Selection of Companies for the 2024 "Deep Ecosystem" Support Program

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 2024 fiscal year.

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 intensive support over two years 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

corporation Business Overview

KINS Co Ltd

Supporting People's Health with the Power of Microorganisms

  • A healthcare company with a consumer products division offering over 20 microbiome-related products. Activities include proprietary research, sales of consumer healthcare products, provision of medical services (clinics and veterinary hospitals), and supply of proprietary microbial ingredients to food companies and others.
  • We conduct research, B2C business, and clinic operations as an integrated whole, developing products based on scientific evidence.
https://corporate.yourkins.com/

ZenmuTech Inc.

Securing Information Through Data Security by Meaninglessness

  • Deploying the secret sharing solution " EN ". Dramatically reduces information leakage risk by rendering data meaningless and distributing it. Already adopted by major domestic companies, it delivers security, convenience, and high productivity as a post-VDI solution.
  • Providing secret sharing technology as an SDK externally, while also collaborating with future growth areas such as blockchain and drones.
  • We are also working on commercializing secure computation technology, which enables computation while keeping information confidential through the application of secret sharing technology.
https://zenmutech.com/

Photoruction Inc.

【Improving Productivity in the Construction Industry】

  • Providing cloud-based solutions to streamline construction project management. Share field data in real time and visualize project progress.
  • Possessing technology that contributes to improving efficiency on-site by achieving productivity gains and cost reductions across the entire construction industry
https://corporate.photoruction.com/

MyDearest, Inc.

【Developing and Publishing Original IP VR Games Globally】

  • Focusing on original IP, we develop and sell VR games while expanding our media mix business for proprietary IP. We have released the Chronos Universe series, including Tokyo Chronos, and the multiplayer competitive action game Blaze Blaze on major VR platforms such as Meta Quest, winning numerous game awards both domestically and internationally.
  • In addition to our own in-house developed titles, we also operate a "publishing business" that handles the sales of VR games and other content from studios and individual developers both domestically and internationally.
https://mydearestvr.com/

LIGHTz Inc.

【Supporting the Future of Manufacturing with AI for Skill Transfer】

  • Providing manufacturing solutions powered by proprietary AI for knowledge transfer. Supporting the manufacturing industry through system development and product offerings that leverage "Generalization" and "BrainModel" technologies to visualize the thinking of manufacturing specialists.
  • Possesses proprietary AI technology that visualizes specialists' skills and expertise, along with consulting expertise specialized in technology transfer.
https://lightz-inc.com/

3. Review Committee Structure

Names are listed in Japanese syllabary order, with honorifics omitted.

Chairperson of the Jury

Keisuke Ide
Board Director, The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners, Inc.

judge

Archibald Ciganer

Japanese Equity Investment Strategy Portfolio Manager
Ee Ling Lim
500 Global
Executive Director of Market Launch
Kate Batz
Longevity.Capital
Managing Partner
Shimaoka Mikiko
Board Director, Tokyo Consortium Professor, Waseda University
Daisuke Suzuki

Senior Investment Director

Please refer to the press release issued by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government regarding this matter.
Selection of Companies to Receive Support under the "Deep Ecosystem" Program – Tokyo Consortium (tokyo.lg.jp)

Contact for inquiries regarding this matter:
Tokyo Consortium Management Office tokyo_consortium@tohmatsu.co.jp
Management Contractor: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
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