Top 50 Startup Investors in Japan (June 2026)

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• PLUGO — PLUGO provides ever-evolving "hospitality services" suitable for the future EV era, combining products & digital technology unique to IoT.
• Letara — Letara operates a space technology platform with the intention to serve a logistics network covering the solar system. The company produces hybrid propulsion engines for small spacecraft, promoting groundbreaking advances in space propulsion with high thrust, safe, and inexpensive propulsion system technology.
• M&A Bazaar — M&A Bazaar provides the M&A Bazaar Method, a revolutionary M&A process that systematically solves the challenges encountered by traditional M&A procedures.

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• Diggle — DIGGLE is a service that provides fundamental management accounting management on the cloud called fraud management. It is possible to reduce the mistakes and man-hours of the fraud management task and easily carry out the fraud management task even if it is not an expert in finance or accounting.DIGGLE covers budget creation work and budgetrecord comparison work, especially in the foreman management work. In the budget creation work, the KPI and the budget are automatically created by inputting the target numerical value to the preset parameters utilizing the budget generator function, while the forecast contrasting work is made up of the financial information, non-financial information It is easy to calculate by simply entering the numerical value, and it is possible to carry out calculation of the forecast contrast.
• Japan Agriculture — Exportation of Japanese agricultural products is currently small in volume. While Japanese farmers aspire to export their products to foreign countries for more people to enjoy and local consumers universally share the positive perception of the quality of Japanese agricultural products, issues such as price, communication, and logistics hinder theexpansion of exportation.They aim to solve these issues and satisfy the needs of both Japanese farmers and global consumers which are so clearly evident but devastatingly unmet.
• Japan Culture and Technology — Japan Culture and Technology assists artists and craftspeople in expanding their activities by providing IT support.

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• Soxai — Soxai manufactures rings for healthcare purposes using IoT.
• Enerbank Japan — Enerbank is a development and operation of electric power auction system.

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• Dioseve — Dioseve is providing novel possibilities for all life.
• ARCH — ARCH provides research, development, operation, and support systems for gynecology and fertility treatment solutions
• xCARE — xCARE specializes in the development and commercialization phases of the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.

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• Aruna — Aruna adalah integrated fisheries commerce startup di Indonesia, yang berusaha mewujudkan ekosistem perikanan dan perdagangan hasil laut yang adil.
• Tanaku — Connecting Global Capital with Premier Bali Real Estate. Tanaku helps institutional investors and family offices uncover high-upside, vetted and opportunistic Bali real estate deals between $1-10m USD. Our Services include: Deal Sourcing, Deal Sponsoring & Property Financing.
• Wagely — wagely allows your employees to get instant access to their earned wages, without making any changes to your processes or payroll.

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• AGRIST — AGRIST Co., Ltd. is a venture company that solves agricultural problems with technology. An automatic harvesting robot solves the problem of a shortage of farmers who are aging and harvesting agricultural products.
• Black Cat Carnival — Black Cat Carnival Inc. is a communication service development company.
• Carbon CryoCapture — Carbon CryoCapture specializes in the carbon dioxide separation systems aimed at creating economically viable, energy-efficient, and genuinely sustainable CO2 separation and recovery technologies. The company is dedicated to deploying cost-effective, efficient systems for CO2 capture that integrate smoothly with current infrastructures, all whileenhancing energy consumption and production. This enables clients to attain zero emissions throughout the development and application of resources.

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• Ridge-i — Ridge-i is proposing and developing an appropriate combination of technologies including AI in various phases of the company.We provide AI technology optimized for business needs. Ridge-i features Ridge-i's comprehensive ability to realize impact at business sites, from AI consulting focusing on machine learning and deep learning, to solutiondevelopment.
• Plum Fintech — Join over a million people who save and invest without needing to think about it.
• Humanising Autonomy — Humanising Autonomy is building the global standard for human-machine interactions. They are a predictive AI company creating a global standard that improves the way vehicles and systems interact with people in any environment.

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• Oikos Music — Oikos Music is a media company that provides service to support artists by purchasing music rights.
• AI Mage —
• StoryHub — StoryHub is a powerful all-in-one AI editing assistant designed to help users create high-quality content quickly, efficiently, and at a significantly lower cost. Whether you're drafting blog posts, polishing articles, scripting videos, or refining marketing copy, StoryHub streamlines the entire content creation process with intelligent tools

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• Torana — Torana provides "Toysub!" well known as educational toy subscription service in Japan market. We plan to go global and will be more bigger market share holder in East Asia. We collect month-age base toy feedback data and children's development status information. We plan best combination of toys and deliver. Customer returns and getsnew toys which fit children's growth and it is eco friendly service. We plan to build our own brand toys based on massive customer feedback and growth data and enter D2C market.
• Amu — amu corporate website. - Nothing is Worthless.
• Sider — Sider Scan is a lightning-fast duplicate code detection tool for Java, JavaScript, C, C++, PHP, Ruby, CUDA. Find and monitor problems caused by code duplication.

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• Alxtal — Alxtal is a tech company who optimize the development, design, and manufacturing processes of the manufacturing industry with IT and AI.
• EISHIN — EISHIN is a technology company that specializes in pet tech business, recruitment consulting, website creation, and development services.
• Secondz Digital — Secondz Digital is a company that helps businesses transform using generative AI agents.

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• AstroX — AstroX is a private space startup company that develops satellite launch vehicles for space development. It utilizes the rockoon method for developing launch vehicles and small rockets to help clients easily use space.
• ZIRITZ — StockFormer is a real estate investment platform that connects investors with property opportunities. Users can calculate their asset score and gain a better understanding of their position and status as an investor, as well as their creditworthiness to financial institutions, among other things. Investors can exchange information on purchased andsold properties, as well as loan terms. The log provides investors with an understanding of the current real estate market conditions, investment conditions, and loan conditions that correspond to their asset formation level, allowing them to make appropriate investment decisions.
• CREO Bioscience — Cleo Bioscience is a Biotechnology company.

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• Banzai — Leverage Banzai's event solutions to transform your bored registrants into paying customers. Learn more about Reach and Demio today.
• Mitiga — Mitiga proactively stores and enhances forensic data so our experts can start incident investigations fast to get you back to business as usual
• Siftery — Siftery is a database of sorts where companies list their software stacks. Siftery compares companies with similar stacks and looks for differences to make some recommendations.

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• TopoLogic — TopoLogic designs and manufactures heat flow sensors, thermoelectric conversion devices, and topological and novel spintronics materials.
• Edgecortix — At Edgecortix, we automate the design of AI accelerators for on-device deep learning. Our Dynamic Neural Accelerator IP, and performance optimized AI Software & Hardware Co-exploration framework, reduces time to market and brings massive cost savings across multiple industry verticals.
• Recho — Recho’s voice AI solutions must offer some unique features. Recho has a mission to "create the future of communication" and provides the VoiceAI platform and its application, Voice Agent.

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• GAAAT — GAAAT created unique artwork in partnership with a major Japanese IP content provider and hosted an art event in New York.
• Airato — Airato specializes in the development of radiation therapy using artificial intelligence technology.
• OPTEMO — OPTEMO develops and supplies sales technology that allows businesses and customers to connect through a website.

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• Hokan — hokan is developing an InsurTech service called "hokan"​ which is CRM/SFA SaaS service for insurance agents.
• Autoro — Autoro is a customer business automation company with web auto robot. Autoro combines browser automation, application programming interface linkage, and machine learning, and Autoro automatically completes tasks. They automate office tasks for businesses, including report preparation, accounting, document preparation, and more.
• AssetHub — AssetHub is an AI-powered 3D modeling tool that enables game developers to create and edit 3D assets 100 times faster, enabling mass production of content and combining AI with manual work, enabling faster prototyping and editing.

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• Facilo — Facilo is a real estate communication cloud that offers unifies and visualizes the complex communication of real estate brokerage solutions.
• Nstock — Nstock is specialized in developing SAAS based applications for ecosystem.
• Polyuse — Polyuse Co., Ltd. is developing technology centered on "3D printers for construction" for the construction and civil engineering industries under the mission of "updating the construction industry with the power of technology".

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• YOUTRUST — YOUTRUST is a startup to operate YOUTRUST a referral recruitment platform for side-job change.
• Orange — Orange is a developer of a variety of deep-learning models with a focus on computer vision and natural language processing for comics.
• Pathos Logos — Pathos Logos is an HR co-creation platform that specializes in sales of SaaS and supply of human resources for corporations.

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• Degas — Degas develops solutions to improve the productivity of small-scale farmers in Africa.
• pickupon — Pickupon is a company that transcribes important parts of the call
• Rise — Rise is a credit-led platform that enables underserved consumers to access installment-based purchasing power.

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• Goooods — Goooods provides engagement in the development and operation of B2B commerce.
• ARCH — ARCH provides research, development, operation, and support systems for gynecology and fertility treatment solutions
• Infobox — Infobox is a sales data platform that includes every detail from market research to creating a list of companies and contacting decision-makers.

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• CastBio — Castbio specializes in antibody-drug conjugate-based drug discovery research and development. Along with medications, it also creates research reagents, medical equipment, in vitro diagnostic items, and offers drug discovery consulting.
• Illumi Medical — Illumi Medical is a manufacturing company that produces medical equipment and devices for the healthcare sector.
• Reborna Biosciences — Reborna Biosciences provides research and development in the field of genetic diseases. The company develops therapeutic options for area of unmet medical needs in genetic rare disease. The company's technology enables low-molecular compounds to target ribonucleic acid. The company provides new disease-modifying drugs for patients sufferingfrom rare genetic diseases including spinal muscular atrophy.

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• Reject — Reject is an esports firm that focuses on management of its team REJECT, players, apparel business, and event management services.
• Anaguma — Anaguma handles business development based on the philosophy of helping people with a sustainable structure. The company's business objective is to eliminate concerns about purchases and reservations, and it delivers before-sales social networks. It also provides matching services exclusively for housekeepers' personal contracts. Thecompany also offers influencer marketing services with a focus on removing waste completely from advertising and realizing a world in which good products can be sold regardless of advertising costs.Anaguma was founded in January 2016 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
• Japan Culture and Technology — Japan Culture and Technology assists artists and craftspeople in expanding their activities by providing IT support.

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• Sotas — Sotas provides services to chemical trading companies and bridges the gap between raw material producers and consumers.
• Mirai no Genba — Mirai no Genba is an IT company that offers AI form creation, input assist, data analytics,and visualization services.
• Josh Collaboration — Josh Collaboration is a software company that provides mailing, fax transmission, and partner management services.

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• Flights — FLIGHTS is a multidisciplinary drone services from EC, media, pilot training, consulting, insurance and localization of foreign softwares.
• Tear Exo — Tear Exo is a biotechnology research company that produces and sells liquid biopsy using materials for molecular recognition.
• Akari Hosho — Akari Hosho provides a group of trusted professionals, including lawyers and judicial scriveners. Akari Hosho provides a guarantee service.

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• ASUENE — Asuene involves in clean power retail business, retail SaaS business, etc.
• YOUTRUST — YOUTRUST is a startup to operate YOUTRUST a referral recruitment platform for side-job change.
• Testsigma — Powerful cloud-based test automation platform that lets you automate tests for web, mobile, desktop apps, and APIs in minutes. Sign up now!

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• Issues — Issues provides development and management of web service issues that solve the problems.
• Restore Vision — Restore Vision is a startup based in Japan aiming to develop a visual restoration gene therapy.
• Movus Technologies — Movus Technologies Indonesia is automotive company that provides car ownership rental services.

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• Metcela — Cells hold endless possibilities. Through science, we will unlock these potentials and harness them to improve the lives of patients worldwide.
• OriCiro Genomics — DNA amplification | OriCiro Cloning Kit - OriCiro Genomics, Inc.
• Celaid Therapeutics — Celaid Therapeutics specializes in manufacturing and sales of regenerative medicine products utilizing human hematopoietic stem cells.

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• AirKamuy — AirKamuy is an aviation company that designs and manufactures fixed-wing VTOL aircraft and drones with the help of modern technology.
• Haul — Haul is a human resources company that provides recruitment consulting and marketing SaaS development services.
• Sorabito — SORABITO is an eCommerce marketplace for used construction equipment and machinery.

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• Fogg Japan — Fogg is a platform that makes life styles more convenient without being affected by trends and deprecation like media and content
• Nagisa — Nagisa develops smartphone applications to facilitate free group chats, calls, and photo and movie sharing services. It was launched in 2010 by Yoshiyuki Yokoyama and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
• ECloud — E-Cloud is combines the experience and know-how cultivated in finance, IT and venture capital to provide information and opportunities related to venture investment, which has been limited until now, through the equity investment type cloud founding platform e-cloud. It provides to the general investor, and provides entrepreneurs with new means ofraising funds in addition to traditional banks and venture capital.

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• NovAccel — NovAccel operates as a deep tech company, ensure a stable supply of medical radioisotopes.
• Trustart — Trustart engages in real estate research business and real estate big data provision. The company offers real estate big data and big data subscriptions.
• Tech Doctor — Tech Doctor is a health monitoring service which provides analysis and insights for self care reducing the need for health care workers.

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• Coopel — Coopel is an RPA that allows beginners to easily automate daily tasks and make work efficient.
• Kiwami — Kiwami offers sales promotion assistance and labor-saving solutions through the virtual store clerk.
• Rehabilitation 3.0 — Rehabilitation 3.0 focuses on a preventive medical system that provides AI assessment and tracking on health, exercise, mood, and wellness.

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• Neusignal Therapeutics — Neusignal Therapeutics is a medical company that develops therapeutic medicines for dementia and psychiatric illnesses.
• Optieum Biotechnologies — Optieum Biotechnologies Inc. is a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company committed to developing innovative scFv antibody-based therapies for the treatment of patients with cancers. Their proprietary platform technology, Eumbody System™, enables to develop and detect a scFv-based product candidates that specifically bind to, and modulate tooptimize the immune-cell function for oncology targets.We are committed to helping patients with severe diseases by bringing life-changing therapies to the patients in need.
• Nanofiber Quantum Technologies — Discover how NanoQT builds the foundation for scalable quantum computing with nanofiber cavity-QED technology and high-fidelity quantum connectivity.

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• Fager — Fager is an agriculture firm specializing in promoting decarbonization projects, agricultural carbon production, and sales.
• Nature — Nature offers a product that enables its users to save money by controlling the use of their air conditioners.The product that the company offers is an air conditioner controller that transforms any window-mounted or through-wall AC into a smart one, equipped with infrared, power control, and sensors that, along with a mobile app for voicesensors, enabling users to operate household appliances with just one smartphone to control their ACs. It transforms the operation of room air conditioners (ACs) to improve comfort and efficiency for consumers while reducing energy demand peaks for utilities with simple, inexpensive, and easy-to-install device.The Boston, Massachusetts-based company was incorporated by Mash Ohtsuka and Haruumi Shiode in 2014.
• Sharing Energy — Sharing Energy is providing energy supply and energy management services.

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• Emole — Emole is a platform that connects content creators with viewers through short drama content, offering a variety of engaging stories.
• Loglass — Loglass offers corporate intelligence to enhance business management.
• Plainer — Plainer is an IT company that provides software development, data management, and SaaS solutions.

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• Logomix — Logomix Inc is a mammalian cellular genome architect startup. Logomix proprietary platform, Geno-Writing™, technology integrates large-scale (Mb) human genome-writing technologies and providing genetically architected versatile human cells and/or downsized cells and microbes for drug development and cell & gene therapy area.Majority ofthe cell engineering companies are currently focused on optimization of gene clusters by automatic high throughput system however, Logomix’s Geno-Writing™ provides the required tools for dealing with mammalian or complex genomes. Logomix works with partners by providing new biology-based solutions to co-create business and social values on Geno-Writing™ platform Current Focus Area includes: 1. Human Health & Therapeutics 2. Biomaterials & Chemicals 3. Agriculture & EnvironmentLogomix has 11 ongoing collaborative research partnerships. Currently Logomix is specifically looking for industry partners to address unmet needs in neurodegenerative disease areas.
• CMerTV — CMer TV is a platform that connects advertisers with newspapers, magazines, and specialized media by video
• Link Therapeutics — Link Therapeutics specializes in developing therapeutic methods for targeting autoantibodies and identifying pathogenic autoantibodies.

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• Pick You — Pick You offers a marketplace that facilitates seamless purchase of items directly from popular Instagram users.
• Redcliff — Redcliff is a drone management company that organizes aerial shows and events for private and public organizations.
• CareLink — CareLink is an app that connects people looking for one-time part-time work in nursing and welfare.

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• Emole — Emole is a platform that connects content creators with viewers through short drama content, offering a variety of engaging stories.
• Pragtech — Pragtech develops and operates parking lot service software that helps to eliminate payment congestion and reduce operating costs.
• Shinsekai Technologies — SHINSEKAI Technologies focuses on supporting companies, enabling them to advance their services to Web3 and NFT technologies.

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• Sisuta — Sisuta is a purpose-driven organization committed to addressing fundamental social issues by seamlessly integrating human insight with advanced technology, creating innovative solutions that empower individuals, strengthen communities, and unlock the full potential of both people and digital tools to drive sustainable social impact.
• Tohakusha — Tohakusha is a creative agency that offers design, production and sale of digital content and EC websites, and content creation services.
• Ageless — Ageless is a staffing agency that provides human resources-related services primarily to middle-aged and senior citizens.

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• Light — Light is a software development company that allows streamers and viewers to connect in real time through an application.
• Yosemite — Yosemite is a wellness company that provides health and wellness products, supplements, skincare, and personal care items.
• Innovative Space Carrier — Innovative Space Carrier is a aerospace company that offers space transportation systems, planning, drafting and technology strategies.

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• Kaimak — Kaymak is a recruitment platform that focuses on creating a recruitment website, planning a recruitment strategy, and managing candidates.
• Meetscare — Meetscare provides correct information and supports the self-awareness of all people involved in care. The company provides a wealth of information to ensure optimal care and create a mechanism for the realization. Users can make a telephone consultation and web diagnosis and search for free information using the system.Meetscare was founded on2016 and is headquartered in Arakawa, Tokyo.
• Driver Technologies — Driver Technologies is a cloud logistics platform provider. It provides a solution for driver matching and cargo vehicle demands.

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• Global Vascular —
• Sonire Therapeutics — Sonire Therapeutics provides High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound treatment for cancer.
• Neusignal Therapeutics — Neusignal Therapeutics is a medical company that develops therapeutic medicines for dementia and psychiatric illnesses.

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• Brhino — Brhino provides planning, development, and management of web services. The company's product, Monokabu, is a site where people can buy and sell sneakers and things like stock. Brhino is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
• LEAN BODY — Lean Body is an online platform for fitness videos.
• Stacked — Stacked is a new membership platform where fans get the most out of their support for creators.

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• Grafto —
• Tsunagari AI — Tsunagari specializes in developing and providing AI-powered consultation services tailored for local governments, aiming to enhance administrative efficiency, support citizen engagement, and streamline public service delivery.
• OPERA TECH —

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• Emole — Emole is a platform that connects content creators with viewers through short drama content, offering a variety of engaging stories.
• Utoniq — Utoniq service allows them to collect the works of the artists they support digitally in the form of trading cards. Trading cards will be collected as proof of support for the creators. It is a brand-new trading card service that is both enjoyable to collect and enjoyable to exchange. They provide a service lineup in order to continually increasefan engagement. They can make flexible proposals based on the needs of artists, creators, influencers, anime characters, and so on.
• Domuz — Domuz is a firm that wants to utilize technology and design to create a lifestyle that makes potted plants and flowers more comfortable.

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• Mozu — MOZU operates a construction materials procurement platform.
• MUSE — MUSE is a robotics company that provides robotic solutions for retail stores to support in-store operations.
• PowerX — PowerX strives to build a sustainable energy ecosystem to drive the world's transition to a decarbonized future.

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• MI-6 — MI-6 is a research, development, consulting, and project management for material development using IT. We will promote materials informatics in the field of material development with our technological capabilities and a wealth of project knowledge that challenge the world's most advanced technologies .
• ELESTYLE — ELESTYLE are promoting mobile payments and providing high value-added services for users to realize a cashless society.
• Luup — Luup is an Internet Company.

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• Zest — ZEST is an IT firm that offers consulting and management support services to its clients. It is based in Tokyo.
• FamiOne — FamiOne is creating a society that will support the future of couples who want to receive children.
• Meetcareer — Meetcareer provides online counseling services for career planning.

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• QunaSys — Quantum physics is a relatively new field built since the beginning of the 20th century, but we have used MRI (nuclear magnetic resonance equipment) and lasers used for close examinations in hospitals, and semiconductors mounted on computers. Supports the technology that supports the daily life of people.QunaSys was established to bring out thequantum physics that has been active behind the scenes to the front stage, and to make use of quantum properties to realize technologies that could not be achieved with existing technologies.
• Thinker — Thinker provides sales of proximity sensors and proposed solutions using these products.
• Celaid Therapeutics — Celaid Therapeutics specializes in manufacturing and sales of regenerative medicine products utilizing human hematopoietic stem cells.

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• Ryulog — Ryulog is a recruiting company that helps job seekers find international work opportunities and migrate abroad.
• STRACT — STRACT is a web platform that provides online platform, dating app, knowledge sharing cloud platform, and casual entertainment services.
• Tradom — Tradom is a company that offers the "Tradam Foreign Exchange Solution," an AI solution for managing foreign exchange risk.

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• AViC — AViC is providing digital marketing and advertising services.
• StartPass —
• SecureNavi — SecureNavi offers automation tools for the information security management system. It reduces conventional analogue operations using excel and word. For inquiries, telephone numbers and physical addresses are available on their website.

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• Bgrass — bgrass is a consultation support platform for women working in the IT industry.
• Blankr — Blankr inc has developed an application called Raidli. Using the app, Vtubers can hold a virtual handshake event.
• Tripi — Tripi provides travel media and digital marketing services, as well as the accommodation gift service.