Selection of Companies to Receive Support under the FY2024 "Green Startup Support" Program

The Tokyo Consortium is working to promote the formation of a startup ecosystem and to foster the creation and growth of startups through industry-academia-government collaboration. Since fiscal year 2022, it has been promoting initiatives to support green startups.

We are pleased to announce that we have selected the companies (startups) to be supported under the Green Startup Support program.

1. Overview of Green Startup Support

Green Startup Support is a unique initiative by the Tokyo Consortium that selects startups in rapidly growing green sectors and provides them with intensive support to boost their growth.
Companies selected by the screening committee will receive two years of intensive support from a diverse group of members, including domestic and international venture capitalists, institutional investors, and senior startups, leveraging the Tokyo Consortium's network, with a view to expanding not only domestically but also internationally.

2. Overview of Supported Companies

Company (Startup) Business Overview

Asuene Inc.

【Providing Multi-Product Solutions for Decarbonization and ESG to Support Sustainability Management】

  • EN: Cloud-based CO2 Visualization, Reduction, and Reporting Solution Supporting companies in reducing calculation workloads and cutting CO2 emissions and offsets
  • Utilize " EN ESG" to visualize and improve ESG assessments across the entire supply chain. Provide one-stop support for decarbonization and ESG initiatives.
https://corp.earthene.com/

Degas Ltd.

【Creating a Sustainable Future Through Farmer Support and Decarbonization】

  • We provide agricultural supplies to smallholder farmers in Africa and operate a financing program where they repay us with their crops. We conduct credit assessments based on our proprietary machine learning algorithms and boast the industry's highest repayment rates.
  • Working alongside our farmer borrowers, we promote the adoption of regenerative agriculture and issue high-quality carbon credits through carbon sequestration.
  • Leveraging an AI foundation model specialized in satellite image analysis, we also provide solutions for yield prediction, disease detection, and soil composition assessment.
https://www.degasafrica.com/

TopoLogic Inc.

【Advancing the Energy Revolution with Topological Materials】

  • A University of Tokyo-spinoff startup aiming for the societal implementation of topological materials. Using new materials, it achieves energy visualization and energy savings, driving QX (quantum transformation).
  • By developing sensors and devices that leverage the properties of materials, we promote the efficient use of energy and aim for a sustainable society.
https://www.topologic.jp/

Nihon Agri Inc.

Achieving Profitable Agriculture Through End-to-End Integration from Production to Sales

  • Building profitable agriculture through an integrated supply chain (production, distribution, sales). Operating large-scale orchards featuring high-density cultivation (apples) that delivers high profits, labor savings, and environmental sustainability. (Other crops: kiwi, grapes, pears, peaches, strawberries, sweet potatoes)
  • Japan's first large-scale automated sorting machine was introduced for fruit grading and distribution, establishing a unique operation optimized for both domestic sales and exports (Export destinations: Primarily Asia, as well as North America, Europe, and others).
https://nihon-agri.com/

Planet Savers, Inc.

【Mitigating Global Warming with CO2 Capture Technology】

  • A company aiming to capture 1 gigaton of CO2 and leave a beautiful Earth for future generations. Developing cutting-edge Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at low cost and with high performance.
  • Recovered CO₂ is sequestered underground or in concrete for removal, or recycled as raw material for synthetic fuels. This mitigates climate change and contributes to realizing a sustainable future.
https://planetsavers.earth/

3. Review Committee Structure

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

Chairperson of the Jury

Shōhei Onishi

Advisor, Tokyo Consortium Partner Attorney, Miura Law Office

judge

Kawaguchi Riho
ANRI Corporation
Senior Associate
Sophia Shang
TUS Holdings China Office
Vice Director
Murat Aktihanoglu
Remarkable Ventures and ERA (
) Co-Founder/Managing Partner
Yamazaki Atsuyoshi
TBM Inc.
President and CEO
YingQi Liang (Joy)
Global Brain Corporation
Investment Group Principal

Please refer to the press release issued by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government regarding this matter.
Green Startup Support: Target Companies Selected|Tokyo Metropolitan Government (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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