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Global Startup Pitch (KGAP+ Batch8) in Kyoto – KOIN2022/12/06

KGAP+ (Keihanna Global Acceleration Program Plus) and partner institutions in Kyoto will hold a collaborative pitch event.

Seven startups from Batch8 (the 8th cohort, Ovtober 28 – February 1), which are working on collaboration and PoC with Japanese companies and others, will take the stage. These global startups will showcase their products and services that utilize sensing, IoT, food tech, agri-tech, and AI to realize a smart and sustainable society.

This will be a hybrid event held at KOIN, a open innovation cafe in Kyoto, and online. We look forward to seeing everyone interested in working with startups!

Flyer is here

  • About KGAP+ Batch 8, click here.
  • About the unveiling event of KGAP+ Batch 8, click here.
  • KGAP+ is in collaboration with the Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo – Kobe Consortium which was selected a Global Startup City under the Japanese Cabinet Office. For more information about business environment in Kansai region, see “INVEST JAPAN, INVEST KANSAI“

Date / Time Tuesday, December 06, 2022 18:30 - 20:30
Venue

Hybrid (on-site & online participation)

  • Venue: KOIN, 4F (Kyoto Keizai Center – floor 3,78 Kankobokocho Shimogyo-ku,Kyoto) Access
  • Online: Zoom
Program

*Time: Japan Standard Time
*Language: English

 

18:30　Opening

 

18:35　Greeting remarks

Mr.

 

18:40　Greeting remarks

Mr.Koyama

Kyoto Chiesangyo Sozonomori

 

18:45　Introduction of Keihanna Global Innovation Ecosystem and KGAP+

Dr. Hiroyuki Suzuki, Executive Vice President and Head of Business Development Office, ATR

 

19:00　Pitches by KGAP+ Batch 8 startups (7 minutes for pitch + 3 minutes for Q&A)

    1. SolairesEntreprises  (Canada)
      Capture the sun’s energy from anywhere through new materials and technology.
      [Material]
    2. Revive Innovations+ (U.K)
      Developing a pre-loaded injection device that administers life-saving adrenaline, while utilizing a compact and patient centric form-factor.
      [Health]
    3. Algobot (Hong Kong)
      Offers the world’s first Web3 marketplace with robo-traders built on NFTs. Developers partner with licensed companies to become legitimate RoboTraders, and licensed companies can reduce costs by purchasing operating NFTs.
      [Fintech]
    4. Or:bital Bloom (U.K.)
      A virtual garden that reflects the environmental performance of businesses and thrives as businesses go green. A first-of-its-kind product combines the accuracy of data reporting with the creativity of digital arts, algorithmic tracking, and AI to incentivise climate action.
      [Green-tech]
    5. German Bionic (Bavaria, Germany)
      Building robotic exoskeleton(aka. Power Suits) for the industrial/logistics field. Our Cray X power suit features connected capability to provide measurable productivity enhancement and secure a safer workspace.
      [Robotics]
    6. AutoVid.ai (India)
      AutoVid.ai is an AI platform to generate real human videos, thus bypassing the cumbersome process of shooting with cameras, microphones, actors, and studios. These videos/virtual-agents redefine digital experiences by humanizing personalized communication at scale, across External (Sales, Marketing, Customer Success) and Internal Communications (HR, Corporate, L&D).
      [VR]
    7. Mechasys (Canada)
      Offers an innovative laser projector that displays construction plans on a real scale on any job with 3mm accuracy. It speeds up productivity, reduces human risks, and simplifies the process.
      [[Construction-tech]

 

20:30　Closing remarks

Mr.

 

*Startup pitches will be given in English or Japanese. (Simultaneous interpretation available)
*The timetable might be changed.
Object Anyone interested in collaboration with startups from Israel, etc.
Due date for application - Venue: December 5, 2022
- Online: December 6, 2022
Capacity For venue: 50 people (First-come-first-served basis)

Notes for attendance

- For on-site participation, you will be selected by lottery and will be notified by email on around November 28 whether or not you can come to the venue. In case you miss the drawing, please join online.
- For online participation, a link to the Zoom webinar will be emailed after you register the event.
Organizer

– Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR)

– Keihanna Research Complex
Sponsor etc.
  • ■ Co-hosted by

    – Kyoto Prefecture

    – Public Foundation of Kansai Research Institute – Kansai Headquarters

    – Kyoto Chiesangyo Sozonomori

    – Kyoto Shinkin Bank

    – SHIMADZU Corporation

     

  • ■ Cooperated by

    – Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN

    – Keihanna Interaction Plaza Incorporated

    – Advanced Science, Technology & Management Research Institute of KYOTO

    – Kyoto Research Park

    – Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Secretariat
  • Business Development Office,
    Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR)
  • E-mail：kih@keihanna-rc.jp