UTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd.

1stRound is a startup incubation and growth-support program for teams before their first VC funding round or startups founded within the past three years, co-hosted by Japanese national, public, and private universities, research institutions, and the University of Tokyo Innovation Platform (UTokyo IPC).

Deep Tech

AdaCoTech develops AI technology for manufacturing quality inspection and production optimization, serving factories and production facilities in Japan's core manufacturing industry.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareTokyo, JP

Co-investorsDNDnx VenturesSPSpiral CapitalUNUntroD CapitalUTUTEC

Aerosense develops drone solutions and cloud-based image analysis platforms for inspection, surveying, and mapping tasks across enterprises and municipalities.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningConstruction TechHardwareIoTRoboticsTokyo, JP

佐浩佐部 浩太郎

Arav develops automation and remote operation solutions for construction machinery in heavy industries such as steel mills, mining, construction, plants, and power generation facilities.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechDeep TechHardwareIoTRoboticsTokyo, JP

白久 レイエス樹(代表取締役)榊原 通伸(取締役)

Astroscale develops on-orbit servicing solutions, providing end-to-end services covering mission licensing, spectrum acquisition, insurance, and operations to support the circular space economy.

Circular EconomyDeep TechSpace TechTokyo, JP

NONobu Okada(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsASaSTARTENEnergy & Environment InvestmentSMSMBC Venture CapitalSUSumitomo Mitsui Trust nvestment Co. Ltd.

Beren is a public benefit corporation developing novel medicines in partnership with patients, caregivers, clinicians, and health systems.

BiotechHealthtech

JCJason Camm(Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer)inAOAaron Ondrey(Chief Financial Officer)inAGAlex Gold(Chief Medical Officer)inJSJennifer Spinella(Chief Regulatory Officer & Head of Quality)inIVIrene von Hennigs(SVP, Global Medical Affairs)inBSBennett Smith(SVP, Commercial)in

Co-investorsALAlpha Wave GlobalEIEisai Innovation, Inc.NANarya CapitalOCOctave Ventures Llc

BetterPlace builds workforce management tools focused on frontline and gig workers such as delivery riders, factory workers, and security guards, connecting these workers with enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSBengaluru, IN

PAPravin Agarwala(Co-founder)inSTSaurabh Tandon(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsJUJungle Ventures3O3one4 CapitalBRBritish International InvestmentCACapriaALAlteria CapitalCACapria Ventures

BionicM develops powered prosthetic knee systems, including a robotic knee that provides adaptive stability and powered assistance for movements such as sit-to-stand transitions.

HardwareMedical DevicesRoboticsHongo, JP

Co-investorsKIKiraboshi CapitalTETechstarsUTUTEC

BIRD INITIATIVE is a Japanese R&D and digital innovation firm that accelerates promising technologies from research into business applications through simulation, automation, and ecosystem support.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechTokyo, JP

Konno(CEO)SKSatoshi Konnoin

Co-investorsDRDRONE FUND

Kaz Watanabein

Co-investorsGLGlobal Brain

The page presents Pinco Casino, an online gambling platform offering slots, live casino, table games, and sports betting with a Turkish-language interface.

ConsumerGamingHealthtechBoston, US

Robert Kotin(Executive Officer, Director)Chen Schor(Director)Robert Hadfield(Executive Officer)John Lawrence(Executive Officer)

BoardGVGeeta Vemuri(Director)inDYDerek Yoon(Director)in

Co-investorsASAstellas Venture Management LLCDCDC Investment PartnersSOSolasta VenturesAGAgent CapitalLOLongwood Fund

Cancer therapeutics development (RNA regulation abnormalities).

Co-investorsKYKyoto University Innovation CapitalNINippon Venture CapitalSHShinsei Capital PartnersSMSMBC Venture Capital

Citadel AI is a platform for evaluating and monitoring various AI systems including large language models, image AI, and tabular AI.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareTokyo, JP

KSKenny Song(Founder)in

Co-investorsTETechstarsANANRICOCoral CapitalMIMitsubishi UFJ CapitalSUSuntory Holdings Limited

CORE Biomedicine is a biotech company developing precision cancer medicines based on cancer lineage biology, focused on advancing drug candidates from discovery into clinical development.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Ping Zhu(Co-founder & CEO)inGuozhu Zheng(Co-founder, President and CSO)Tarek Sahmoud(Chief Medical Officer)DMDouglas McMillin(Head of BD & Operations)

Co-investorsVIVision Incubate

CREWT develops medical devices and services leveraging optical technology, with a focus on glaucoma detection and management in ophthalmology.

HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesTokyo, JP

江哲江口 哲也(Representative Director)

DEM BioPharma is a biotechnology company developing cancer therapies by targeting the immune system, drawing on genetic and immuno-oncology research.

BiotechHealthtechCambridge, US

NGNenad Grmusa(Chief Executive Officer)inJMJohn McCabe(Chief Financial and Operating Officer)in

Co-investorsALAlta PartnersASAstellas Venture Management LLCDCDC Investment PartnersLOLongwood FundPFPfizer Venture InvestmentsINInsight Partners+1 more

DataLabs develops and provides cloud-based systems that use 3D data for the construction industry, along with related research and development.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingConstruction TechSaaSTokyo, JP

Atsushi Joshin(Co-founder & Director, CFO)inDaisuke Sato(Director, CTO)

Co-investorsJRJR East Start UP

Dodai builds electric motorcycles designed for African roads, along with IoT-enabled battery systems and a battery-swapping station network.

CleantechHardwareMobility & TransportationAddis Ababa, ET

YSYuma Sasaki(Founder / CEO)AYAbenezer Yakob(CTO)HLHilina Legesse(SVP / Head of Corporate Services)inCYChuan Yee(Head of Engineering & Production)inSTSamuel Tariku(VP / Head of Commercial)inPBPiniel Berhane(VP / Head of Finance)in

Co-investorsINInclusion JapanSPSpiral CapitalSPSpiral Innovation Partners

EX4Energy develops technology solutions for connecting and utilizing distributed energy resources in the power grid.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyIoT

Takeshi ItoRyuichi Inagaki

BoardSekiguchi Mina(Director)

Co-investorsDBDBJ Capital

Gaussy transforms logistics from a reactive operational function into a proactive source of business insights by leveraging real-time supply chain data to uncover new opportunities and drive competitive advantage.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply Chain

Shingo Sakuraiin

Co-investorsGLGlobal BrainPRPrologis Ventures

GraGreen develops improved crop varieties using genome editing and traditional breeding methods to reduce resource inputs and increase agricultural yields.

AgTechClimate TechNagoya, JP

MNMasaki Niwain

Co-investorsBEBeyond Next VenturesKYKyoto University Innovation CapitalSESeiho Investment WorksSHShizuoka CapitalTETechstars

HarvestX provides automated pollination robots and AI-driven environmental control systems for year-round strawberry cultivation in plant factories.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsTokyo, JP

YIYuki Ichikawain

Co-investorsHUHulic StartupSUSumitomo Mitsui Trust nvestment Co. Ltd.

Heartseed develops cardiac regenerative medicine, creating heart muscle cells from iPS cells for transplantation to treat heart failure, with its lead pipeline HS-001 nearing clinical trials.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

KFKeiichi Fukuda(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))

Co-investorsANAngel Bridge Co.,Ltd.ASAstellas Venture Management LLCKEKeio Innovation InitiativeMEMedical Incubator Japan K.K.SMSMBC Venture CapitalSUSumitomo Mitsui Trust nvestment Co. Ltd.

Imacreate develops, operates, and consults on VR/AR/MR systems, with a focus on "doing" rather than "watching" XR experiences applied to skills training (e.g. welding training with the Kobe Steel group).

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEdTechTokyo, JP

山本 彰洋(代表取締役 CEO)川崎 仁史(取締役 CTO)

Co-investorsMOMonozukuri Ventures

Drone operation management system using automated negotiation AI.

Co-investorsDRDRONE FUND

issin develops everyday health care products and services designed to naturally support family wellness without conscious effort.

ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechIoTWellness & FitnessTokyo, JP

程 涛(代表取締役CEO)

Co-investorsUTUTEC

Linkwiz develops software that enables industrial robots to adapt to variations in workpiece position and shape, making them capable of handling complex, context-dependent tasks in manufacturing environments.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRobotics浜松市, JP

吹豪吹野 豪(代表取締役)

Co-investorsMAMarubeni Ventures Inc.ININCJ, Ltd.

Genome engineering-based drug discovery and biomanufacturing R&D support.

TITaiki Ishikura(Founder)in

Co-investorsANAngel Bridge Co.,Ltd.AOAozora Corporate InvestmentDEDelight VenturesGLGlobis Capital PartnersMIMIRAI SOUZOU

Mantra develops AI-based manga translation technology and language-learning services for the entertainment sector, aiming to remove language barriers from manga, anime, games, and novels.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP

Shonosuke Ishiwatari(Representative Director / Co-founder)inRHRyota Hinami(Director & CTO / Co-founder)in

mediPhone (メディフォン) is a medical interpretation and translation service for healthcare providers in Japan, combining AI machine translation (up to 107 languages) with remote phone/video interpretation by specialized medical interpreters (32 languages) and document translation.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Co-investorsFAFast Track InitiativeSOSony Ventures Corporation

Nanosummit develops industrial-scale technology to uniformly disperse carbon nanotubes (CNT) and other carbon-based nanomaterials at low cost, addressing CNT aggregation problems.

CleantechDeep TechHardwareNew MaterialsKawaguchi, JP

熊谷 弘太郎Koutaro Kumagai(Representative Director)

Onedot is a marketing and digital business strategy service firm that supports companies in launching digital ventures and integrated marketing initiatives, with particular expertise in inbound tourism and new service launches for Chinese consumers.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketing Tech

Co-investorsPKPKSHA Technology Capital

OptQC develops optical quantum computers aimed at practical societal implementation, addressing energy efficiency and computational capacity limits through a scalable photonic approach to quantum computing.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechQuantum ComputingTokyo, JP

Hiroshi Takase(Representative Director & CEO)AFAkira Furusawa(Director)WAWarit Asavanant(Founder)inWAWarit Asabapote(Director & CTO)

Co-investorsDEDelight VenturesGLGlobal Brain

QD Laser develops, manufactures, and sells high-efficiency semiconductor lasers for telecommunications and industrial use, as well as visual-information devices.

Deep TechHardwareMedical DevicesSemiconductorsYokohama, JP

MSMitsuru Sugawara(Founder)in菅原 充(Founder & Chief Technology Advisor)大久保 潔(President & Representative Director)

Co-investorsBEBeyond Next VenturesMIMIRAI SOUZOUMIMitsui Global InvestmentOIOita Venture CapitalSMSMBC Venture CapitalUNUntroD Capital+1 more

Platform for high-throughput material property simulation based on quantum mechanics.

Cambridge, US

Toru Shiozaki(CEO and Co-Founder)

BoardGuanhua Chen(Director)Garnet Chan(Chief Visionary Advisor and Co-founder)

Co-investorsABAbies VenturesKYKyoto University Innovation Capital2X2xNEMEmbark Ventures

RIN Institute develops antibody-based pharmaceuticals and in vitro diagnostic drugs for medical research and clinical use.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesTokyo, JP

STORM Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing small molecule drugs that target RNA modifying enzymes to reprogram cells through RNA biology.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsCACambridge Innovation CapitalFAFast Track InitiativeM M VenturesPFPfizer Venture InvestmentsSESeroba Life SciencesTATaiho Ventures, LLC+1 more

The company develops DNA aptamers—single-stranded oligonucleic acid therapeutics—using proprietary artificial base-pair technology for drug discovery and medical applications.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Ichiro HiraoinMHMiyuki Hori(Director, Drug Discovery R&D)

BoardAles Strancar(External Director, Business Development)Takayuki Okabuchi(External Director)

An HR-focused company that helps organizations and individuals find meaning and engagement in work, with a vision to maximize human and organizational potential and create a prosperous society.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSector Agnostic

TELEXISTENCE Inc. designs, manufactures, and operates remote-controlled robots with artificial intelligence, developing hardware, software, AI, and teleoperation technologies in-house.

AI & Machine LearningRetail TechRoboticsTokyo, JP

STSusumu Tachi(Chairman)

Co-investorsABAbies VenturesGLGlobis Capital PartnersKDKDDI Open Innovation FundRIRicoh

Ubitus provides GPU virtualization and cloud streaming platforms, delivering AI and cloud solutions spanning AI applications, AI robotics, cloud gaming, and the metaverse.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingGaming

Co-investorsITIT-Farm CorporationSOSony Ventures CorporationNVNVIDIASASamsung VenturesTETencent Holdings

Vertero develops therapies for neurodegenerative diseases by targeting causative mechanisms in the peripheral nervous system rather than addressing symptoms alone.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

SMSarkis Mazmanian, PhD(Co-founder and Board Member)

Co-investorsAIAIFTATaiho Ventures, LLC

Visban develops continuous millimeter-wave (mmWave) coverage technology to enable real-world deployment of wireless networks.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareTokyo, JP

S.B. Cha(CEO/Co-Founder)Ryosuke Kuwada(Chief Business Officer/Co-Founder)Arokia Nathan(Chief Science Officer/Co-Founder/Director)in

Co-investorsBEBeyond Next Ventures

VividQ develops computational holography software, including an end-to-end holographic software framework and algorithms for high-quality holographic displays.

Deep TechGamingHardwareCambridge, GB

APAleksandra PedraszewskainTom Durrantin

Co-investorsAPAPEX VenturesCACambridge Angels groupUTUTECFOForesight GroupRURuttenberg Gordon Investments (RGI)SUSure Valley Ventures

Vivid develops hardware development kits and display technologies for augmented and virtual reality headsets, with applications in automotive heads-up displays and holographic displays.

Deep TechGamingHardwareCambridge, GB

APAleksandra Pedraszewska(Co-founder)inTom Durrant(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsMIMiyako Capital

AccuRna develops drug delivery systems for nucleic acid therapeutics, including antisense oligonucleotides, siRNA, miRNA, and mRNA-based treatments.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMedical Devices

Shiro Akinaga(Chairman of the board, CEO)Keiko Hattori(Director, CEO)

BoardKazunori Kataoka(Project Professor of Policy Alternatives Research Institute at the University of Tokyo, Director General at Innovation Center of NanoMedicine)Keiji Itaka(Professor of Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering at Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Principal Research Scientist and Laboratory Head at Innovation Center of NanoMedicine)Nobuhiro Nishiyama(Professor of Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Principal Research Scientist and Laboratory Head at Innovation Center of NanoMedicine)Kanjiro Miyata(Associate Professor of Department of Materials Engineering at the University of Tokyo)

Co-investorsFAFast Track Initiative

Axelspace manufactures microsatellites using onsite cleanroom facilities and develops commercial applications for satellite technology.

Deep TechHardwareSpace TechTokyo, JP

NAKAMURA Yuya(President and CEO)YNYuya Nakamura(Founder)in

Co-investorsGLGlobal BrainSESeibu Shinkin CapitalSUSumitomo Mitsui Trust nvestment Co. Ltd.TOTokyo University of Science Innovation CapitalUNUntroD Capital

Alivexis is a drug discovery company that develops small molecule therapeutics targeting cancer, immune-inflammatory conditions, and rare diseases, leveraging computational platforms and disease biology expertise across operations in Japan and the US.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechTokyo, JP

SRS. Roy Kimura(Cofounder & CEO)inKOKazuki Ohno(Cofounder & COO)

Co-investorsSMSMBC Venture CapitalDBDBJ CapitalFAFast Track InitiativeMOMobile Internet Capital, Inc.

Instalimb develops and delivers 3D-printed prosthetics and orthotics using CAD, 3D printing, and machine learning technology to improve accessibility and affordability of mobility devices globally.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsGLGlobal BrainINInclusion JapanRERebright Partners

WealthNavi is a Japanese fintech company that provides robo-advisory investment services and asset management solutions.

FintechTokyo, JP

KSKazuhisa Shibayama(Founder)in

Co-investorsDBDBJ CapitalGLGlobal BrainSMSMBC Venture CapitalSOSony Ventures CorporationSTSTRIVESUSumitomo Mitsui Trust nvestment Co. Ltd.

A Japanese media and digital marketing company that operates video and SNS platforms focused on the elderly care sector, providing video production services for care facilities and a talent platform to support care workers.

HealthtechHR TechMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP

Co-investorsGLGlobal Brain

Connected Robotics develops robotics and AI-powered automation solutions for the food service and restaurant industry, addressing labor shortages and food handling challenges through computer vision and robotic control systems.

AI & Machine LearningFoodTechRetail TechRobotics

Tetsuya SawanoboriTaiki Satoin

Co-investors50500 GlobalASaSTARTCOCoral CapitalDNDnx VenturesJRJR East Start UPOPOpen Network Lab+3 more

Sonas, Inc. plans, designs, manufactures, and sells sensing-related hardware, software, and services.

Construction TechDeep TechHardwareIoTTokyo, JP

Sotaro Ohara(Representative Director (CEO))

Co-investorsJRJR East Start UP

Solaris develops soft robots that use artificial muscles for pipe maintenance.

Deep TechHardwareRobotics

Co-investorsABAbies VenturesJRJR East Start UPSHShizuoka CapitalSPSpiral CapitalSPSpiral Innovation Partners

Trans-N is a team combining AI, consulting, and creative expertise to develop products.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTokyo, JP

那 小川(Cofounder & CEO)孫 又晗(Cofounder & CTO)河合 耕作(会長 兼 代表取締役)

Co-investorsDEDelight VenturesX-X-HUB TOKYO Global Startup Accelerator

FIMECS, Inc. is a Japanese drug discovery company researching and developing new pharmaceuticals based on targeted protein degradation mechanisms.

BiotechMedical DevicesFujisawa, JP

KGKanae Gamo(Founder)inKanae Kamo(代表取締役 CEO (Representative Director & CEO))

Co-investorsKYKyoto University Innovation Capital

Yoii operates a revenue-based financing platform called Yoii Fuel that provides non-dilutive funding to SaaS and D2C startups using proprietary algorithms.

FintechSaaS

Masaharu Unoin

Co-investorsGLGlobal BrainINInclusion JapanX-X-HUB TOKYO Global Startup AcceleratorITItochu Technology Ventures

LiberoThera is a drug discovery company using cell-free membrane protein preparation technology and non-natural amino acid incorporation technology to develop antibody-based therapeutics, including antibodies targeting GPCRs such as anti-CCR8.

BiotechDeep Tech

TKToru Kankein

Co-investorsMCMC Healthcare VenturesTATaiho Ventures, LLC

Developing innovative drugs for aging-related diseases by targeting inflammatory senescent cells.

Co-investorsFAFast Track Initiative