ElevationSpace Co., Ltd.
At the 23rd Japan Venture Awards, Ryohei Kobayashi, representative of Tohoku University’s space startup “ElevationSpace”, received the “Special Award for Community Contribution”
Recognized as an exemplary case of contributing to the revitalization of the local economy through novel and innovative projects that utilize excellent ideas and technology.
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Ryohei Kobayashi, CEO and representative director of ElevationSpace Co., Ltd. (pronounced “ElevationSpace”), which develops artificial satellites that can return to Earth after conducting demonstrations and experiments in space, said: We are pleased to announce that we received the “Special Award for Regional Contribution” at the 23rd Japan Venture Awards, sponsored by the Japan Small and Medium Enterprises and Innovation Organization (Chairman: Atsushi Toyonaga, hereinafter referred to as “SME Corporation”).
While continuing to contribute to the revitalization of the regional economy as a space startup from Tohoku, we will build a platform that flexibly responds to the increasing and diversifying needs of space environment utilization based on the country’s “Basic Space Plan” and “Space Security Initiative.” By providing demonstration opportunities in space, we will encourage private businesses to further enter the space industry and contribute to strengthening Japan’s space industry. [Image
Comment from Ryohei Kobayashi, CEO of ElevationSpace Co., Ltd. We are very honored to have received the Special Award for Community Contribution. Since our founding in 2021, ElevationSpace has been working on business development that utilizes Japan’s proud reentry and recovery technology, with the aim of making it possible for anyone to live in space. I am pleased that our efforts with the idea of “From Tohoku to space” have been recognized, and I will continue to work from my hometown of Tohoku to contribute to the Japanese economy and the future of humanity.
The space industry will be an industry that will support Japan’s future. We will continue to work as one team to develop our business so that we can become a leader in Japan’s space industry. ■Profile Born on December 25, 1997. At the age of 19, while attending Akita National College of Technology, he encountered space architecture and his life changed. After that, he majored in architecture and space engineering at Tohoku University and obtained a master’s degree (engineering). While attending university, he was engaged in research on satellite development projects and next-generation space
architecture, and was ranked number one in Japan and number two in the world in space architecture. After interning at several companies including a space venture, he founded ElevationSpace Co., Ltd. Selected as one of the Forbes 30 UNDER 30 Asia leaders under 30 who are changing the world from Asia. ■Awards December 2020: Selected as a member dispatched to Silicon Valley in “Start Next Innovator” by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, which aims to foster next-generation leaders of innovation.August 2022: Represented Japan by Forbes JAPAN. 30 people under 30 who are changing the world “30 UNDER 30 JAPAN 2022” May 2023 Forbes 30 under 30 Asia leaders who are changing the world from the Asian region
About Japan Venture Awards
■Overview The Japan Venture Awards is an award system sponsored by the Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Agency that honors managers of ambitious venture companies that conduct innovative businesses with high growth potential and businesses that contribute to solving social issues. By broadly introducing entrepreneurs as role models who are boldly taking on the challenge of becoming Japan’s next leaders, we hope to increase the momentum for business start-ups and support the creation and development of new businesses that will support Japan’s economy and industry in the future. The purpose is [23rd Japan Venture Awards official website] https://j-venture.smrj.go.jp/■About the Special Award for Community Contribution
This award is given to an exemplary business owner who conducts business that contributes to revitalizing the local economy and resolving regional issues.
ElevationSpace overview
ElevationSpace is a space startup from Tohoku University that aims to create a world where anyone can live in space and enrich people’s future. Utilizing the knowledge and technology of more than 15 small satellites that have been developed by Tohoku University’s
Yoshida/Kuwahara Laboratory, we will conduct experiments and demonstrations that take advantage of the weightless environment on unmanned small satellites, and then return them to Earth. We are developing a space environment utilization platform called “ELS-R” that will be returned to the customer. ■ElevationSpace Co., Ltd. Award history February 2021 Tohoku Growth Accelerator 2020 “WeWork Award” August 2022 University Venture Award 2022 “New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization Chairman Award” September 2022 Weekly Toyo Keizai “Awesome Venture 100” November 2022 Seraphim Space Accelerator December 2022 Tohoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry “J-Startup TOHOKU” March 2023 EY Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC “EY Innovative Startup 2023” April 2023 Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. Deep Tech Venture of the Year in Japan” and others ■What is “ELS-R”? The International Space Station (ISS), which has been used for a wide range of purposes from basic scientific experiments to industrial applications, has been scheduled to end its operations at the end of 2030 due to structural life issues and other reasons. ” has become an issue. ElevationSpace aims to provide the space environment
utilization platform “ELS-R” with an eye on the “post-ISS era.” “ELS-R” is the first service in Japan to carry out experiments and demonstrations using a zero-gravity environment on an unmanned small satellite, which is then returned to Earth and returned to the customer.
■Concept movie that gives you an idea of the “ELS-R” service
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