[Held in Sapporo on July 26th] The JSSA Hokkaido Pitch Award Vol.54 / Now recruiting general participants
*Japan Startup Support Association*
Press release: July 24, 2024
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[Held in Sapporo on July 26th] The JSSA Hokkaido Pitch Award Vol.54 / Now recruiting general participants
*A pitch award will be held where the winner of the grand prize is entitled to receive up to 10 million yen in investment. You will definitely learn and realize from this event. *
The JSSA Hokkaido Pitch Award Vol.54
Free participation application form
https://peatix.com/event/4023421/view
Date and time: July 26, 2024 13:00-19:00
Sponsored by: Japan Startup Support Association
Co-sponsors: Sapporo Stock Exchange, STARTUP HOKKAIDO Executive Committee, Hokkaido Future Creation Startup Development Mutual Support Network (HSFC)
Venue: Location: Sapporo Daiichi Joint Government Building 6th floor “Conference Room 1” (Kita 8-jo Nishi 2-chome, Kita-ku, Sapporo) Capacity: 100 people *Reception will close once the capacity is reached. It is OK to join, leave, and re-enter midway through. Participation fee: Free
Eligibility for participation: Students, people planning to start a business, people involved in the IPO business, national and local governments, school corporations, people in charge of new business development and investment at large companies, financial institutions, professionals, media, VCs, CVCs, investors, and support organizations. It will be for you. Please note that event content and speakers may change without notice due to various circumstances.
Participating company name
〇VC, CVC
Overseas Demand Development Support Organization Co., Ltd.
Ajinomoto
S Ventures Co., Ltd.
TEL Venture Capital, Inc. (CVC of Tokyo Electron Ltd.)
Hands-on Co., Ltd.
Astart Co., Ltd.
〇Business company
Hitachi, Ltd.
NTT Communications Corporation
Pronexus Co., Ltd.
Furukawa Sangyo Co., Ltd.
NTT Communications
Living Platform Co., Ltd.
Goryo Chemical Co., Ltd.
〇Financial institution
Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Bank
Hokuyo Bank, Ltd.
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Sapporo Stock Exchange
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. Sapporo Branch
〇Professional, consulting
EY Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC
Takara Printing Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Kyosou Partners Co., Ltd.
Iwata Godou Law Office Sapporo Office
Relic Co., Ltd.
EY Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC
Takara Printing Co., Ltd.
〇Country, local government, university, organization
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Hokkaido Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry
Sapporo Industrial Promotion Foundation
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) Sapporo Industrial Promotion Foundation
Hokkaido University
●Sponsor company
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Kansai Mirai Bank
ITOCHU Corporation
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
Tokai Tokyo Securities
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
SMBC Nikko Securities Co., Ltd.
Matsui Securities Co., Ltd.
EY Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC
Limited Liability AZSA Audit Corporation
Takara Printing Co., Ltd.
Pronexus Co., Ltd.
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
J Front Retailing Co., Ltd.
Bridge Consulting Group Co., Ltd.
Hankyu Hanshin Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Amazon Web Services Japan LLC
TIS Co., Ltd.
Socio Co., Ltd.
Obic Business Consultant Co., Ltd.
Daiichi Law Office Lawyer Corporation
●Supporting organizations
Mitsubishi Estate Tokyo 21st Century Club
Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd.
Osaka Innovation Hub (Osaka City)
Sharing Economy Association
Please download event details here.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qkNjLjubQgtGACHim-x29C9I42_i82c8QXfFk1RWN-Q/edit?usp=sharing
〇Time schedule
12:30-13:00 Reception starts
13:00～13:05 Event description
13:05～13:15 Greetings from Association Director Oka
13:15-13:25 [Video message] Mr. Soichiro Imaeda, Member of the House of Representatives, Deputy Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and Secretary General of the Startup Promotion Parliamentary League
13:25-14:25 Talk session between IPO managers and supporters 14:25-14:35 Greetings from STARTUP HOKKAIDO Executive Committee 14:35-16:00 Pitch Award Hokkaido Selection 5 Companies
16:00-16:30 Pitch Award Tokyo Osaka 2 companies selected
16:30-16:45 Greetings Mr. Hirokazu Kobayashi, Assistant Director, Industrial Technology Innovation Division, Regional Economy
Department, Hokkaido Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry
16:45-17:20 Award ceremony
17:20-17:35 Greetings from Tsutomu Tsuchiya, Deputy Director and Specially Appointed Professor, Hokkaido University, and Director, Startup Creation Headquarters, Organization for the Promotion of Industry-Academia-Regional Collaboration
17:35-17:50 Group photo shoot
17:50-18:45 Social gathering (no snacks provided / 18:30 mid-term closing greeting)
19:00 Complete evacuation
19:15 After-party held
〇Purpose of the event
As a community place that provides entrepreneurs and supporters with awareness, learning, and fateful encounters, members with the same awareness, challenges, and interests gather to solve problems, build networks, and gather information.
〇Recommended for these startups
1. Currently raising funds or planning to raise funds.
2. Looking for a high-level mentor
3. I’m not good at pitching and would like to see someone who can serve as a role model.
4. I am looking for a listed company that can provide a venue for M&A and experiment verification.
〇Recommended for these angel investors
1. Angel investment doesn’t go well
2. It is difficult to find a good investment destination
3. I want to increase my number of angel investors.
4. I want to invest in a seed fund as an LP and collect information. 5. I want to repay the debt I have received to the next generation.
〇 Recommended for these VC, CVC, LP investors (large corporate investment business division/CVC)
1. I am interested in the seed fund
2. Struggling with sourcing startups.
3. I am looking for a partner for new business development, business co-creation, and investment business.
4. I want to increase the number of customers for my company’s accessories, coworking spaces, and events.
5. I want to expand my fee business through agency contracts with startups. 6. We would like to have a wider range of sources for M&A and business alliance partners in areas other than Tokyo.
7. We want to strengthen sourcing of deep tech, healthcare,
university-based ventures, and female entrepreneurs.
8. I want to expand my horizontal network with LP investors, CVC, and angel investors.
9. I want to repay the debt I have received to the next generation.
There are four highlights with the theme of Meetup.
1.The JSSA Startup Pitch Award
We will hold a pitch award for 6 companies.
The Pitch Award will feature six companies, each with a six-minute pitch, followed by a six-minute question-and-answer session with listed company founders and famous consultants. Startups from a wide range of fields will be on stage, so you can understand the latest trends.
At the awards ceremony, the Grand Prize, Audience Award, and Sponsor Award will be presented. The “Best Prize” will be granted the right to receive an investment of 10 million yen. The type of stock, stock price, number of shares, etc. will be discussed at the final interview, but the acquired share will be within 5% to 10%. Also, you can rest assured that you are free to exercise your rights at a later date. The “Sponsor Award” is a prize presented by an association sponsor. Many of the speakers have achieved funding, business alliances, M&A, etc. as a result of their pitches at this award. It will also be a big plus for increasing your name recognition and recruiting. The speaker information list and slides will be made available to all participants in advance, so there will be quite a bit of confusion.
You can expect a PR effect.
Pitch Award Finalist
NB Health Research Institute Co., Ltd. Representative Director and President Mr. Takayama
https://nbhl.co.jp/
Zero Spec Co., Ltd. Representative Director and President Mr. Tada https://www.zero-spec.com/
Netdoor Co., Ltd. Representative Director and President Mr. Fujita https://netdoor.co.jp/
LAB Biotech Co., Ltd. Director Saito
https://lab-biotech.co.jp/
AWL Co., Ltd. Representative Director and President Mr. Kitade https://awl.co.jp/
Ring-ndx Co., Ltd. Representative Director and President Takahiro Kageyama https://www.ring-solutions.com/
Stayway Co., Ltd. Representative Director and President Atsushi Sato https://stayway.co.jp/company/
Pitch Award Judge
[TSE G] Living Platform Co., Ltd. Representative Director Hirofumi Kaneko https://www.living-platform.com/
Kazuhiro Fukuda, Representative Director and Angel Investor, Hands-On Co., Ltd. https://protocol.ooo/ja/users/55c8607d-f7a1-46ea-94e5-593785e8db41 Mr. Mitsushi Busushima, Partner Lawyer, Daiichi Law Office
https://daiichi-law.jp/
AI Samurai Co., Ltd. Representative Director Hajime Shirasaka (patent attorney) https://aisamurai.co.jp/
Murata Office Co., Ltd. Representative Toshifumi Murata
http://www.murataoffice.co.jp/#
Mitsumasa Iwanaga, Associate Partner, Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC https://www.ey.com/ja_jp/people/ey-shinnihon-llc
2. We will hold a talk session with IPO managers, startups, and supporters. Speakers
[TSE G] GIX Co., Ltd. Representative Director Tomohiro Amino https://www.gixo.jp/
[TSE G] Living Platform Co., Ltd. Representative Director Hirofumi Kaneko https://www.living-platform.com/
[Sapporo A] Kit Alive Co., Ltd. Representative Director and President Yudai Kaya https://www.kitalive.co.jp/
Mr. Mitsushi Busushima, Partner Lawyer, Daiichi Law Office
https://daiichi-law.jp/
AI Samurai Co., Ltd. Representative Director Hajime Shirasaka (patent attorney) https://aisamurai.co.jp/
You can share the mindset and team building necessary for IPO. You might even be able to listen to new material that only IPO managers know about!
Main theme: What efforts are necessary to create startups to solve regional issues?
Other IPO preparation and strategy, IP and legal pitfalls, building relationships with investors, changing corporate culture and organization, secrets to success and learning from failure, moving from idea to execution, financing strategy , team building and leadership, ecosystem and partnerships
3. Hold a networking event and business card exchange event. At the business card exchange event, you will be able to exchange business cards with the following speakers and idols in a handshake style.
Mr. Hirofumi Kaneko, Representative Director of Living Platform Co., Ltd. Ring-ndx Co., Ltd. CEO Takahiro Kageyama
Atsushi Sato, President and Representative Director of Stayway Co., Ltd. Hajime Shirasaka, CEO of AI Samurai Co., Ltd.
LAB Biotech Director Mutsumi Saito
Mr. Mitsuro Tada, Representative Director of Zero Spec Co., Ltd. Mr. Francisco Renteria, Executive Officer of AWL Inc.
Netdoor Co., Ltd. Representative Director and CEO Tomonao Fujita In order to make it easier to find speakers, startups who gave elevator pitches and pitch award speakers will be asked to wear red rose badges on their chests. The colors of the business card straps are changed depending on the attributes of the participants to make it easier to understand. For startups, the color is passionate red, for angels, VCs, CVCs, and investment departments, the color is golden yellow, and for other supporters, the color is refreshing blue.
4. After-party held (within a few minutes walk)
Participation fee: 5,000 yen Osteria Est Est Est.050-5593-9531 White Cube Sapporo 1F, Kita 9-jo Nishi 2-4-1, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido https://tabelog.com/hokkaido/A0101/A010101/1031228/
● What is The JSSA Startup Pitch Award?
This is a business exchange event that has been held more than 50 times in the past, sponsored by the Japan Startup Support Association, held in Sapporo, Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Okinawa. As a community place that provides entrepreneurs with a place to discover, learn, and have fateful encounters, members with the same awareness, challenges, and interests gather to solve problems, build networks, and gather information. We are also focusing on SDGs, regional revitalization, and nurturing university-originated ventures. We will send a list of all participant information by the day before the event, so you can know the speakers and participants in advance.
This event is recommended for the following people:
・I want to efficiently meet with many VCs, CVCs, and angel investors at once. For those who want to have face-to-face meetings with people from large companies that are difficult to meet.
⇒There will be a business negotiation booth, so make effective use of your time by making advance reservations from the dedicated page with the company you want to meet.
・For those who want to learn new ideas
⇒Entrepreneurs, founders, and startups from various fields will speak and participate in the pitch event. Your audience will be exposed to new business ideas and technologies. Also, by learning about the problems and challenges faced by startups, you may be able to apply them to your own business.
・For those who want to meet various startups
⇒A large number of startups will participate in the pitch event. Audiences can meet industry experts and startups working in the same field. They can also expand their network by interacting with people with similar interests.
・For those who want to find investment opportunities
⇒The speakers will be startups that provide cutting-edge technology and services. You can source startups for investment.
・For those who want to provide or be provided with a venue for M&A and experiment verification
⇒Startups and large companies can discuss initiatives such as open innovation and alliances at the power matching booth. You can also learn about the latest startup trends and technologies.
・For those who want to see high-level pitches
⇒This time, startups from seed to early stage will be on stage, so you can expect a rich pitch that also incorporates their achievements. I also think there is a lot to learn from startups who are not good at pitching. This pitch has led to various fateful encounters, including funding, business alliances, joint development, and media
introductions.