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Osaka Finance Forum: Global Business Matching Event for Kansai's Deep Tech Startups
Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City Open Doors to International Investors - Free Online Participation Available
Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City announce the Osaka Finance Forum, a premier event connecting global investors with cutting-edge startups from the Kansai region. This hybrid event welcomes both in-person and online attendees, enabling global participation.
Event Details
- Date: Friday, October 4, 2024, 16:00-19:30 JST
- Venue: QUINTBRIDGE and Online
- Format: Hybrid - Attend in person or participate fully online
- Focus: Deep tech startups, emphasizing carbon neutrality
- Language: English (Simultaneous interpretation available)
Program (All times in JST)
16:00 Greetings from organizers
16:10 Keynote Speech
Theme: Aiming to Create Osaka and Kansai Startups that Challenge the World
Speaker: Nae Nakamura (Osaka Business Development Agency Manager)
16:20 Presentation (Pitch) from startups in Osaka and Kansai
17:10 Break
17:30 Presentation (Pitch) from startups in Osaka and Kansai
18:20 Break
18:30 Networking
19:30 Closing
Highlights
- Pitches from 10 selected Kansai startups, accessible to all online participants
- One-on-one meetings with startups
- Exhibition showcasing participating startups
Note: On-site networking with presenting companies is limited to in-person attendees. Online participants interested in individual meetings with presenters can indicate this in the post-event survey.
Participation
This event is free of charge for all attendees, both in-person and online.
Application deadline: Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Application portal: https://globalfinanceinnovationforum1004.peatix.com/
For Global Investors
The Osaka Finance Forum offers a valuable and unique opportunity to engage with Japan's most promising startups from anywhere in the world. This event provides unparalleled access to cutting-edge innovations emerging from the Kansai region, allowing investors to be at the forefront of technological advancements in fields such as carbon neutrality, advanced materials and biotechnology.
Participating Startups
| Company name | Company overview |
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Contributes to carbon neutrality by supplying new bio-based raw materials such as natural rubber seeds https://innovare.world/en/ |
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Developing smart lenses / glasses with liquid crystal lens technology which solve vision issues. https://en.elcyo.com/ |
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Our mission is to commercialize laser fusion energy, and advancing laser technology will contribute to the creation of new industries around the photonics technology. https://en.ex-fusion.com/ |
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Contribute to the development of powders and granules processes that support a wide range of industries through the particle system multiphase flow simulation technology. https://www.dense.ltd/ |
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Developing a small-scale biodiesel production system with zero CO2 emissions using “Euglena” and “Rice”, aiming for self-sufficiency in fuel. https://revo-e.jp/ |
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We decompose plastic waste and organic waste, only at 200 ℃, without precious metals, organic solvent, into monomers or hydrogen. https://acbiode.com/ |
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Manufacture and sale of pre-touch sensors that measure distance and shape simultaneously, and robot hands that think and grasp on their own. https://www.thinker-robotics.co.jp/en/ |
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The world’s first stand-alone power supply system that is designed to economically harvest electricity from low-temperature waste heat below 300℃. http://e-thermo.co.jp/index_en.html |
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Deodorants and digital transfer of odor developed by innovative technology measuring odor using human olfactory receptor response. https://komi-hakko.co.jp/ |
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OPTIMUS Inc. is a sustainable and innovative paint manufacturer using photocatalyst technology, with the mission of “PAINT TO SAVE THE PLANET.” https://optimuspaint.com/company/ |
For press inquiries, including interview requests and additional information, please contact the Global Financial City Group.
About Global Financial City OSAKA
The Osaka Finance Forum is part of the Global Financial City OSAKA strategy, which aims to attract foreign financial companies to Osaka. This comprehensive initiative provides information on business matching events, insights into Osaka's unique industrial characteristics and business environment, profiles of companies that have successfully established operations in Osaka, and details on incentives such as subsidies and tax breaks. Financial companies interested in expanding into the Osaka/Kansai region, or financial institutions and companies in Osaka/Kansai interested in collaborating with financial companies outside of the region, are encouraged to explore the opportunities offered by Global Financial City OSAKA.
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About Osaka Prefecture
Osaka, with a population of 8.8 million people, is the largest city in western Japan with a high concentration of economic, financial, and urban infrastructure. It is known as a centre of higher education and research, particularly in the fields of pharmaceuticals and life sciences. Many companies related to hydrogen and other next-generation energies are also located here.
Various business opportunities are being created in conjunction with the big project of Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai.
As well as its attractiveness as a business location, the city has a variety of attractions as a place to live and a tourist destination.
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