The online-based startup support program “KGAP+ (Keihanna Global Acceleration Program Plus)” will be holding a real event in Kyoto, specially for startups from overseas and Japan!
They will pitch their cutting-edge technologies and services to Japanese companies and investors. You will experience the passion and encounters you can’t experience online!
It’s a great opportunity to experience innovations in a variety of fields, such as AI, robotics, environmental technology, agritech, precision machinery, and more, and seize the chance for real business matching.
After the presentations, there will also be individual business negotiations and networking. Please come and join us!
- Startups from each country will pitch live from their local area (for 10 minutes, including Q&A).
- The pitches will be presented in English, but the entire event will be conducted in Japanese.
- For more information about KGAP+, click here
- For more information about KOIN, click here
- KGAP+ is in collaboration with the Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo – Kobe Consortium which was selected as 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 |
Thursday, May 01, 2025 14:00 - 16:30 |
| Venue |
Open Innovation Cafe, KOIN
3F (Kyoto Keizai Center – floor 3, 78 Kankobokocho Shimogyo-ku,Kyoto)
Access is here
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| Program |
*Time: Japan Standard Time
*Language: Japanese (except startup’s live pitche)
14:00 Opening remarks
14:02 Introduction of Keihanna Global Innovation Ecosystem and KGAP+
Dr. Hiroyuki Suzuki, Senior Executive Vice President, ATR (KGAP+ Program Director)
14:15 Live Pitches by 7 startups of KGAP+ Batch 12 (The order of presentations is yet to be decided)
【Industrial Automation】
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- FingerVision (Japan)
FingerVision develops and provides robotic hands that can manipulate soft, shapeless objects using a unique tactile sensor. We contribute to automating the manipulation of soft, shapeless objects (food, flowers, etc.) that only humans could do.
【Agriculture & Food】
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- Sultech (Canada)
Using a manufacturing process that cuts CO2 emissions by 95 per cent over traditional processes, the company produces liquid fertiliser containing dispersed elemental sulphur particles. Unlike sulphate fertilisers, which tend to run off, or solid fertilisers, which tend to be localised, this fertiliser effectively addresses soil deficiencies over a long period of time.
【Medical & Healthcare】
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- FREE Bionics (Taiwan)
FREE Bionics provides a data-driven exoskeleton system that can provide personalized support for rehabilitation in medical and nursing care. By providing safe and effective exercise, they hope to help reduce the burden on caregivers.
【AI & Software】
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- NeuinX (Taiwan)
NeuinX extracts highlight scenes from sports videos without using expensive cameras or manpower. With real-time processing and user-friendly functions, the plaform makes it easy to share highlights with fans and stakeholders, contributing to more efficient engagement.
- Veritus (Japan)
Veritus develops systems that automate the workflow of professors and research directors searching, reviewing, and analyzing papers during peer review, as well as managing students. This helps free experts from mundane tasks so they can focus on innovation.
- ImpersonAlly (Israel)
ImpersonAlly provides a service that helps businesses detect and widely block fraud on the web using their brand and name before it can cause damage to their business. It prevents users from being deceived by bad actors and prevents customer data from being stolen, protecting the value of your brand in the digital age.
【Precision Machinery】
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- AirSEM (Israel)
AirSEM develops a unqiue microscope system that enables observation of sub-10 nm order without placing the sample in a vacuum. It solves the problems of SEM, such as the limitation of sample size by the vacuum chamber, charging of non-conductive samples, and destruction of samples (such as biological samples).
15:30 B2B meetings & Networking
16:30 Closing
*The timetable might be changed.
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| Object |
Anyone interested in collaboration with startups and global collaboration, etc. |
| Due date for application |
Thursday, May 01, 2025 |
| Capacity |
50 persons |
Notes for attendance
- When you apply to participate, we will send you a confirmation e-meil. Please come directly to the venue, with the e-mail.
Registration opens at 13:30.
| Organizer |
– Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR)
– Keihanna Research Complex
 
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| Sponsor etc. |
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| Secretariat |
- Innovation Co-Creation Team, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR)
- E-mail：kih@keihanna-rc.jp
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