Selection of Companies to Receive Support for the "Deep Ecosystem" in Fiscal Year 2022

The Tokyo Consortium promotes the formation of a startup ecosystem and accelerates the creation and growth of startups through industry-academic-government collaboration. Under our "Deep Ecosystem" initiative, we select startups with high growth potential for intensive support, strongly pushing them toward becoming "unicorns".

We are pleased to announce the selection of the companies (startups) to be supported in the Deep Ecosystem for the fiscal year 2022.

1. Overview of the Deep Ecosystem

The Deep Ecosystem is a unique initiative by the Tokyo Consortium that selects startups poised for rapid growth with an eye toward overseas expansion, provides them with intensive support, and propels them toward unicorn-level growth.

Selected companies will receive support from diverse members leveraging the Tokyo Consortium's resources and network, including domestic and international venture capital firms, institutional investors, and established startups. This support will focus not only on domestic growth but also on overseas expansion.

2. Overview of Supported Companies

Company (Startup) Business Overview

​INNOPHYS CO., LTD

【Development and sales of nursing care welfare equipment and industrial special-purpose machinery, etc.】

  • With the mission of "enabling independent living for as long as possible," we develop and sell the "Muscle Suit" series of wearable work assistance robots that aid movement through the action of pneumatic artificial muscles.
  • Contributing to solving social issues arising in an aging society with a declining birthrate, such as labor shortages in the field and increased burdens of caregiving
https://innophys.jp/

inQs Co.,Ltd.

【Development and Sales of Colorless Transparent Power-Generating Glass】

  • Developed and sold colorless transparent power-generating glass utilizing the developed colorless transparent photovoltaic element technology "SQPV (Solar Quartz Photovoltaic)"
  • Transmits visible light like ordinary glass, generates electricity through sunlight and artificial lighting, offers high heat-shielding performance, and can be installed not only on windows and exterior walls of buildings and automobiles, but also on interior partitions and walls.
  • Without using rare and expensive materials such as rare earths, it contributes to energy conservation.
http://www.inqs.co.jp/

TechMagic,Inc.

【Development and Sales of Cooking and Industrial Robots, etc.】

  • By integrating hardware and software into a cooking robot, we have digitized the flavors and techniques of master chefs into a database to reproduce their cooking.
  • Ordering from tablets and other devices is linked to cooking robots, automating the entire cooking process.
  • Work robots performing autonomous tasks through machine learning handle ancillary cooking duties such as food plating and dish sorting in the washing room, alleviating labor shortages.
https://techmagic.co.jp/

Human Life CORD Japan Inc.

【Research and Development, Sales, etc. of Regenerative Medicine Products】

  • Research and development of cell therapy utilizing umbilical cord tissue to repair tissue damage caused by abnormal inflammatory immune responses
  • Establishing an end-to-end platform spanning from sourcing biological raw materials for waste to research and development, manufacturing, logistics, and sales, enabling the sustainable implementation of cell therapy in society.
https://humanlifecord.com/

RevComm, Inc.

【Development and Sales of AI × Voice × Cloud Software】

  • Developed MiiTel, a cloud IP phone equipped with voice analysis AI that visualizes (transcribes) telemarketing and customer interactions.
  • By automatically recording phone sales calls and customer interactions, transcribing them with AI, and analyzing and visualizing the data, we eliminate the black box problem where both customers and representatives are unaware of "what" and "how" they are discussing. This drives improvements in deal acquisition and closing rates while supporting self-coaching.
https://www.revcomm.co.jp/

3. Review Committee Structure

Chairperson of the Jury

Tomotaka Gōji
Board Director, Tokyo Consortium
President and CEO, Managing Partner The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners Co., Ltd.

judge

Archibald Ciganer (アーシバルド・シガネール)

, Director and Co-Head of Investment Management Division, T. Rowe Price Japan Ltd. Also Head of Japanese Equity Investment Management and Portfolio Manager
Shōhei Onishi
Miura Law Office Partner Attorney
Gaurav Gupta (Gaurav Gupta)
Floating Capital
Founder
Kate Batz (Kate Batz)
Longevity.Capital
Managing Partner
James Lee (ジェームズ・リー)
Vertex Ventures
Managing Director
Shimaoka Mikiko
Professor, Waseda University
Kenta Takechi
freee Inc. Chief Strategy Officer
David Milstein (David Milstein)
Eight Roads Ventures Japan
Managing Partner, Head of Japan
Kotaro Yamagishi
Board Director, Tokyo Consortium
President and CEO, Keio Innovation Initiative Co., Ltd.

Please refer to the press release issued by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government regarding this matter.

https://www.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/tosei/hodohappyo/press/2022/11/09/02.html

Contact for inquiries regarding this matter:
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