Hiroshima Venture Capital Co. Ltd.

Big Wood is a Japanese furniture retailer that sells, manufactures, and wholesales domestic and imported outlet furniture and interior goods, as well as Persian rugs, and operates a franchise business.

ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechMatsuyama, JP

河本 康(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))

ATOMica operates social coworking spaces designed to foster relationships between people and enable connection and collaboration.

Future of WorkSaaSSocial宮崎市, JP

EXest is a Japanese company that operates services connecting people to one another, aiming to create value through personal connections and introductions.

ConsumerSocial

Hutzper builds practical AI, robotics, and IoT solutions for manufacturers, combining hardware and software to address factory-floor problems such as visual inspection and workforce allocation.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsSaaSOsaka, JP

Hiroshi Onishi(Representative Director & CEO)Kota Kurose(Director & COO)Kazuki Yuba(Director & CTO)Shinichiro Takagi(Director & CFO)

IntegriCulture is a Japanese cellular agriculture company developing cell-culture systems and production technology for cultured foods, along with OEM/ODM cosmetics and supplements and sales of cell-culture consumables and equipment.

BiotechDeep TechFoodTechFujisawa, JP

Yuki Hanyu(代表取締役 (CEO))

Knowns provides consumer research services through an online platform, designed for rapid and accessible market research.

Marketing Tech

Light Touch Technology develops a non-invasive blood glucose sensor using advanced laser technology, eliminating the need for blood sampling in diabetes monitoring.

Deep TechDigital HealthMedical Devices

Develops and sells single-molecule dielectric materials for next-generation electronics applications such as memory, capacitors, and sensors, and provides related device technology licensing and material function-discovery support.

Deep TechNew MaterialsSemiconductors

Newmo operates taxi services and autonomous taxi operations in Japan, serving regional transportation needs in areas facing labor shortages and declining population.

B2B MarketplacesMobility & TransportationSaaSTokyo, JP

NOT A HOTEL operates a fractional ownership model for vacation residences across Japan, allowing individuals to purchase annual usage rights (minimum 10 nights per year) with full ownership privileges including resale and inheritance.

B2B MarketplacesPropTechTravel & Hospitality

Olive develops machine learning and signal processing technology with applications across education, mobility, and healthcare sectors.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechNagoya, JP

Seiji Takeuchi(CEO)

Sagri uses satellite data and AI technology to address agricultural challenges in Japan and globally, including mechanization of operations, farmer population decline, and greenhouse gas emissions.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureTokyo, JP

YAMAP is a mobile application that provides GPS navigation and trail mapping for hikers and outdoor enthusiasts, enabling location tracking even without cellular signal and facilitating trail recording and sharing among users.

ConsumerMobility & Transportation

eSep Inc. develops and provides nanoceramics membrane separation technology and related equipment and systems for chemical processes and energy applications.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechNew MaterialsKyoto, JP

Kenichi Sawamura

Develops a general-purpose large-scale cell cultivation system for cellular agriculture.

Willport provides PolarisNavi, a SaaS for small-area logistics that supports local delivery, in-store delivery routing, and online-supermarket API integration, letting multiple shippers manage delivery data centrally in one region.

HardwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSTokyo, JP

Educational Design delivers digital education services powered by AI and technology, serving schools and enterprises in Japan to help learners develop language, programming, and AI literacy skills.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechShizuoka, JP

Shintaro Wakita(Representative/Founder)

Optieum develops next-generation CAR-T cell therapies using a proprietary CAR discovery platform to optimize immune cell activation for treating solid tumors and hematological malignancies.

BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices

Shinka develops "Kaikura," a communication platform that centralizes customer conversation history across landline, mobile, email, SMS, and in-person interactions for businesses ranging from local retailers to large listed companies.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSector Agnostic

江尻 高宏(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))Takahiro Ejiri(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))

Daikyo Nishikawa is a Japanese manufacturer formed from a 2007 merger of three companies, producing automotive components and plastic parts.

Advanced ManufacturingMobility & TransportationNew MaterialsHigashihiroshima, JP

Japanese company working to address challenges in the primary industries (agriculture and fishing), such as an aging producer population.

AgTechFoodTech

ふぁん・じゃぱん株式会社 (Fan Japan) is a Malaysia-based firm that supports Japanese companies in expanding overseas through consulting, outsourcing of logistics and local operations (including OEM production for halal certification and store management), and direct sales via wholesale, its own stores, and e-commerce.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerLogistics & Supply ChainKuala Lumpur, MY

五木田 貴浩(代表 (Representative))

PtBio develops genome editing technology and bio-DX tools for analyzing the genomes of industrially used organisms, positioning itself as a platform provider.

AgTechBiotechDeep Tech東広島市, JP

奥原 啓輔(代表取締役 (Representative Director))Keisuke Okuhara(Representative Director & CEO)Takashi Yamamoto(Director & CTO)Atsuhiro Ishii(COO)Hidemasa Bono(CSO (Chief Scientific Officer))Yumiko Kusakabe(Chief Strategy Officer)

Medigle provides IT solutions to promote regional medical cooperation in Japan by addressing challenges including patient concentration at large hospitals, physician overwork, and transitions to home-based care.

Cloud ComputingDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSOsaka, JP

Hideki Nakajima(Representative Director)

Laxus operates a subscription service for renting luxury designer handbags from 60 brands, with free shipping, professional cleaning, and damage protection included.

B2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyConsumer

This page lists the individuals and organizations who participated as project members through a crowdfunding campaign run in May–June 2019 for an artificial shooting star project.

Climate TechDeep TechSpace TechTokyo, JP

Forema is a Japanese company working on gut microbiome analysis and lactic acid bacteria strains, including a beta microbiome analysis service for children with autism and proprietary bacterial strains.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech

Grooves is a Japanese "WorkTech" company that builds internet-based services to connect working people with companies, aiming to improve how individuals find jobs and new work opportunities.

Future of WorkHR TechMarketplacesSaaSTokyo, JP

池見 幸浩(代表取締役 (Representative Director / CEO))Yukihiro Ikemi(代表取締役 (Representative Director/CEO))

Hattendo is a Japanese food company that sells baked goods and sweets, including its signature cream-filled buns (kurīmu pan), melon bread, seasonal breads, and Japanese and Western confections, through an online store.

Direct to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTech

INDUSTRIAL-X is a Japanese company that supports enterprises through business model redesign, digital value creation, and organizational change under its "Resource as a Service" concept, positioning itself as a co-creation and hands-on transformation platform.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSTokyo, JP

Tomonori Yako(代表取締役CEO (Representative Director & CEO))Takeshi Yoshikawa(取締役CSO (Director & CSO))Masataka Yonemura(取締役CFO (Director & CFO))

OFFICE DE YASAI is a Japanese corporate benefit service that installs an office refrigerator and regularly delivers fresh salads, fruit, prepared dishes, and snacks that employees can buy from 100 yen per item.

FoodTechHR TechLogistics & Supply ChainWellness & FitnessJapan, JP

渡邉(Founder & CEO (株式会社KOMPEITO 代表))

A disaster preparedness supply management service that handles procurement, inventory tracking, expiration monitoring, and storage optimization for corporate clients in Japan.

Enterprise SoftwareImpact & Social GoodSaaS

OptoComb (formerly XTIA) develops and sells optical frequency comb generators and related measurement instruments and applications.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareTokyo, JP

福沢 博志(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))興梠 元伸(取締役名誉フェロー (Director, Honorary Fellow))今井 一宏(取締役 (Director))細見 孝大(取締役 (Director))柴 謙一(取締役 (Director))

paintory operates on-demand custom apparel and merchandise production, offering companies branded "Swag" and original apparel with no inventory risk through made-to-order manufacturing and dedicated corporate e-commerce stores.

Advanced ManufacturingDirect to ConsumerE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketing Tech

Patternstorage builds an information infrastructure platform for textile and apparel manufacturers, combining AI adoption foundations, training, and consulting with AI tools designed for manufacturing workflows.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaS