1. Date and Time
Thursday, June 30, 2022, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
2. Place
CIC Tokyo (Toranomon Hills Business Tower 15F, 1-17-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-6415)
3. Format
Hosted locally and webcasted online. (hybrid event)
4. Details
The Union of Kansai Governments Region-wide Industrial Promotion Bureau is working on the development of the Kansai Startup Ecosystem. As a kickoff event, “KANSAI Startup Night vol.1” was held. The event was reported by Chinese tech related media, "36kr."
[Interview Article URL] https://36kr.jp/194706/
[Session 1]
Kansai Based Deep Tech Startup Pitch
Introduction of Kansai Startup Businesses
Speaker Companies
・PeptiStar Inc. (Osaka)
・Megakaryon Corporation (Kyoto)
・Bio Palette Co., Ltd. (Hyogo)
・4D Sensor Inc. (online participation) (Wakayama)
・tiwaki Co., Ltd. (Shiga)
[Session 2]
Outline of Kansai Deep Tech Startup
Talk Session to Promote the Current State and Prospects of the Kansai Startup Ecosystem
Speakers
・PeptiStar Inc. Director and Executive Officer, Mr. Shinichiro FUJIIE
・Osaka University Venture Capital Co., Ltd. Investment Manager, Mr. Yoshifumi MIZUHARA
・Kobe City Medical and New Industry Headquarters New Industry Section Manager, Mr. Yuichi SAITO
・ [Moderator] forStartups Inc. Acceleration Division Public Affairs Strategy Office Manager, Tomonori IZUMI
5. Organizer
Union of Kansai Governments Region-wide Industrial Promotion Bureau; forStartups Inc.
6. Affiliates
・Osaka Business Development Agency
・Biocommunity Kansai (BiocK)
・Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited
・Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
7. Cooperating Sponsors
・Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry
・J-Startup KANSAI
8. Participants
Approx. 150 people