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Funding Overview Simile, a startup specializing in synthetic user technology, has successfully raised $200 million in a new funding round, bringing its total...
Release Overview Spotify has officially announced "User notes," a new feature that allows users to record personal me...
The Context Behind Okta's Acquisition of Permiso Identity management leader Okta has reportedly acquired AI-driven se...
Overview of the Milestone Electric vehicle (EV) pioneer Tesla has officially announced that its cumulative global pro...
Funding Overview Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), a leader in the development of fusion energy, has announced the s...
The Front Lines of Fusion Energy Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), a trailblazing startup leading the global race in...
Release Overview Meta has announced that breakthroughs in AI technology are streamlining the software development pro...
Overview of the Announcement Netflix has announced that it has secured the worldwide streaming rights for the globall...
Overview of the M&A AI computing infrastructure provider Nscale has announced its acquisition of Anyscale as part of ...
The Surge in Demand for Forward-Deployed Engineers In today's rapidly evolving AI industry, "Forward-Deployed Enginee...
Overview of the Security Incident Detailed analysis has been released regarding a security breach recently faced by t...
Event Overview Organizers of the global technology conference "TechCrunch Disrupt 2026" have unveiled the first wave ...
The Scientific Limitations of Large Language Models While Large Language Models (LLMs)—the core technology behind tod...
Overview of the Case The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against telehealth provider Hims & H...
Release Overview Zoox, an autonomous driving technology company owned by Amazon, has announced that its custom-built,...
Overview of the Release Spotify has officially announced the rollout of a new "Running Mode" for its music streaming ...
Funding Overview Security startup Inforcer has officially announced the closure of a $50 million funding round. The c...
Funding Overview Dili, a provider of an AI-powered compliance management platform, has announced a successful $21.7 m...
A Paradigm Shift in Microsoft's AI Strategy Microsoft is undergoing a major strategic shift in its AI development, mo...
Executive Summary The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced a tightening of regulations on Chine...
Release Overview OpenAI has officially announced that its latest AI model, "GPT-5.6 Sol," has outperformed Opus 5 on ...
Release Overview OpenAI has officially announced its latest AI model, "GPT-5.6 Sol," claiming it has surpassed the co...
Funding Overview Asclepath Inc. has announced the successful closure of a ¥30 million pre-seed funding round led by G...
Funding Overview Throne Science, a healthcare startup developing AI-powered smart toilet sensor technology, has succe...
1. Executive Summary: The Dawn of Fast-Track Social Impact Investing On July 24, 2026, taliki, a Japanese impact vent...
1. Executive Summary: The Current Landscape of Japanese Startup Funding On July 24, 2026, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, in pa...
1. Executive Summary: The Strategic Significance of Timee's IPO In July 2024, Timee, Japan's premier spot-work matchi...
Event Overview Happening today! We are pleased to announce that the online pitch event "VENTURE PITCH ONLINE Vol.116"...
Event Overview With only 3 days to go, we are pleased to announce that the online pitch event "VENTURE PITCH ONLINE V...
Event Overview We are pleased to announce that the online pitch event "VENTURE PITCH ONLINE Vol.116" will be held in ...
Company Profile Company: Shodo Inc. Representative: Kosuke Takagi (CEO) Founded: May 1, 2025 Employees: 2 (2 full-t...
Company Profile Company: ValueTop Co., Ltd. Representative: Akio Sakuma (Representative Director) Founded: January ...
Company Profile Company: Kewel Inc. Representative: Takashi Shono (CEO) Founded: April 3, 2025 Employees: 3 Model: ...
Company Profile Company: Tabetech Co., Ltd. Representative: Mayo Tanae (CEO) Founded: February 21, 2018 Employees: ...
Company Profile Company: CareLink Co., Ltd. Representative: Masafumi Nemoto (Representative Director) Founded: July...
Company Profile Company: Engate Inc. Representative: Koichiro Kido (CEO) Founded: February 26, 2018 Employees: 12 M...
Event Summary On July 23, 2026, the online pitch event "VENTURE PITCH ONLINE Vol.116" concluded with great success. P...
Detailed Features of Pitching Startups We have released individual in-depth profiles and interviews of the 6 innovati...
Event Overview We are pleased to announce the online pitch event "VENTURE PITCH ONLINE Vol.116" on July 23, 2026. * ...
Pitch Details Background/Market Challenges The CEO of MagicHolic Inc. aims to deliver Japan's outstanding entertainme...
You Can\'t Find What You Don\'t Know Without a "Proper Query" Hello, everyone. My name is Reo Mizuno, CEO of ART-TRA...
A Robot You Wear Like Clothing, Supporting the Joy of Walking Independently Hello, everyone. My name is Minoru Hashi...
Providing True Preventive Care in a Modern Society Where "1 in 5" Suffers from Mental Conditions Hello, everyone. My ...
The Massive Untapped Custom Home Builder Market in Regional Areas Hello, everyone. My name is Masatoshi Umemura, CEO...
With the Rulemaking of Stablecoins Progressing, Bringing Web3\'s "Seamless Value Exchange" into Daily Life Hello, ev...
元議員秘書・総務省アドバイザーが起業。逮捕リスクとルール解釈の壁を突破するルールメイキング Hello everyone. I am Arika...
大阪府立大学発ベンチャーが工学技術で挑む、ヘルスケア行動変容のブレイクスルー Hello everyone. I am Fumiyuki Inoue, CEO...
指示待ちの「自動的なAI」から、自ら提案し実行する「自発的なAI」へ Hello everyone. I am Kazuki Watanabe, CEO of Portus ...
From Keio Business School to Southeast Asia: The Trajectory of BuddyCloud Tackling Pet Market DX Hello, everyone. My ...
A 21-Year-Old's Patriotism and the Stigma Against Essential Manual Labor Hello, everyone. My name is Ryoja Yoshikawa,...
A Decades-Long IT Career: Yamaha Router Development, DeNA Roots, and a New Launch in Oita Hello, everyone. My name is...
The Persistent Challenge of Manual Work in Ultra-Modern Factories Hello, everyone. My name is Masayoshi Omura, Repres...
Targeting NASDAQ: Reforming the Archaic and Opaque Casting Industry Hello, everyone. My name is Yuta Kai, Representat...
The Concept of "Smartphone Mediation" Born from My Own 10-Month Struggle with Divorce Mediation Nice to meet you, eve...
Born from Personal Struggle: My Grandmother's Alzheimers and the Limits of Family Care Hello, everyone. My name is Yu...
Born from a Whipping Cream Complaint: The Miracle Discovery of Melt-Resistant Ice Cream Hello, everyone. My name is T...
Replicating Online Cookie Analytics in Physical Spaces Hello, everyone. My name is Kazuya Takahashi, Representative D...
Solving the Planning & Analysis Trade-off: Building the AI Co-pilot for CFOs Hello everyone, I am Takumi Kojo, Repres...
Executive Board Cleaning Rooms: The Severe Labor Collapse in the Hotel Sector Hello, everyone. My name is Hiroyuki Na...
Disrupting Siloed Matching: Integrating Global Talent Data via Blockchain Hello everyone, I am Yuta Hayakawa, CEO of ...
Responding to the Disconnect at Tomica Expo: Confronting a Black-Boxed 150-Billion-Yen Market Hello everyone, I am To...
Resolving Brand Proliferation through Science: Challenging the 300+ Brand Beef Chaos Hello everyone, I am Toshiki Mat...
The Reality of Perinatal Depression Affecting 20% of Healthy Mothers: Left Untreated in the Gaps of Medical Care Nice...
The "Value Mismatch" Affecting 15 Million People Annually: Unresolvable by Skills and Conditions Matching Nice to mee...
Pressure to Meet the 85% Government Target: HR Overwhelmed and Teams Exhausted Hello, everyone. My name is Nobuyuki T...
You Can't Prevent Without Predicting: Integrated AI Analysis of Immune, Genetic, and Environmental Factors in Partner...
Preventing Falls Caused by Divided Attention: A Concept Centered on Focusing 100% on Safety Hello everyone, I am Ayum...
From Management Consulting to Fashion Tech: Saving the 70% of Women Who Love Fashion but Lack Confidence Nice to meet...
A Former Avispa Fukuoka Intern Tackles Regional Mobility and Surging Rental Car Prices Hello everyone. I am Mitsuo Ar...
A Logistical Meltdown and the Decline of Incinerators: The Urgent Need for On-Site Waste Upcycling Infrastructure Hel...
A Former Developer Tackles the Digital Shift of Legacy Real Estate Transactions Hello everyone. I am Hiroaki Wada, CE...
Cultivating the World’s Most Delicious Japanese Strawberries in Iceland with 100% Renewable Energy Hello everyone. I ...
Unearthing Buried Content by a Team of Strategy & Creative Experts from Accenture Hello everyone. I am Shotaro Ogawa,...
Monitoring Loved Ones Without Changing Daily Scenery. "Gentle Technology" Addressing the Issue of 68,000 Solitary Dea...
No Excellent Talents Come by Just Waiting. The Fatal Challenges of Direct Recruiting: Follow-up Leakage and Lack of R...
Preventing "Over-activity or Under-activity" in Pregnancy. Research Insight Reducing Pregnancy Complications by 40% t...
Junior High School Exams Increasing for Nine Consecutive Years. Knowing the Crisis of Family Breakdown and Communicat...
One in Two is Mildly Ill. Saving Japan's Emergency Medicine on the Verge of Collapse with the Expertise of Doctors an...
Structural Reform in the SI Industry Starting with the Rise of AI. Breaking the "Project Gacha" to Revitalize Enginee...
Machines Self-Thinking and Improving. The Roadmap to Building the Most Efficient Autonomous Factory on Earth Thank yo...
20% Return Rate and 10,000 Yen Return Shipping Barrier. The Serious Return Problem Pressuring Cross-Border EC Merchan...
Protecting Babies Whose Lungs Do Not Open. The Dilemma of Existing Ventilators with Side Effects and Limits of Neonat...
Developing Habits by Encouraging Each Other in 5-Member Teams. Achievements of the Smartphone App "Minchare" Boasting...
The Absurdity I Learned from Volunteering After the Great East Japan Earthquake: "No One Even Knows What Insurance Pa...
My name is Adin Pavel from SkySense LLC. We are developing the "Stratospheric Platform (HAPS: High Altitude Platform ...
My name is Yusuke Iwaya from cynaps Inc. We develop "BA Cloud," a smart building solution designed to drastically imp...
My name is Emi Maeda from Cominal Inc. Today, I would like to introduce our data platform, "Koino," designed to maxim...
My name is Eun-Chul Son from TSK Inc. We are a deep-tech venture spun out of Kyoto University, aiming for the social ...
My name is Motoki Izumi from Association Office Inc. We are a company that self-develops and sells cutting-edge gener...
The Paradox of a Nation: Why Patients Wait Months for Scans in the World’s Leading Country for MRI Density My name is...
Learning from Norway’s 90% Adoption Rate: Overcoming the Ultimate Barrier to an EV Society—Charging Infrastructure Sh...
Delivering Innovation to Support Everyday Mobility: Origin Story in the Railway Industry and Commitment to MaaS My na...
Cultivating a Culture of Urban Regeneration: The Market Potential of a Growing Demolition Industry Amid Aging Infrast...
Self-Introduction and CATALYST's Mission Hello, everyone. My name is Ito Yamamoto, the representative of CATALYST Co....
Reclaiming Barren Urchins Into Valuable Resources: Ocean Challenges and the Origin of Entrepreneurship Experienced in...
Self-Introduction and Pioneers in the Generative AI Domain Hello everyone, I am XIAO XIONG (Sean), the CEO of PuzzleH...
Self-Introduction and Mission to Pioneer the Kids' Tech Domain Hello, everyone. My name is Katsuhiro Motoyama, the re...
Self-Introduction and Mission in the Global HR Field Hello everyone. I am Ruoyi Zhou (Shu), the representative of WeG...
Self-Introduction and 12 Years of Entrepreneurial Experience in Africa Hello everyone, I am Atsushi Ito, the represen...
Toward a World Where "Anyone Can Make What They Want, Exactly How They Want" Hello, everyone. My name is Ryutoku Wata...
Confronting Aging Infrastructure and PFAS Contamination: A New Normal for Water Supply Nice to meet you, everyone. My...
From Rapid Growth in Telecommunications Sales to Tackling Store Marketing Challenges Hello, everyone. My name is Tomo...
Automating SNS Operations for Small-to-Medium Stores Troubled by Labor Shortage and Creative Block Hello, everyone. M...
The Heavy Burden of Painful "Bone Marrow Tests" Tormenting Leukemia Patients Hello, everyone. My name is Rinwa Kishim...
サッカーや野球に続く「テクノスポーツ」という数十兆円規模の新産業を切り開く Hello everyone. I am Hiroshi Fukuda, CEO o...