025, one of Asia's largest startup conferences envisioning the future of sustainable cities, was held at Tokyo Big Sight from Thursday, May 2025th to Saturday, May 5th, 10, with six companies from the Tokyo Consortium selected for its Green Startup Support and Deep Ecosystem programs taking part in sessions and pitching.
Taking advantage of the Osaka-Kansai Expo in September this year, the Tokyo Consortium will be hosting the Global Startup EXPO 9 (GSE) together with Osaka Prefecture, the Osaka Business Development Bureau, Counterpart Ventures, and the Osaka Headquarters of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO).
This is a report on the second TIB Premium Mentoring event, hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, held at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) on Thursday, February 2025, 2. Former Yahoo! President and Boost Capital CEO Takao Ozawa provided mentoring to three companies: KINS Inc., a company selected for the Deep Ecosystem program in fiscal year 20; Green Carbon Inc., a company selected for the Green Startup Support program in fiscal year 2; and Sensyn Robotics Inc., a company selected for the Green Startup Support program in fiscal year 6.
On Thursday, March 2025, 3, a presentation was held at the Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) by 6 companies selected for the startup support programs "Deep Ecosystem" and "Green Startup Support" in fiscal 2024. After the presentation, a report session was also held on the dispatch program for CES10, the world's largest advanced technology trade fair held in Las Vegas, USA.
![[Dialogue] ZenmuTech Inc. x Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory LLC Opening up new possibilities in security with secret sharing technology "ZENMU" Main visual](https://ecosystem.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/zenmu-top1.jpg)
The event will be moderated by Susumu Nishimura, head of Deep Ecosystem Support at the Tokyo Consortium, and will feature Yasuhisa Abe, CMO of ZenmuTech Inc., and Katsuji Noguchi of Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory LLC, as they will delve deeper into the features of the company's technology, the process of its adoption at Deloitte Tohmatsu and the effects it has had, as well as future business prospects.
"Green Startup Support" is a unique initiative of the Tokyo Consortium that selects and intensively supports startups that are expected to grow rapidly in the future, with an eye toward overseas expansion, and supports startups in achieving their goals. The selected companies will be supported not only domestically but also overseas by a diverse group of members, including venture capital and institutional investors, senior startups, and other startups that leverage the Tokyo Consortium's concentration and network. I will do it.
![[Dialogue] RevComm Inc. x Japan Business Federation: Collaboration between startups and large corporations to bring innovation to the Japanese economy Top image](https://ecosystem.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/revcomm-top.jpg)
RevComm Inc. is a startup that provides the voice analysis AI "MiiTel" to analyze and visualize all business communication by phone, web conference, and face-to-face, helping to improve the quality and productivity of communication. The company joined the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) in October 2024 and has achieved remarkable growth. This time, we spoke with Takeshi Aida, CEO of RevComm Inc., and Hiderei Kondo, Senior Director of the Industrial Technology Headquarters of Keidanren and Patent Attorney, about the company's membership, the potential of startups, and the future of the Japanese economy, moderated by Susumu Nishimura of Tokyo Consortium Deep Ecosystem.
The Tokyo Consortium will be holding an event with the theme of "Expanding possibilities through collaboration between Asian startups, companies, and local governments: Accelerating business development through collaboration and partnerships," with the aim of expanding support and promoting business growth for companies selected by the Tokyo Stock Exchange Asia Startup Hub.
![[Interview] SOINN Inc. x CoolAutomation Japan LLC A new form of building management - Optimizing air conditioning with AI - Top image](https://ecosystem.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/soinn-top1.jpg)
SOINN Inc., a company selected for the Deep Ecosystem, is a startup company spun out of the Tokyo Institute of Technology (now Tokyo University of Science). In this interview, Takanori Date, who has supported SOINN Inc. as a companion to the Tokyo Consortium Deep Ecosystem, spoke with Osamu Hasegawa, CEO of SOINN Inc., and Hiroki Yokoyama, Japan Branch Manager of CoolAutomation Japan LLC, about how the business partnership came about and the details of the project.
This is a report on the "GLOBAL VC MEETING" held at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) on Friday, December 2024, 12. 6 people participated, mainly from business companies looking for collaboration opportunities with overseas VCs.
Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) will be holding the Tokyo Consortium Startups Demo Day 2025, a presentation event for the startup support programs "Deep Ecosystem" and "Green Startup Support." At the event, 10 companies will give a pitch presentation on their efforts and results.
![[Interview] A leading green startup is making primary industries "happier" with carbon credits](https://ecosystem.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/greencarbon-top.jpg)
Green Carbon Co., Ltd. is an environmental startup that develops and sells carbon credits, researches and develops living organisms, and provides ESG consulting services. It specializes in a variety of nature-based solutions, including paddy fields, biochar, forestry, dairy farming, and mangrove planting, and contributes to CO2 reduction and decarbonization of companies. In this interview, Adachi Kohei, who is in charge of Green Carbon Co., Ltd. at the Tokyo Consortium Green Startup Support and supports the company as a companion, spoke with Okita Jun, CEO, about the company's strengths and future prospects.
This is a report on the "TIB Premium Mentoring" event hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) on Sunday, November 2024, 11. Audrey Tang, who has held key positions in the Taiwanese government and has experience starting up businesses in the IT field, mentored LIGHTz Inc., a company selected as a Deep Ecosystem company in 17.
This is a report on the "Introduction to Risk and Law for Entrepreneurs" seminar held by Professor Onishi at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) on Monday, November 2024, 11. Seventeen startups that have been selected for the Tokyo Consortium's Deep Ecosystem and Gree Startup Support participated.Speaker: Shohei Onishi (Corporate Partner, Miura Law Office)
The Tokyo Consortium will be holding a "GLOBAL VC MEETING" event with the theme of collaboration between global VCs and Japanese companies. The event will explain the potential of the Tokyo market and the appeal of Tokyo's concentration of large companies, and will also include a networking event with overseas VCs.
IntegriCulture Inc., a member of the Tokyo Consortium, is a venture company aiming to develop cellular agriculture. Cellular agriculture is a technology that involves cultivating and multiplying cells taken from animals to produce products such as cultured meat and leather, and is attracting attention as a new method of sustainable food production. In this interview, Masahiko Ozawa, who has been in charge of IntegriCulture Inc. as part of the Tokyo Consortium Deep Ecosystem Support and has supported the company as a companion, spoke with Representative Director Yuki Hanyu about examples of the company's activities to date and its future business prospects.
![[Interview] A leader in advancing digital transformation of infrastructure inspections using cutting-edge technology](https://ecosystem.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/sensyn-top.jpg)
Sensyn Robotics Inc., a member of the Tokyo Consortium, is a venture company that provides one-stop support services and products for business process reform using cutting-edge technologies such as AI, IoT, and robots, focusing on equipment inspections of social and industrial infrastructure, damage assessment during disasters, disaster prevention and mitigation, security and surveillance, etc. In this interview, Susumu Nishimura, who has been in charge of Sensyn Robotics Inc. in the Tokyo Consortium Green Startup Support and has supported the company as a companion, spoke with Takuya Kitamura, the company's president and CEO, about the appeal of the business and future prospects.
Tokyo is home to some of Japan's leading companies. We will be holding the "TIB Open Innovation Day" with the aim of leveraging these strengths to generate collaboration and spark further open innovation.
This is an event report on "Open Innovation Day," an event held at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) on Thursday, February 2024, 2, to promote open innovation between large companies and startups and expand startup businesses.
This is an event report on the deep tech event "The Cutting Edge of Robotics Startups - Technology x the Challenge of Solving Social Issues," held at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) on Friday, February 2024, 2, as part of the University Working Group.
This is a report on the event "Greater Tokyo Startup & Government Pitch - Exploring local government initiatives and the potential of startups," which was held at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) on Tuesday, March 2024, 3, with the aim of sharing information about local government initiatives to create a startup ecosystem in the Tokyo area and promoting matching with startups.
At the "SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 Global Startup Program" held at Tokyo Big Sight on May 5, 15, 2024 startups supported by the Tokyo Consortium that are expected to grow rapidly spoke about their efforts with an eye toward overseas expansion.
This is an event report from the JETRO CES2024 Dispatch Program Results Report Meeting held on Friday, February 2, 29.
This is an event report for "Green × Global Startup 2024 KICKOFF" held at Tokyo Innovation Base on Wednesday, June 6, 19.
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"Morning Pitch Asia: Tokyo Consortium Special Edition@Japan" will be held at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) as a collaborative project between the Tokyo Consortium and Morning Pitch Asia. Morning Pitch is a pitching platform aimed at creating collaboration between large companies/investors and startups. It was launched in Japan in 2013 and has been held over 500 times, including in countries around the world, with over 2,350 startups pitching, resulting in over 65 IPOs and over 250 business partnerships.
"Green Startup Support" is a unique initiative of the Tokyo Consortium that selects and intensively supports startups that are expected to grow rapidly in the future, with an eye toward overseas expansion, and supports startups in achieving their goals. The selected companies will be supported not only domestically but also overseas by a diverse group of members, including venture capital and institutional investors, senior startups, and other startups that leverage the Tokyo Consortium's concentration and network. I will do it.
As the Tokyo Consortium's first event of the year, we will be holding a kick-off for the intensive startup support initiative that the Tokyo Consortium carries out every year. At this event, panelists from leading companies and organizations in various fields will hold talk sessions on the keys to accelerating growth and the realities of listing through IPO.
"Deep Ecosystem" is a unique initiative of the Tokyo Consortium that selects and intensively supports startups that are expected to grow rapidly in the future, with an eye toward overseas expansion, and supports their growth to unicorn status. The selected companies will be supported not only domestically but also overseas by a diverse group of members, including venture capitals, institutional investors, and senior startups, leveraging the Tokyo Consortium's concentration and network. I will do it.
The Tokyo Consortium aims to support the social implementation of innovation by accelerating the growth of startups and forming a startup ecosystem in the Tokyo area.
On March 2024, 3, the results of the startup support programs "Deep Ecosystem" and "Green Startup Support" were announced at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB). The results presentation was held in a panel session format with 18 companies divided into three themes.
APTO Co., Ltd., a startup company specializing in AI data, and Daivic Co., Ltd., an EdTech company, have concluded a business partnership agreement through the Tokyo Consortium. In this conversation, Mr. Takanori Date of the Tokyo Consortium spoke to APTO's Representative Director and CEO Koshinyoshi and Daibic's Representative Director Hiroyoshi Noro, focusing on the background to the business alliance, the details of the partnership, and what he expects from the Tokyo Consortium. We spoke to.
![[Interview] Evolving the world's deliciousness with cooking robots](https://ecosystem.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/techmagic-topimgsp.jpg)
TECHMAGIC Co., Ltd., a member of the Tokyo Consortium, is a deep tech startup that challenges the labor shortage problem in the food industry by developing automatic cooking robots. In this conversation, Ken Imura, who supports his company TECHMAGIC as part of the Tokyo Consortium Deep Ecosystem, spoke to the company's representative director/CEO Yuji Shiraki about product features and business strategy. .
At this event, local governments will introduce their respective priority startup support measures, and a pitch event will be held by startups recommended by each local government. We hope that this event will serve as an opportunity to share information about local government initiatives and create matching opportunities for collaboration among members.
The Tokyo Consortium aims to support the social implementation of innovation by accelerating the growth of startups and forming a startup ecosystem in the Tokyo area. We will be holding an announcement on the results of our startup support programs "Deep Ecosystem" and "Green Startup Support" at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB).
The Tokyo Consortium, in collaboration with Waseda University, Greater Tokyo Biocommunity, and the Bioindustry Association of Japan, is organizing a food tech event called "'Food x Biotech Future Conference' Explore the future by crossing the borders of industry, science, technology, and culture!" It will be held. The food and bio fields are gaining momentum overseas and are expected to grow dramatically and solve social issues. This event will begin with an ``industry commentary'' to confirm the current location, and a ``pitch session'' by promising startups to capture signs of the future. This will lead to a "talk session" to expand on this and explore the future.
![[TMIP x Tokyo Consortium Collaboration Project] SMART CITY REVERSE PITCH - Looking for startups to work together to solve urban issues!](https://ecosystem.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cover-4fpgCm8V7NUgVWrwanxcQNpk6lQQqOrQ.png)
Tokyo Consortium, in collaboration with TMIP (Tokyo Marunouchi Innovation Platform), will be holding an event with the theme of smart cities, "SMART CITY REVERSE PITCH." Reverse pitches will be held by large companies searching for promising startups such as Sumitomo Life Insurance, BIPROGY, Mitsubishi Estate, and Takenaka Corporation, and we will arrange a meeting place for startups who wish to collaborate with large companies. In addition, in the talk session, we will invite Koichi Nakamura, representative of <Idein>, which works on edge AI, as well as representatives from <Itochu Corporation> <Aisin>, and we will hear about examples of cross-sector collaboration that are important in the smart city area. .
As part of the University Working Group, Tokyo Consortium will hold a deep tech event, ``The Front Lines of Robotics Startups - The Challenge of Technology x Solving Social Issues.'' We invited four robotics startups that are at the forefront of the industry <i-Robotics Co., Ltd.> <AeroSense Co., Ltd.> <Sensin Robotics Co., Ltd.> <SOINN Co., Ltd.> and <Tokyo Institute of Technology Professor Masaharu Tsujimoto>. , we will review the current location of robotics startups, including their challenges and prospects, and explore the path to the future.
The Tokyo Consortium, in collaboration with the Cabinet Office, will hold the ``STARTUP ECOSYSTEM Center Cities Roundtable'' with the eight ``Startup Ecosystem Hub Cities'' certified by the Cabinet Office, with the aim of further development through mutual cooperation in each region @TIB. ” will be held. Focused discussions will be held with a view to solid development, starting with the essential issues and issues raised by the parties in each region.
We will be holding an event called "Open Innovation Day" at Tokyo Innovation base (TIB) to promote open innovation between large companies and startups and to expand startups' businesses.
![[Interview] Deep tech venture from Tokyo Tech opens a hole in the 100-year-old ammonia industry](https://ecosystem.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/top-imgsp0112.jpg)
Tsubame BHB Co., Ltd., a member of the Tokyo Consortium, is a venture company that is challenging the industry standard manufacturing method that has been in place for over 100 years in ammonia production. Our unique manufacturing method significantly reduces CO2 emissions compared to conventional methods, and is attracting attention in the context of decarbonization. In this conversation, Mr. Miyazawa, who is in charge of Tsubame BHB Co., Ltd. and has been supporting Tsubame BHB Co., Ltd. through his green startup support from the Tokyo Consortium, will speak with Representative Director Koji Nakamura about the business content and future business prospects. I did.
The Tokyo Consortium's support in the bio-wellness field is working to create open innovation between large companies and startups, including medical, drug discovery, and healthcare, and to grow the bio-ecosystem in the Tokyo area. At this event, we will collaborate with the Greater Tokyo Biocommunity and Bioindustry Association to discuss the current situation surrounding bioecosystems and future prospects using various fact data.
Information about the results report session of BUSINESS IDEA CAMPUS. Continuing from last year, the Tokyo Consortium held the "BUSINESS IDEA CAMPUS" learning program where students and working adults discuss and practically tackle business and social issues faced by companies together. This year's theme is social issues facing the Tokyo area, and it is a participatory program where participating students and Tokyo Consortium members work together to create ideas that will lead to problem-solving and put them into practice.
The Tokyo Consortium is working to strengthen ecosystem hubs centered on universities. Continuing from last year, we will be holding a learning program called "BUSINESS IDEA CAMPUS" where students and working adults can discuss and practically tackle the business and social issues faced by companies. This year's theme is social issues facing the Tokyo area, and it is a participatory program where participating students and Tokyo Consortium members work together to create ideas that will lead to problem-solving and put them into practice.
inQs Co., Ltd. is a venture company that realizes the creation of locally produced and locally consumed energy using special "colorless transparent photovoltaic glass." In this conversation, Mr. Masanobu Kumeta, who has been supporting the company as an escort, spoke to Tomoko Ito, President and CEO, about the appeal of the product and future business prospects.
![[Conversation] Innophys Co., Ltd. x Bosch Co., Ltd. Successful matching example of a startup and a large company](https://ecosystem.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/topimg.jpg)
Innophys Co., Ltd., a startup that develops and sells muscle suits, was matched with Bosch Co., Ltd., a large company, and a transaction was actually concluded.We will introduce this case study in the form of a conversation between representatives from both companies.
This is an event report of "Green×Global ~Global expansion support for green domain startups~" held at City Lab Tokyo on Tuesday, July 2023, 7.
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This is an event report of the "Event to Create Momentum for Creating Unicorn-Class Companies" held at Tokyo Square Garden on Friday, June 2023, 6.
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This is an event report of the "Bio Wellness WG" held at the Nihonbashi Life Science Building on Wednesday, March 2023, 3.
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In the green field, we aim to target startups and the various players that support startups (companies, VCs, universities, local governments, etc.) to understand the elements, approaches, and support necessary for startups to grow and capture overseas markets. We will hold an event to build momentum so that you can deepen your understanding.
Unicorn-class company creation aimed at startups and the various players supporting startups (companies, VCs, universities, local governments, etc.) to deepen their understanding of the elements, approaches, and support necessary for startups to become unicorns. We will hold an event to build momentum for the future.
This is an event report of the diversity PT held at Shibuya Solasta Conference on Wednesday, March 2023, 3 under the title "Innovation and Diversity."
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At City-Tech.Tokyo held at the Tokyo International Forum on February 2023-2, 27, five companies selected for the Tokyo Consortium Deep Ecosystem presented their results. This is a report from the exhibition booth and Demo Day participation in City-Tech.Tokyo.
This is an event report of "Greater Tokyo Startup & Government Pitch - Exploring the initiatives of wide-area collaborative local governments and the possibilities of startups" held online on January 2023, 17.
This is an event report of "Smart City Tokyo Startup Pitch" held at City Lab Tokyo on December 2022, 12.
This is an event report of "Team Invest Tokyo PT - How overseas startups and Japanese companies should collaborate" held at Shibuya Solasta Conference on Friday, February 2023, 2.
This is an event report of the "University-Centered Ecosystem Center Strengthening Working Group" held online on December 2022, 12.
This is an event report of "Bio Wellness Tokyo Startup Pitch" held at Nihonbashi Life Science Building on January 2023, 1.
This is an event report of the "DX Smart City WG" held at Global Business Hub Tokyo on Thursday, March 2023, 3.
This is an event report of "Tokyo's startup ecosystem as seen from the world - Possibilities of the future Tokyo ecosystem from a leading expert" held at City Lab Tokyo on Tuesday, December 2022, 12. .
This is an event report on "How to PR the Tokyo area's startup ecosystem to the world" held at the Shibuya Solasta Conference on Monday, January 2023, 1.
We will be holding a workshop to introduce trends surrounding healthcare, wellness, and biotechnology, as well as business collaboration in the healthcare field.
We will introduce smart city trends in the Tokyo area, discuss key points for collaboration between large companies and startups in a panel discussion format, and hold a workshop to think about the direction of smart city initiatives.
We will hold workshops where students and working adults can discuss business and social issues faced by companies together and experience entrepreneurship education and how to create business ideas.
This is an event report of the momentum-building event related to green startup support held on January 2023, 1, "Challenging the sustainability revolution through new materials and resource circulation."
"Innovation and Diversity Tokyo Area" will welcome founders and managers of startup companies active in the two fields of HR tech and femtech (women's healthcare) and will have an honest discussion about the possibilities of the Tokyo area startup ecosystem. "Possibilities from the Startup Ecosystem" will be held.
At Tokyo Consortium, we are working to form a startup ecosystem by promoting both inbound and outbound global business through overseas PR. At this event, from an inbound perspective, a panel discussion will be held by experts on the barriers for overseas startups to expand into Japan and the barriers to collaboration with Japanese companies.
At Tokyo Consortium, we are working to form a startup ecosystem by promoting both inbound and outbound global business through overseas PR. In this working group, we will discuss the current state of the Tokyo area ecosystem from an overseas perspective and examples of efforts to disseminate information from overseas cities, and hope that the workshop will lead to further formation of a startup ecosystem in the Tokyo area. I'm here.
At Tokyo Consortium, we will work towards forming a startup ecosystem in collaboration with wide-area partner local governments in the Tokyo area. At this event, wide-area partner local governments will introduce their respective priority startup support measures, and a pitch event will be held by startups recommended by each local government.
This time, in the green field, we will be targeting startups and the various players that support startups (companies, VCs, universities, local governments, etc.) to learn about the elements, approaches, and support necessary for startups to grow and capture overseas markets. We will hold an event to build momentum so that you can deepen your understanding.
The Tokyo Consortium will work to commercialize seeds, promote investment, and expand market areas in the bio-wellness field. This time, we will introduce trends surrounding bio-wellness and hold a pitch event by five bio-wellness startups.
The Tokyo Consortium will involve startups with technologies and services that are key to DX and smart cities, and will implement initiatives related to DX and smart cities, with the aim of solving social issues and creating innovation. This time, we will introduce trends surrounding smart cities and hold pitches from five smart city startups.
At this event, in order to improve Tokyo's ranking in GSER, we will invite Ayumi Fujimoto of Plug and Play Japan Co., Ltd. to explain the characteristics of startup ecosystems in cities around the world. In addition, a panel discussion was held with Professor Mirako Shimaoka of Waseda University, Soichi Tajima of Genesia Ventures, Inc., and Alex Taisuke Odashima of EDGEof INNOVATION LLC, to improve the GSER ranking based on the current situation and challenges of Tokyo's ecosystem. He will talk about Tokyo's efforts to achieve this goal.
The Tokyo Consortium is working to promote the formation of a startup ecosystem and encourage the creation and growth of startups through collaboration between industry, academia, and government.The Tokyo Consortium aims to select and intensively support startups that are expected to grow rapidly in the future through a "deep ecosystem." This will strongly support your growth to unicorn level. We would like to inform you that we have selected companies (startups) to support in the deep ecosystem in FY2020.
The Tokyo Consortium will hold the second event of the year on September 2022, 9 to deepen understanding of the capital policies necessary to materialize business plans for middle to late stage and startups aiming for that stage. We held a ``Mindset Event for Creating a Unicorn-Class Company'' where you can learn more.
This time, we will be holding a mindset event aimed at creating unicorn-class companies, aimed at middle-to-late stage startups and startups aiming for that stage, where they can deepen their understanding of the capital policies necessary to materialize their business plans.
The Tokyo Consortium will hold its first event of the year on July 2022, 7, targeting startups and various players who support startups (companies, VCs, universities, local governments, etc.) to help startups become unicorns. We held the "Event to Create Momentum for Creating a Unicorn-Class Company" to deepen understanding of the necessary elements, approaches, support, etc.
This time, for startups and the various players who support startups (companies, VCs, universities, local governments, etc.), we will be holding a unicorn-level event where you can deepen your understanding of the elements, approaches, and support necessary for startups to become unicorns. We will hold an event to build momentum for business creation.
"Deep Ecosystem" is a unique initiative of the Tokyo Consortium that selects and intensively supports startups that are expected to grow rapidly in the future, with an eye toward overseas expansion, and supports their growth to unicorn status. The selected companies will be supported not only domestically but also overseas by a diverse group of members, including venture capitals, institutional investors, and senior startups, leveraging the Tokyo Consortium's concentration and network. I will do it.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025, one of Asia's largest startup conferences envisioning the future of sustainable cities, was held at Tokyo Big Sight from Thursday, May 2025th to Saturday, May 5th, 10, with six companies from the Tokyo Consortium selected for its Green Startup Support and Deep Ecosystem programs taking part in sessions and pitching.
This is a report on the second TIB Premium Mentoring event, hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, held at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) on Thursday, February 2025, 2. Former Yahoo! President and Boost Capital CEO Takao Ozawa provided mentoring to three companies: KINS Inc., a company selected for the Deep Ecosystem program in fiscal year 20; Green Carbon Inc., a company selected for the Green Startup Support program in fiscal year 2; and Sensyn Robotics Inc., a company selected for the Green Startup Support program in fiscal year 6.
On Thursday, March 2025, 3, a presentation was held at the Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) by 6 companies selected for the startup support programs "Deep Ecosystem" and "Green Startup Support" in fiscal 2024. After the presentation, a report session was also held on the dispatch program for CES10, the world's largest advanced technology trade fair held in Las Vegas, USA.
The event will be moderated by Susumu Nishimura, head of Deep Ecosystem Support at the Tokyo Consortium, and will feature Yasuhisa Abe, CMO of ZenmuTech Inc., and Katsuji Noguchi of Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory LLC, as they will delve deeper into the features of the company's technology, the process of its adoption at Deloitte Tohmatsu and the effects it has had, as well as future business prospects.
RevComm Inc. is a startup that provides the voice analysis AI "MiiTel" to analyze and visualize all business communication by phone, web conference, and face-to-face, helping to improve the quality and productivity of communication. The company joined the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) in October 2024 and has achieved remarkable growth. This time, we spoke with Takeshi Aida, CEO of RevComm Inc., and Hiderei Kondo, Senior Director of the Industrial Technology Headquarters of Keidanren and Patent Attorney, about the company's membership, the potential of startups, and the future of the Japanese economy, moderated by Susumu Nishimura of Tokyo Consortium Deep Ecosystem.
This is a report on the "GLOBAL VC MEETING" held at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) on Friday, December 2024, 12. 6 people participated, mainly from business companies looking for collaboration opportunities with overseas VCs.
Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) will be holding the Tokyo Consortium Startups Demo Day 2025, a presentation event for the startup support programs "Deep Ecosystem" and "Green Startup Support." At the event, 10 companies will give a pitch presentation on their efforts and results.
This is a report on the "TIB Premium Mentoring" event hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) on Sunday, November 2024, 11. Audrey Tang, who has held key positions in the Taiwanese government and has experience starting up businesses in the IT field, mentored LIGHTz Inc., a company selected as a Deep Ecosystem company in 17.
This is a report on the "Introduction to Risk and Law for Entrepreneurs" seminar held by Professor Onishi at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) on Monday, November 2024, 11. Seventeen startups that have been selected for the Tokyo Consortium's Deep Ecosystem and Gree Startup Support participated.Speaker: Shohei Onishi (Corporate Partner, Miura Law Office)
IntegriCulture Inc., a member of the Tokyo Consortium, is a venture company aiming to develop cellular agriculture. Cellular agriculture is a technology that involves cultivating and multiplying cells taken from animals to produce products such as cultured meat and leather, and is attracting attention as a new method of sustainable food production. In this interview, Masahiko Ozawa, who has been in charge of IntegriCulture Inc. as part of the Tokyo Consortium Deep Ecosystem Support and has supported the company as a companion, spoke with Representative Director Yuki Hanyu about examples of the company's activities to date and its future business prospects.
This is an event report on "Open Innovation Day," an event held at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) on Thursday, February 2024, 2, to promote open innovation between large companies and startups and expand startup businesses.
This is an event report on the deep tech event "The Cutting Edge of Robotics Startups - Technology x the Challenge of Solving Social Issues," held at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) on Friday, February 2024, 2, as part of the University Working Group.
At the "SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 Global Startup Program" held at Tokyo Big Sight on May 5, 15, 2024 startups supported by the Tokyo Consortium that are expected to grow rapidly spoke about their efforts with an eye toward overseas expansion.
This is an event report from the JETRO CES2024 Dispatch Program Results Report Meeting held on Friday, February 2, 29.
This is an event report for "Green × Global Startup 2024 KICKOFF" held at Tokyo Innovation Base on Wednesday, June 6, 19.
Event information is 《Click here》 Please see the page.
"Morning Pitch Asia: Tokyo Consortium Special Edition@Japan" will be held at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) as a collaborative project between the Tokyo Consortium and Morning Pitch Asia. Morning Pitch is a pitching platform aimed at creating collaboration between large companies/investors and startups. It was launched in Japan in 2013 and has been held over 500 times, including in countries around the world, with over 2,350 startups pitching, resulting in over 65 IPOs and over 250 business partnerships.
As the Tokyo Consortium's first event of the year, we will be holding a kick-off for the intensive startup support initiative that the Tokyo Consortium carries out every year. At this event, panelists from leading companies and organizations in various fields will hold talk sessions on the keys to accelerating growth and the realities of listing through IPO.
"Deep Ecosystem" is a unique initiative of the Tokyo Consortium that selects and intensively supports startups that are expected to grow rapidly in the future, with an eye toward overseas expansion, and supports their growth to unicorn status. The selected companies will be supported not only domestically but also overseas by a diverse group of members, including venture capitals, institutional investors, and senior startups, leveraging the Tokyo Consortium's concentration and network. I will do it.
The Tokyo Consortium aims to support the social implementation of innovation by accelerating the growth of startups and forming a startup ecosystem in the Tokyo area.
On March 2024, 3, the results of the startup support programs "Deep Ecosystem" and "Green Startup Support" were announced at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB). The results presentation was held in a panel session format with 18 companies divided into three themes.
TECHMAGIC Co., Ltd., a member of the Tokyo Consortium, is a deep tech startup that challenges the labor shortage problem in the food industry by developing automatic cooking robots. In this conversation, Ken Imura, who supports his company TECHMAGIC as part of the Tokyo Consortium Deep Ecosystem, spoke to the company's representative director/CEO Yuji Shiraki about product features and business strategy. .
inQs Co., Ltd. is a venture company that realizes the creation of locally produced and locally consumed energy using special "colorless transparent photovoltaic glass." In this conversation, Mr. Masanobu Kumeta, who has been supporting the company as an escort, spoke to Tomoko Ito, President and CEO, about the appeal of the product and future business prospects.
Innophys Co., Ltd., a startup that develops and sells muscle suits, was matched with Bosch Co., Ltd., a large company, and a transaction was actually concluded.We will introduce this case study in the form of a conversation between representatives from both companies.
This is an event report of the "Event to Create Momentum for Creating Unicorn-Class Companies" held at Tokyo Square Garden on Friday, June 2023, 6.
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Unicorn-class company creation aimed at startups and the various players supporting startups (companies, VCs, universities, local governments, etc.) to deepen their understanding of the elements, approaches, and support necessary for startups to become unicorns. We will hold an event to build momentum for the future.
At City-Tech.Tokyo held at the Tokyo International Forum on February 2023-2, 27, five companies selected for the Tokyo Consortium Deep Ecosystem presented their results. This is a report from the exhibition booth and Demo Day participation in City-Tech.Tokyo.
The Tokyo Consortium is working to promote the formation of a startup ecosystem and encourage the creation and growth of startups through collaboration between industry, academia, and government.The Tokyo Consortium aims to select and intensively support startups that are expected to grow rapidly in the future through a "deep ecosystem." This will strongly support your growth to unicorn level. We would like to inform you that we have selected companies (startups) to support in the deep ecosystem in FY2020.
The Tokyo Consortium will hold the second event of the year on September 2022, 9 to deepen understanding of the capital policies necessary to materialize business plans for middle to late stage and startups aiming for that stage. We held a ``Mindset Event for Creating a Unicorn-Class Company'' where you can learn more.
This time, we will be holding a mindset event aimed at creating unicorn-class companies, aimed at middle-to-late stage startups and startups aiming for that stage, where they can deepen their understanding of the capital policies necessary to materialize their business plans.
The Tokyo Consortium will hold its first event of the year on July 2022, 7, targeting startups and various players who support startups (companies, VCs, universities, local governments, etc.) to help startups become unicorns. We held the "Event to Create Momentum for Creating a Unicorn-Class Company" to deepen understanding of the necessary elements, approaches, support, etc.
This time, for startups and the various players who support startups (companies, VCs, universities, local governments, etc.), we will be holding a unicorn-level event where you can deepen your understanding of the elements, approaches, and support necessary for startups to become unicorns. We will hold an event to build momentum for business creation.
"Deep Ecosystem" is a unique initiative of the Tokyo Consortium that selects and intensively supports startups that are expected to grow rapidly in the future, with an eye toward overseas expansion, and supports their growth to unicorn status. The selected companies will be supported not only domestically but also overseas by a diverse group of members, including venture capitals, institutional investors, and senior startups, leveraging the Tokyo Consortium's concentration and network. I will do it.
The Tokyo Consortium is working to promote the formation of a startup ecosystem and foster the creation and growth of startups through collaboration between industry, academia, and government. Starting in fiscal year 4, the Consortium has been promoting "Green Startup Support" initiatives for promising startups working in the green sector. We are pleased to announce that we have selected new startups to receive support.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025, one of Asia's largest startup conferences envisioning the future of sustainable cities, was held at Tokyo Big Sight from Thursday, May 2025th to Saturday, May 5th, 10, with six companies from the Tokyo Consortium selected for its Green Startup Support and Deep Ecosystem programs taking part in sessions and pitching.
This is a report on the second TIB Premium Mentoring event, hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, held at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) on Thursday, February 2025, 2. Former Yahoo! President and Boost Capital CEO Takao Ozawa provided mentoring to three companies: KINS Inc., a company selected for the Deep Ecosystem program in fiscal year 20; Green Carbon Inc., a company selected for the Green Startup Support program in fiscal year 2; and Sensyn Robotics Inc., a company selected for the Green Startup Support program in fiscal year 6.
On Thursday, March 2025, 3, a presentation was held at the Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) by 6 companies selected for the startup support programs "Deep Ecosystem" and "Green Startup Support" in fiscal 2024. After the presentation, a report session was also held on the dispatch program for CES10, the world's largest advanced technology trade fair held in Las Vegas, USA.
"Green Startup Support" is a unique initiative of the Tokyo Consortium that selects and intensively supports startups that are expected to grow rapidly in the future, with an eye toward overseas expansion, and supports startups in achieving their goals. The selected companies will be supported not only domestically but also overseas by a diverse group of members, including venture capital and institutional investors, senior startups, and other startups that leverage the Tokyo Consortium's concentration and network. I will do it.
SOINN Inc., a company selected for the Deep Ecosystem, is a startup company spun out of the Tokyo Institute of Technology (now Tokyo University of Science). In this interview, Takanori Date, who has supported SOINN Inc. as a companion to the Tokyo Consortium Deep Ecosystem, spoke with Osamu Hasegawa, CEO of SOINN Inc., and Hiroki Yokoyama, Japan Branch Manager of CoolAutomation Japan LLC, about how the business partnership came about and the details of the project.
Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) will be holding the Tokyo Consortium Startups Demo Day 2025, a presentation event for the startup support programs "Deep Ecosystem" and "Green Startup Support." At the event, 10 companies will give a pitch presentation on their efforts and results.
Green Carbon Co., Ltd. is an environmental startup that develops and sells carbon credits, researches and develops living organisms, and provides ESG consulting services. It specializes in a variety of nature-based solutions, including paddy fields, biochar, forestry, dairy farming, and mangrove planting, and contributes to CO2 reduction and decarbonization of companies. In this interview, Adachi Kohei, who is in charge of Green Carbon Co., Ltd. at the Tokyo Consortium Green Startup Support and supports the company as a companion, spoke with Okita Jun, CEO, about the company's strengths and future prospects.
This is a report on the "Introduction to Risk and Law for Entrepreneurs" seminar held by Professor Onishi at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) on Monday, November 2024, 11. Seventeen startups that have been selected for the Tokyo Consortium's Deep Ecosystem and Gree Startup Support participated.Speaker: Shohei Onishi (Corporate Partner, Miura Law Office)
Sensyn Robotics Inc., a member of the Tokyo Consortium, is a venture company that provides one-stop support services and products for business process reform using cutting-edge technologies such as AI, IoT, and robots, focusing on equipment inspections of social and industrial infrastructure, damage assessment during disasters, disaster prevention and mitigation, security and surveillance, etc. In this interview, Susumu Nishimura, who has been in charge of Sensyn Robotics Inc. in the Tokyo Consortium Green Startup Support and has supported the company as a companion, spoke with Takuya Kitamura, the company's president and CEO, about the appeal of the business and future prospects.
This is an event report on "Open Innovation Day," an event held at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) on Thursday, February 2024, 2, to promote open innovation between large companies and startups and expand startup businesses.
This is an event report on the deep tech event "The Cutting Edge of Robotics Startups - Technology x the Challenge of Solving Social Issues," held at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) on Friday, February 2024, 2, as part of the University Working Group.
At the "SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 Global Startup Program" held at Tokyo Big Sight on May 5, 15, 2024 startups supported by the Tokyo Consortium that are expected to grow rapidly spoke about their efforts with an eye toward overseas expansion.
This is an event report for "Green × Global Startup 2024 KICKOFF" held at Tokyo Innovation Base on Wednesday, June 6, 19.
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"Morning Pitch Asia: Tokyo Consortium Special Edition@Japan" will be held at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) as a collaborative project between the Tokyo Consortium and Morning Pitch Asia. Morning Pitch is a pitching platform aimed at creating collaboration between large companies/investors and startups. It was launched in Japan in 2013 and has been held over 500 times, including in countries around the world, with over 2,350 startups pitching, resulting in over 65 IPOs and over 250 business partnerships.
"Green Startup Support" is a unique initiative of the Tokyo Consortium that selects and intensively supports startups that are expected to grow rapidly in the future, with an eye toward overseas expansion, and supports startups in achieving their goals. The selected companies will be supported not only domestically but also overseas by a diverse group of members, including venture capital and institutional investors, senior startups, and other startups that leverage the Tokyo Consortium's concentration and network. I will do it.
As the Tokyo Consortium's first event of the year, we will be holding a kick-off for the intensive startup support initiative that the Tokyo Consortium carries out every year. At this event, panelists from leading companies and organizations in various fields will hold talk sessions on the keys to accelerating growth and the realities of listing through IPO.
The Tokyo Consortium aims to support the social implementation of innovation by accelerating the growth of startups and forming a startup ecosystem in the Tokyo area.
On March 2024, 3, the results of the startup support programs "Deep Ecosystem" and "Green Startup Support" were announced at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB). The results presentation was held in a panel session format with 18 companies divided into three themes.
Tsubame BHB Co., Ltd., a member of the Tokyo Consortium, is a venture company that is challenging the industry standard manufacturing method that has been in place for over 100 years in ammonia production. Our unique manufacturing method significantly reduces CO2 emissions compared to conventional methods, and is attracting attention in the context of decarbonization. In this conversation, Mr. Miyazawa, who is in charge of Tsubame BHB Co., Ltd. and has been supporting Tsubame BHB Co., Ltd. through his green startup support from the Tokyo Consortium, will speak with Representative Director Koji Nakamura about the business content and future business prospects. I did.
This is an event report of "Green×Global ~Global expansion support for green domain startups~" held at City Lab Tokyo on Tuesday, July 2023, 7.
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In the green field, we aim to target startups and the various players that support startups (companies, VCs, universities, local governments, etc.) to understand the elements, approaches, and support necessary for startups to grow and capture overseas markets. We will hold an event to build momentum so that you can deepen your understanding.
This is an event report of the momentum-building event related to green startup support held on January 2023, 1, "Challenging the sustainability revolution through new materials and resource circulation."
This time, in the green field, we will be targeting startups and the various players that support startups (companies, VCs, universities, local governments, etc.) to learn about the elements, approaches, and support necessary for startups to grow and capture overseas markets. We will hold an event to build momentum so that you can deepen your understanding.
The event will be moderated by Susumu Nishimura, head of Deep Ecosystem Support at the Tokyo Consortium, and will feature Yasuhisa Abe, CMO of ZenmuTech Inc., and Katsuji Noguchi of Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory LLC, as they will delve deeper into the features of the company's technology, the process of its adoption at Deloitte Tohmatsu and the effects it has had, as well as future business prospects.
RevComm Inc. is a startup that provides the voice analysis AI "MiiTel" to analyze and visualize all business communication by phone, web conference, and face-to-face, helping to improve the quality and productivity of communication. The company joined the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) in October 2024 and has achieved remarkable growth. This time, we spoke with Takeshi Aida, CEO of RevComm Inc., and Hiderei Kondo, Senior Director of the Industrial Technology Headquarters of Keidanren and Patent Attorney, about the company's membership, the potential of startups, and the future of the Japanese economy, moderated by Susumu Nishimura of Tokyo Consortium Deep Ecosystem.
SOINN Inc., a company selected for the Deep Ecosystem, is a startup company spun out of the Tokyo Institute of Technology (now Tokyo University of Science). In this interview, Takanori Date, who has supported SOINN Inc. as a companion to the Tokyo Consortium Deep Ecosystem, spoke with Osamu Hasegawa, CEO of SOINN Inc., and Hiroki Yokoyama, Japan Branch Manager of CoolAutomation Japan LLC, about how the business partnership came about and the details of the project.
Green Carbon Co., Ltd. is an environmental startup that develops and sells carbon credits, researches and develops living organisms, and provides ESG consulting services. It specializes in a variety of nature-based solutions, including paddy fields, biochar, forestry, dairy farming, and mangrove planting, and contributes to CO2 reduction and decarbonization of companies. In this interview, Adachi Kohei, who is in charge of Green Carbon Co., Ltd. at the Tokyo Consortium Green Startup Support and supports the company as a companion, spoke with Okita Jun, CEO, about the company's strengths and future prospects.
IntegriCulture Inc., a member of the Tokyo Consortium, is a venture company aiming to develop cellular agriculture. Cellular agriculture is a technology that involves cultivating and multiplying cells taken from animals to produce products such as cultured meat and leather, and is attracting attention as a new method of sustainable food production. In this interview, Masahiko Ozawa, who has been in charge of IntegriCulture Inc. as part of the Tokyo Consortium Deep Ecosystem Support and has supported the company as a companion, spoke with Representative Director Yuki Hanyu about examples of the company's activities to date and its future business prospects.
Sensyn Robotics Inc., a member of the Tokyo Consortium, is a venture company that provides one-stop support services and products for business process reform using cutting-edge technologies such as AI, IoT, and robots, focusing on equipment inspections of social and industrial infrastructure, damage assessment during disasters, disaster prevention and mitigation, security and surveillance, etc. In this interview, Susumu Nishimura, who has been in charge of Sensyn Robotics Inc. in the Tokyo Consortium Green Startup Support and has supported the company as a companion, spoke with Takuya Kitamura, the company's president and CEO, about the appeal of the business and future prospects.
APTO Co., Ltd., a startup company specializing in AI data, and Daivic Co., Ltd., an EdTech company, have concluded a business partnership agreement through the Tokyo Consortium. In this conversation, Mr. Takanori Date of the Tokyo Consortium spoke to APTO's Representative Director and CEO Koshinyoshi and Daibic's Representative Director Hiroyoshi Noro, focusing on the background to the business alliance, the details of the partnership, and what he expects from the Tokyo Consortium. We spoke to.
TECHMAGIC Co., Ltd., a member of the Tokyo Consortium, is a deep tech startup that challenges the labor shortage problem in the food industry by developing automatic cooking robots. In this conversation, Ken Imura, who supports his company TECHMAGIC as part of the Tokyo Consortium Deep Ecosystem, spoke to the company's representative director/CEO Yuji Shiraki about product features and business strategy. .
Tsubame BHB Co., Ltd., a member of the Tokyo Consortium, is a venture company that is challenging the industry standard manufacturing method that has been in place for over 100 years in ammonia production. Our unique manufacturing method significantly reduces CO2 emissions compared to conventional methods, and is attracting attention in the context of decarbonization. In this conversation, Mr. Miyazawa, who is in charge of Tsubame BHB Co., Ltd. and has been supporting Tsubame BHB Co., Ltd. through his green startup support from the Tokyo Consortium, will speak with Representative Director Koji Nakamura about the business content and future business prospects. I did.
inQs Co., Ltd. is a venture company that realizes the creation of locally produced and locally consumed energy using special "colorless transparent photovoltaic glass." In this conversation, Mr. Masanobu Kumeta, who has been supporting the company as an escort, spoke to Tomoko Ito, President and CEO, about the appeal of the product and future business prospects.
Innophys Co., Ltd., a startup that develops and sells muscle suits, was matched with Bosch Co., Ltd., a large company, and a transaction was actually concluded.We will introduce this case study in the form of a conversation between representatives from both companies.
The Tokyo Consortium will be holding a "GLOBAL VC MEETING" event with the theme of collaboration between global VCs and Japanese companies. The event will explain the potential of the Tokyo market and the appeal of Tokyo's concentration of large companies, and will also include a networking event with overseas VCs.
"Morning Pitch Asia: Tokyo Consortium Special Edition@Japan" will be held at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) as a collaborative project between the Tokyo Consortium and Morning Pitch Asia. Morning Pitch is a pitching platform aimed at creating collaboration between large companies/investors and startups. It was launched in Japan in 2013 and has been held over 500 times, including in countries around the world, with over 2,350 startups pitching, resulting in over 65 IPOs and over 250 business partnerships.
The Tokyo Consortium, in collaboration with Waseda University, Greater Tokyo Biocommunity, and the Bioindustry Association of Japan, is organizing a food tech event called "'Food x Biotech Future Conference' Explore the future by crossing the borders of industry, science, technology, and culture!" It will be held. The food and bio fields are gaining momentum overseas and are expected to grow dramatically and solve social issues. This event will begin with an ``industry commentary'' to confirm the current location, and a ``pitch session'' by promising startups to capture signs of the future. This will lead to a "talk session" to expand on this and explore the future.
Tokyo Consortium, in collaboration with TMIP (Tokyo Marunouchi Innovation Platform), will be holding an event with the theme of smart cities, "SMART CITY REVERSE PITCH." Reverse pitches will be held by large companies searching for promising startups such as Sumitomo Life Insurance, BIPROGY, Mitsubishi Estate, and Takenaka Corporation, and we will arrange a meeting place for startups who wish to collaborate with large companies. In addition, in the talk session, we will invite Koichi Nakamura, representative of <Idein>, which works on edge AI, as well as representatives from <Itochu Corporation> <Aisin>, and we will hear about examples of cross-sector collaboration that are important in the smart city area. .
As part of the University Working Group, Tokyo Consortium will hold a deep tech event, ``The Front Lines of Robotics Startups - The Challenge of Technology x Solving Social Issues.'' We invited four robotics startups that are at the forefront of the industry <i-Robotics Co., Ltd.> <AeroSense Co., Ltd.> <Sensin Robotics Co., Ltd.> <SOINN Co., Ltd.> and <Tokyo Institute of Technology Professor Masaharu Tsujimoto>. , we will review the current location of robotics startups, including their challenges and prospects, and explore the path to the future.
The Tokyo Consortium's support in the bio-wellness field is working to create open innovation between large companies and startups, including medical, drug discovery, and healthcare, and to grow the bio-ecosystem in the Tokyo area. At this event, we will collaborate with the Greater Tokyo Biocommunity and Bioindustry Association to discuss the current situation surrounding bioecosystems and future prospects using various fact data.
Information about the results report session of BUSINESS IDEA CAMPUS. Continuing from last year, the Tokyo Consortium held the "BUSINESS IDEA CAMPUS" learning program where students and working adults discuss and practically tackle business and social issues faced by companies together. This year's theme is social issues facing the Tokyo area, and it is a participatory program where participating students and Tokyo Consortium members work together to create ideas that will lead to problem-solving and put them into practice.
The Tokyo Consortium is working to strengthen ecosystem hubs centered on universities. Continuing from last year, we will be holding a learning program called "BUSINESS IDEA CAMPUS" where students and working adults can discuss and practically tackle the business and social issues faced by companies. This year's theme is social issues facing the Tokyo area, and it is a participatory program where participating students and Tokyo Consortium members work together to create ideas that will lead to problem-solving and put them into practice.
This is an event report of the "Bio Wellness WG" held at the Nihonbashi Life Science Building on Wednesday, March 2023, 3.
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This is an event report of the diversity PT held at Shibuya Solasta Conference on Wednesday, March 2023, 3 under the title "Innovation and Diversity."
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This is an event report of "Greater Tokyo Startup & Government Pitch - Exploring the initiatives of wide-area collaborative local governments and the possibilities of startups" held online on January 2023, 17.
This is an event report of "Smart City Tokyo Startup Pitch" held at City Lab Tokyo on December 2022, 12.
This is an event report of "Team Invest Tokyo PT - How overseas startups and Japanese companies should collaborate" held at Shibuya Solasta Conference on Friday, February 2023, 2.
This is an event report of the "University-Centered Ecosystem Center Strengthening Working Group" held online on December 2022, 12.
This is an event report of "Bio Wellness Tokyo Startup Pitch" held at Nihonbashi Life Science Building on January 2023, 1.
This is an event report of the "DX Smart City WG" held at Global Business Hub Tokyo on Thursday, March 2023, 3.
This is an event report of "Tokyo's startup ecosystem as seen from the world - Possibilities of the future Tokyo ecosystem from a leading expert" held at City Lab Tokyo on Tuesday, December 2022, 12. .
This is an event report on "How to PR the Tokyo area's startup ecosystem to the world" held at the Shibuya Solasta Conference on Monday, January 2023, 1.
We will be holding a workshop to introduce trends surrounding healthcare, wellness, and biotechnology, as well as business collaboration in the healthcare field.
We will introduce smart city trends in the Tokyo area, discuss key points for collaboration between large companies and startups in a panel discussion format, and hold a workshop to think about the direction of smart city initiatives.
We will hold workshops where students and working adults can discuss business and social issues faced by companies together and experience entrepreneurship education and how to create business ideas.
"Innovation and Diversity Tokyo Area" will welcome founders and managers of startup companies active in the two fields of HR tech and femtech (women's healthcare) and will have an honest discussion about the possibilities of the Tokyo area startup ecosystem. "Possibilities from the Startup Ecosystem" will be held.
At Tokyo Consortium, we are working to form a startup ecosystem by promoting both inbound and outbound global business through overseas PR. At this event, from an inbound perspective, a panel discussion will be held by experts on the barriers for overseas startups to expand into Japan and the barriers to collaboration with Japanese companies.
At Tokyo Consortium, we are working to form a startup ecosystem by promoting both inbound and outbound global business through overseas PR. In this working group, we will discuss the current state of the Tokyo area ecosystem from an overseas perspective and examples of efforts to disseminate information from overseas cities, and hope that the workshop will lead to further formation of a startup ecosystem in the Tokyo area. I'm here.
At this event, in order to improve Tokyo's ranking in GSER, we will invite Ayumi Fujimoto of Plug and Play Japan Co., Ltd. to explain the characteristics of startup ecosystems in cities around the world. In addition, a panel discussion was held with Professor Mirako Shimaoka of Waseda University, Soichi Tajima of Genesia Ventures, Inc., and Alex Taisuke Odashima of EDGEof INNOVATION LLC, to improve the GSER ranking based on the current situation and challenges of Tokyo's ecosystem. He will talk about Tokyo's efforts to achieve this goal.
At this event, local governments in the Tokyo area will pitch their awareness of the disaster prevention challenges and specific needs they face, and solicit a wide range of proposals. The aim is to contribute to improving the disaster prevention capabilities of the Tokyo area and the development of disaster prevention technology by providing solutions tailored to the challenges and needs and by meeting partners who can provide ongoing support and collaboration.
Taking advantage of the Osaka-Kansai Expo in September this year, the Tokyo Consortium will be hosting the Global Startup EXPO 9 (GSE) together with Osaka Prefecture, the Osaka Business Development Bureau, Counterpart Ventures, and the Osaka Headquarters of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO).
The Tokyo Consortium will be holding an event with the theme of "Expanding possibilities through collaboration between Asian startups, companies, and local governments: Accelerating business development through collaboration and partnerships," with the aim of expanding support and promoting business growth for companies selected by the Tokyo Stock Exchange Asia Startup Hub.
Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) will be holding the Tokyo Consortium Startups Demo Day 2025, a presentation event for the startup support programs "Deep Ecosystem" and "Green Startup Support." At the event, 10 companies will give a pitch presentation on their efforts and results.
The Tokyo Consortium will be holding a "GLOBAL VC MEETING" event with the theme of collaboration between global VCs and Japanese companies. The event will explain the potential of the Tokyo market and the appeal of Tokyo's concentration of large companies, and will also include a networking event with overseas VCs.
Tokyo is home to some of Japan's leading companies. We will be holding the "TIB Open Innovation Day" with the aim of leveraging these strengths to generate collaboration and spark further open innovation.
"Morning Pitch Asia: Tokyo Consortium Special Edition@Japan" will be held at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) as a collaborative project between the Tokyo Consortium and Morning Pitch Asia. Morning Pitch is a pitching platform aimed at creating collaboration between large companies/investors and startups. It was launched in Japan in 2013 and has been held over 500 times, including in countries around the world, with over 2,350 startups pitching, resulting in over 65 IPOs and over 250 business partnerships.
As the Tokyo Consortium's first event of the year, we will be holding a kick-off for the intensive startup support initiative that the Tokyo Consortium carries out every year. At this event, panelists from leading companies and organizations in various fields will hold talk sessions on the keys to accelerating growth and the realities of listing through IPO.
At this event, local governments will introduce their respective priority startup support measures, and a pitch event will be held by startups recommended by each local government. We hope that this event will serve as an opportunity to share information about local government initiatives and create matching opportunities for collaboration among members.
The Tokyo Consortium aims to support the social implementation of innovation by accelerating the growth of startups and forming a startup ecosystem in the Tokyo area. We will be holding an announcement on the results of our startup support programs "Deep Ecosystem" and "Green Startup Support" at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB).
The Tokyo Consortium, in collaboration with Waseda University, Greater Tokyo Biocommunity, and the Bioindustry Association of Japan, is organizing a food tech event called "'Food x Biotech Future Conference' Explore the future by crossing the borders of industry, science, technology, and culture!" It will be held. The food and bio fields are gaining momentum overseas and are expected to grow dramatically and solve social issues. This event will begin with an ``industry commentary'' to confirm the current location, and a ``pitch session'' by promising startups to capture signs of the future. This will lead to a "talk session" to expand on this and explore the future.
Tokyo Consortium, in collaboration with TMIP (Tokyo Marunouchi Innovation Platform), will be holding an event with the theme of smart cities, "SMART CITY REVERSE PITCH." Reverse pitches will be held by large companies searching for promising startups such as Sumitomo Life Insurance, BIPROGY, Mitsubishi Estate, and Takenaka Corporation, and we will arrange a meeting place for startups who wish to collaborate with large companies. In addition, in the talk session, we will invite Koichi Nakamura, representative of <Idein>, which works on edge AI, as well as representatives from <Itochu Corporation> <Aisin>, and we will hear about examples of cross-sector collaboration that are important in the smart city area. .
As part of the University Working Group, Tokyo Consortium will hold a deep tech event, ``The Front Lines of Robotics Startups - The Challenge of Technology x Solving Social Issues.'' We invited four robotics startups that are at the forefront of the industry <i-Robotics Co., Ltd.> <AeroSense Co., Ltd.> <Sensin Robotics Co., Ltd.> <SOINN Co., Ltd.> and <Tokyo Institute of Technology Professor Masaharu Tsujimoto>. , we will review the current location of robotics startups, including their challenges and prospects, and explore the path to the future.
The Tokyo Consortium, in collaboration with the Cabinet Office, will hold the ``STARTUP ECOSYSTEM Center Cities Roundtable'' with the eight ``Startup Ecosystem Hub Cities'' certified by the Cabinet Office, with the aim of further development through mutual cooperation in each region @TIB. ” will be held. Focused discussions will be held with a view to solid development, starting with the essential issues and issues raised by the parties in each region.
We will be holding an event called "Open Innovation Day" at Tokyo Innovation base (TIB) to promote open innovation between large companies and startups and to expand startups' businesses.
The Tokyo Consortium's support in the bio-wellness field is working to create open innovation between large companies and startups, including medical, drug discovery, and healthcare, and to grow the bio-ecosystem in the Tokyo area. At this event, we will collaborate with the Greater Tokyo Biocommunity and Bioindustry Association to discuss the current situation surrounding bioecosystems and future prospects using various fact data.
The Tokyo Consortium is working to strengthen ecosystem hubs centered on universities. Continuing from last year, we will be holding a learning program called "BUSINESS IDEA CAMPUS" where students and working adults can discuss and practically tackle the business and social issues faced by companies. This year's theme is social issues facing the Tokyo area, and it is a participatory program where participating students and Tokyo Consortium members work together to create ideas that will lead to problem-solving and put them into practice.
In the green field, we aim to target startups and the various players that support startups (companies, VCs, universities, local governments, etc.) to understand the elements, approaches, and support necessary for startups to grow and capture overseas markets. We will hold an event to build momentum so that you can deepen your understanding.
Unicorn-class company creation aimed at startups and the various players supporting startups (companies, VCs, universities, local governments, etc.) to deepen their understanding of the elements, approaches, and support necessary for startups to become unicorns. We will hold an event to build momentum for the future.
We will be holding a workshop to introduce trends surrounding healthcare, wellness, and biotechnology, as well as business collaboration in the healthcare field.
We will introduce smart city trends in the Tokyo area, discuss key points for collaboration between large companies and startups in a panel discussion format, and hold a workshop to think about the direction of smart city initiatives.
We will hold workshops where students and working adults can discuss business and social issues faced by companies together and experience entrepreneurship education and how to create business ideas.
"Innovation and Diversity Tokyo Area" will welcome founders and managers of startup companies active in the two fields of HR tech and femtech (women's healthcare) and will have an honest discussion about the possibilities of the Tokyo area startup ecosystem. "Possibilities from the Startup Ecosystem" will be held.
At Tokyo Consortium, we are working to form a startup ecosystem by promoting both inbound and outbound global business through overseas PR. At this event, from an inbound perspective, a panel discussion will be held by experts on the barriers for overseas startups to expand into Japan and the barriers to collaboration with Japanese companies.
At Tokyo Consortium, we are working to form a startup ecosystem by promoting both inbound and outbound global business through overseas PR. In this working group, we will discuss the current state of the Tokyo area ecosystem from an overseas perspective and examples of efforts to disseminate information from overseas cities, and hope that the workshop will lead to further formation of a startup ecosystem in the Tokyo area. I'm here.
At Tokyo Consortium, we will work towards forming a startup ecosystem in collaboration with wide-area partner local governments in the Tokyo area. At this event, wide-area partner local governments will introduce their respective priority startup support measures, and a pitch event will be held by startups recommended by each local government.
This time, in the green field, we will be targeting startups and the various players that support startups (companies, VCs, universities, local governments, etc.) to learn about the elements, approaches, and support necessary for startups to grow and capture overseas markets. We will hold an event to build momentum so that you can deepen your understanding.
The Tokyo Consortium will work to commercialize seeds, promote investment, and expand market areas in the bio-wellness field. This time, we will introduce trends surrounding bio-wellness and hold a pitch event by five bio-wellness startups.
The Tokyo Consortium will involve startups with technologies and services that are key to DX and smart cities, and will implement initiatives related to DX and smart cities, with the aim of solving social issues and creating innovation. This time, we will introduce trends surrounding smart cities and hold pitches from five smart city startups.
At this event, in order to improve Tokyo's ranking in GSER, we will invite Ayumi Fujimoto of Plug and Play Japan Co., Ltd. to explain the characteristics of startup ecosystems in cities around the world. In addition, a panel discussion was held with Professor Mirako Shimaoka of Waseda University, Soichi Tajima of Genesia Ventures, Inc., and Alex Taisuke Odashima of EDGEof INNOVATION LLC, to improve the GSER ranking based on the current situation and challenges of Tokyo's ecosystem. He will talk about Tokyo's efforts to achieve this goal.
This time, we will be holding a mindset event aimed at creating unicorn-class companies, aimed at middle-to-late stage startups and startups aiming for that stage, where they can deepen their understanding of the capital policies necessary to materialize their business plans.
This time, for startups and the various players who support startups (companies, VCs, universities, local governments, etc.), we will be holding a unicorn-level event where you can deepen your understanding of the elements, approaches, and support necessary for startups to become unicorns. We will hold an event to build momentum for business creation.
On August 29, 2025, the Cabinet Office hosted the "2nd Startup Ecosystem Hub City Summit," bringing together representatives from 13 hub cities across Japan. Following on from the first phase, the Tokyo Startup Ecosystem Consortium, which was selected as a global hub city for the 2nd phase of the Hub City Formation Plan's 2nd Startup Ecosystem Hub City, also participated in the Hub City Summit.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025, one of Asia's largest startup conferences envisioning the future of sustainable cities, was held at Tokyo Big Sight from Thursday, May 2025th to Saturday, May 5th, 10, with six companies from the Tokyo Consortium selected for its Green Startup Support and Deep Ecosystem programs taking part in sessions and pitching.
This is a report on the second TIB Premium Mentoring event, hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, held at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) on Thursday, February 2025, 2. Former Yahoo! President and Boost Capital CEO Takao Ozawa provided mentoring to three companies: KINS Inc., a company selected for the Deep Ecosystem program in fiscal year 20; Green Carbon Inc., a company selected for the Green Startup Support program in fiscal year 2; and Sensyn Robotics Inc., a company selected for the Green Startup Support program in fiscal year 6.
On Thursday, March 2025, 3, a presentation was held at the Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) by 6 companies selected for the startup support programs "Deep Ecosystem" and "Green Startup Support" in fiscal 2024. After the presentation, a report session was also held on the dispatch program for CES10, the world's largest advanced technology trade fair held in Las Vegas, USA.
This is a report on the "GLOBAL VC MEETING" held at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) on Friday, December 2024, 12. 6 people participated, mainly from business companies looking for collaboration opportunities with overseas VCs.
This is a report on the "TIB Premium Mentoring" event hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) on Sunday, November 2024, 11. Audrey Tang, who has held key positions in the Taiwanese government and has experience starting up businesses in the IT field, mentored LIGHTz Inc., a company selected as a Deep Ecosystem company in 17.
This is a report on the "Introduction to Risk and Law for Entrepreneurs" seminar held by Professor Onishi at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) on Monday, November 2024, 11. Seventeen startups that have been selected for the Tokyo Consortium's Deep Ecosystem and Gree Startup Support participated.Speaker: Shohei Onishi (Corporate Partner, Miura Law Office)
This is an event report on "Open Innovation Day," an event held at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) on Thursday, February 2024, 2, to promote open innovation between large companies and startups and expand startup businesses.
This is an event report on the deep tech event "The Cutting Edge of Robotics Startups - Technology x the Challenge of Solving Social Issues," held at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) on Friday, February 2024, 2, as part of the University Working Group.
This is a report on the event "Greater Tokyo Startup & Government Pitch - Exploring local government initiatives and the potential of startups," which was held at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) on Tuesday, March 2024, 3, with the aim of sharing information about local government initiatives to create a startup ecosystem in the Tokyo area and promoting matching with startups.
At the "SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 Global Startup Program" held at Tokyo Big Sight on May 5, 15, 2024 startups supported by the Tokyo Consortium that are expected to grow rapidly spoke about their efforts with an eye toward overseas expansion.
This is an event report from the JETRO CES2024 Dispatch Program Results Report Meeting held on Friday, February 2, 29.
This is an event report for "Green × Global Startup 2024 KICKOFF" held at Tokyo Innovation Base on Wednesday, June 6, 19.
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The Tokyo Consortium aims to support the social implementation of innovation by accelerating the growth of startups and forming a startup ecosystem in the Tokyo area.
On March 2024, 3, the results of the startup support programs "Deep Ecosystem" and "Green Startup Support" were announced at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB). The results presentation was held in a panel session format with 18 companies divided into three themes.
Information about the results report session of BUSINESS IDEA CAMPUS. Continuing from last year, the Tokyo Consortium held the "BUSINESS IDEA CAMPUS" learning program where students and working adults discuss and practically tackle business and social issues faced by companies together. This year's theme is social issues facing the Tokyo area, and it is a participatory program where participating students and Tokyo Consortium members work together to create ideas that will lead to problem-solving and put them into practice.
This is an event report of "Green×Global ~Global expansion support for green domain startups~" held at City Lab Tokyo on Tuesday, July 2023, 7.
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This is an event report of the "Event to Create Momentum for Creating Unicorn-Class Companies" held at Tokyo Square Garden on Friday, June 2023, 6.
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This is an event report of the "Bio Wellness WG" held at the Nihonbashi Life Science Building on Wednesday, March 2023, 3.
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This is an event report of the diversity PT held at Shibuya Solasta Conference on Wednesday, March 2023, 3 under the title "Innovation and Diversity."
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At City-Tech.Tokyo held at the Tokyo International Forum on February 2023-2, 27, five companies selected for the Tokyo Consortium Deep Ecosystem presented their results. This is a report from the exhibition booth and Demo Day participation in City-Tech.Tokyo.
This is an event report of "Greater Tokyo Startup & Government Pitch - Exploring the initiatives of wide-area collaborative local governments and the possibilities of startups" held online on January 2023, 17.
This is an event report of "Smart City Tokyo Startup Pitch" held at City Lab Tokyo on December 2022, 12.
This is an event report of "Team Invest Tokyo PT - How overseas startups and Japanese companies should collaborate" held at Shibuya Solasta Conference on Friday, February 2023, 2.
This is an event report of the "University-Centered Ecosystem Center Strengthening Working Group" held online on December 2022, 12.
This is an event report of "Bio Wellness Tokyo Startup Pitch" held at Nihonbashi Life Science Building on January 2023, 1.
This is an event report of the "DX Smart City WG" held at Global Business Hub Tokyo on Thursday, March 2023, 3.
This is an event report of "Tokyo's startup ecosystem as seen from the world - Possibilities of the future Tokyo ecosystem from a leading expert" held at City Lab Tokyo on Tuesday, December 2022, 12. .
This is an event report on "How to PR the Tokyo area's startup ecosystem to the world" held at the Shibuya Solasta Conference on Monday, January 2023, 1.
This is an event report of the momentum-building event related to green startup support held on January 2023, 1, "Challenging the sustainability revolution through new materials and resource circulation."
The Tokyo Consortium will hold the second event of the year on September 2022, 9 to deepen understanding of the capital policies necessary to materialize business plans for middle to late stage and startups aiming for that stage. We held a ``Mindset Event for Creating a Unicorn-Class Company'' where you can learn more.
The Tokyo Consortium will hold its first event of the year on July 2022, 7, targeting startups and various players who support startups (companies, VCs, universities, local governments, etc.) to help startups become unicorns. We held the "Event to Create Momentum for Creating a Unicorn-Class Company" to deepen understanding of the necessary elements, approaches, support, etc.
