On January 2023, 17, "Greater Tokyo Startup & Government Pitch - Exploring the initiatives of wide-area collaborative local governments and startup possibilities" was held online, and seven startup companies recommended by wide-area collaborative local governments and local governments took the stage. did. This event is being held with the aim of sharing information about the efforts of regionally collaborating local governments and promoting matching with startups in order to form a startup ecosystem in the Tokyo area. At this event, the wide-area partner local governments first introduced the current status of each character and startup support measures, and then the startups made pitches.
The Tokyo Consortium is implementing measures to support startups in collaboration with regionally affiliated local governments. In the first part, seven local governments (Shibuya Ward, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Chiba City, Kawasaki City, Yokohama City, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, *in order of appearance) took the stage from among the wide-area partner local governments, and each local government's startup support We introduced our initiatives.
渋谷区
Shibuya Ward is home to many start-up companies, venture capital, acceleration organizations, and facilities such as shared offices, forming Japan's largest ecosystem. In order to create internationally competitive startups in the future, we will provide "environmental improvements" such as forming Shibuya Ward's own consortium and a service called "Startup Welcome Service" that promotes the attraction of overseas entrepreneurs. We are proceeding with the "internationalization" of the city, and the "demonstration experiment project" in which Shibuya residents participate in demonstration experiments.
つくば市
Tsukuba City is home to many research institutions, researchers, and venture companies originating from research institutions, so there is a need to further expand support for startups in the future.
Current concrete initiatives include the operation of the Tsukuba Startup Park, which supports startups before and after their founding, the creation of an ecosystem that connects universities, research institutes, local governments, and private support organizations, collaboration with overseas organizations, and collaboration with startups. We are collaborating.
茨城県
Ibaraki Prefecture is home to many deep tech companies originating from national research institutes and universities, centered on Tsukuba City. The prefecture has set two challenges: ``increasing opportunities for venture companies to connect with investors and support institutions'' and ``expanding the network of investors and support institutions outside the prefecture, which will flow back to venture companies within the prefecture.'' We are focusing on creating and nurturing companies and building bases.
千葉市
Chiba City has formed a unique startup ecosystem that connects startups with local governments, private organizations, universities, research institutes, etc., and is working to further expand the organization. In addition, as specific support measures, we offer the "Chiba City Acceleration Program" for the purpose of nurturing startups, and the "Trial Order Certification Project" to promote recognition and expansion of the products and services of small and medium-sized businesses in the city. .
川崎市
Kawasaki City is dotted with startup support bases that collaborate with the private sector, universities, research institutes, etc. For example, at Tonomachi International Strategic Center King Skyfront, 70 institutions, mainly those related to life sciences, are operating there, and collaboration with the Haneda area and incubation functions are being strengthened. There are other startup support centers such as "Shin-Kawasaki Sozo no Mori" which provides expert support and matching support, and "Kawasaki-NEDO Innovation Center" which is a public entrepreneur support center in collaboration with government agencies. .
横浜市
In Yokohama City, an exchange district for diverse innovative human resources has been formed centered around the Minato Mirai 2022 district and the Kannai district. As specific initiatives, we are establishing ``YOKO BOX'' as a startup growth support base and providing support programs according to the growth stage of startups. The medium-term plan for 2025 to XNUMX has set "startup creation and promotion of innovation" as a priority policy, and further expansion of startup support is expected in the future.
東京都
In November 2022, we announced our startup strategy "Global Innovation with STARTUPS", presenting the current situation and future strategies.
Specifically, we are aiming to expand our global vision by building the Tokyo Innovation Base, a base where startup-related organizations from Japan and abroad gather, attracting overseas venture capital and accelerators, providing entrepreneurship education to students, and expanding public procurement. We are developing a startup strategy that includes:
In the second part, startups recommended by regionally collaborating local governments took the stage and introduced their businesses and initiatives. During the Q&A session, we received a variety of questions regarding each company's business model and business development.
株式会社Scurid(渋谷区推薦)
A software company that adds high reliability and value to IoT data. To solve digital challenges such as complex identity management, data leakage, and loss of ownership, we provide digital identity and digital governance solutions to simplify the deployment of digital identities to IoT devices, ensuring that the devices themselves own and control them. We are building a platform to This is one of the companies that utilizes Shibuya Ward's "Startup Welcome Service" introduced in Part 1, and takes advantage of support such as obtaining a visa.
株式会社フォトンラボ(和光市推薦)
We are a measurement equipment venture that manufactures and sells infrastructure measurement equipment and provides measurement services. We are commercializing deep tech related to infrastructure measurement, which was researched and developed by a RIKEN team under the supervision of the Cabinet Office in the wake of the Sasago Tunnel accident. Currently, we are implementing social implementation mainly in road tunnels, and we are expanding to railway tunnels, concrete structures, etc.
株式会社エマルションフローテクノロジーズ(茨城県推薦)
We are a deep tech company that develops, manufactures, and disseminates rare metal recycling extraction equipment that utilizes a new solvent extraction technology called "emulsion flow." Utilizing emulsion flow technology enables horizontal recycling of rare metals, leading to strengthening of the rare metal supply chain. In the future, we plan to expand globally while collaborating with other companies.
株式会社Bloom Act(つくば市推薦)
A computer software company that provides online services such as online business negotiation systems and document animation services. The online business negotiation service is a tool that brings the counter online, allowing one-stop services for reservations, business negotiations, contracts, records, and analysis, and is being introduced by a variety of companies such as banks and travel agencies. The document video conversion service is a service that allows companies to create videos by simply uploading PowerPoint documents without the need for filming or recording, helping companies improve their labor productivity.
Social Healthcare Design株式会社(横浜市推薦)
A computer software company that builds and deploys services that visualize employee well-being. We provide "Happiness Book", an application that supports individual well-being, "Happiness Book Premium", an employee support tool for corporations, and human skills development programs for companies. In the future, we plan to advance automation of individually optimized decision-making support and further expand our services.
株式会社カーム・ラーナ(千葉市推薦)
A medical and healthcare company that develops and provides products related to artificial hip joints. In order to solve problems such as the lack of artificial joints suitable for the Japanese physique and the difficulty of conventional surgical methods, we are proceeding with research and development in the field of artificial joints in collaboration with Chiba University and other institutions. Currently, we are promoting the use of this service within Chiba Prefecture, but in the future we are thinking of gradually expanding it to the Tokyo metropolitan area, nationwide, and even overseas.
株式会社ナレッジパレット(川崎市推薦)
A medical and healthcare company that conducts research and development on drug discovery and high quality regenerative medicine. We diagnose and control cells using single cell transcriptome analysis technology that quickly and accurately acquires cellular big data, and develop new drugs in a data-driven, high-throughput manner. We are developing a hybrid business in which we accumulate gene expression databases while generating profits through joint research with pharmaceutical companies and hospitals, and develop new compounds and cell medicines based on the accumulated databases.