Selected for METI's J-Startup 2023

J-Startup is a program in which promising companies are selected on the recommendation of external experts, such as experienced venture capitalists and new-business leaders at large corporations, and then receive intensive support from government agencies and private-sector "J-Startup Supporters."

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J-Startup Secretariat press release

https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000020.000047196.html

Overview of the J-Startup program

In Japan, some 10,000 startups take on new challenges every day. However, only a few of them are active on the global stage. The J-Startup program was launched in June 2018 to create startups that deliver new value to the world through innovative technologies and business models.

The J-Startup program is run by a secretariat made up of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). To date, the program has provided support for exhibiting at major overseas and domestic events, on-the-ground support overseas, R&D support, assistance with regulatory reform, expanded bidding opportunities, and support for collaboration with private-sector companies participating as "J-Startup Supporters."

This is the fourth round of selection, following the first (92 companies, June 2018), second (49 companies, June 2019) and third (50 companies, October 2021). In addition to private-sector experts serving as recommendation committee members, this round newly added experts recommended by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the Ministry of the Environment, as well as experts in impact investment and impact startups, and selected 50 startups as J-Startup companies. We will continue to provide support to create successful startup models.

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