[Sotas Co., Ltd.] Sotas, a SaaS startup specializing in the chemical industry, has been selected as a business recipient of Hamamatsu City Fund Support Business Expenses Grant.
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Press release: February 16, 2024
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Sotas, a SaaS startup specializing in the chemical industry, was selected as a business that received Hamamatsu City Fund Support Business Expenses Grant.
*- Contributing to manufacturers in Hamamatsu City with the Yaramaika spirit -* Sotas Co., Ltd., a SaaS startup specializing in the chemical industry aiming to become a materials platform (Location: Headquarters Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Branch)
Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Representative Director and President: Yoshimoto
Hiroki (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) is pleased to announce that we have been selected as a business recipient of the Hamamatsu City Fund Support Project Expenses Grant for FY2021 under the Hamamatsu City Fund Support Project.
* Thoughts on application *
Our company is a start-up company that develops and provides products that are both economical and sustainable for small and medium-sized companies in the chemical industry, in order to transform the entire supply chain toward the realization of a resource-recycling society.
There are many manufacturers in the Tokai region, which is Japan’s leading industrial area, and Hamamatsu City is home to one of the largest plastic and rubber manufacturers in the country. With this support from Hamamatsu City, we will develop and provide “Sotas Process Management,” “Sotas Database,” and “Sotas Chemical Survey” to improve the operational efficiency of plastic molding and processing companies and chemical trading companies in Hamamatsu City. We will accelerate support for industrialization and productivity improvement, and contribute to the revitalization of Hamamatsu City’s industry.
In addition, our company is participating in the Hamamatsu Startup, an acceleration program sponsored by Hamamatsu City that started this fiscal year.
Accelerator2023”, we received the highest award. In conjunction with the support we received this time, we will further expand the possibilities of collaboration with local companies.
*Comment from Katsuya Kawaji, Director of Startup Promotion, Industry Department, Hamamatsu City Hall*
Hamamatsu City actively supports startups in the city that are taking on the challenge of solving social issues and new businesses. Sotas Co., Ltd. will take on the challenge of improving the business efficiency and productivity of companies in the city through SaaS specialized in the chemical industry, and we hope that Sotas will play an active role in the city. It was adopted.
We also hope that in the future, this service will spread from Hamamatsu to all over Japan and the world, and that it will help Sotas Co., Ltd. grow and lead to the resolution of social issues and economic development.
*About Hamamatsu City Fund Support Project*
Hamamatsu City, a city of manufacturing, is a start-up city that has developed through the efforts of the private sector, with a
challenging spirit known as the Yaramaika spirit. Against the background of this culture of boldly taking on challenges, various startup support measures are being implemented with the aim of making Hamamatsu a city with a virtuous cycle where new startups are born one after another.From 2019, we will further support the challenges of startups. In order to do this, we are developing a “fund support business.”
*Strengthening human resource recruitment*
We are looking for members who can seriously aim for Sotas’ purpose of “helping the earth live longer.” Currently, there is an urgent need to further update the product, build relationships with customers, and increase awareness of the product, but we still do not have enough people to join us in strongly promoting the business. We are currently recruiting for a variety of positions, including engineers (back-end engineers, front-end engineers, and infrastructure engineers), as well as sales, customer success, and human resources.
Recruitment details are posted on the page below, so please take a look. First, I would like to have a casual interview with CEO Yoshimoto to talk about Sotas’ business and company.
List of available positions/casual interview application
Member joining interview
*Company information*
Company name Sotas Co., Ltd.
Representative Representative Director and President Hiroki Yoshimoto Location (Head Office) 7-7 Shin-Kawasaki, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture
(Hamamatsu Branch) Zaza City Hamamatsu Central Building B1F, 100-1 Kajicho, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Established March 2022
Business Overview “Sotas Process Management” production, inventory management, and ordering system specialized for the chemical industry Chemical industry database “Sotas Database”
Development and provision of “Sotas Chemical Survey” to simplify chemical surveys in the chemical industry supply chain
Certification ISO/IEC 27001 (JQA-IM2036 Sotas Co., Ltd. Head Office) Website https://sotas.co.jp/
https://note.com/sotas
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