The Kyoto Startup Support Angel Community provides support to startup companies mainly in the deep tech field. So far, we have held the kick-off exchange meeting in March 2021, followed by the second in August.
The selected startup companies pitch their business plans that have been refined with mentoring in advance, the Angel advisors then ask questions and give advice. After that, in the next session, we exchange information and opinions with each other. It is a good opportunity to promote collaboration, business alliances, and financing in the initial period of the early stages.
The kick-off exchange meeting (March 29, 2021 Kyoto)
The 10th Exchange Meeting
The 10th exchange meeting of the Kyoto Startup Support Angel Community was held on Wednesday, March 27,2024 at Kyoto Tokyu Hotel.
This time we welcomed attendees from six startup companies, each of which gave a presentation about their innovative businesses/projects across diverse fields, such as next-generation semiconductors, biotechnology, and a digital management system for art works.
A total of 66 people attended. This included Angel Advisors, Angel Investors, and previous attendees, as well as those belonging to organizations involved in startup ventures, such as local financial institutions, megabanks, major securities companies, and venture capital companies. The meeting was also held online.
After the 8-minute presentations by presenting companies, a Q&A session was held, where presenters and Angel Advisors actively discussed the following topics:
■ Brand value can be enhanced in foreign markets first,
rather than domestic ones.
■ This is a very difficult field for customers to switch their suppliers.
Advantages or uniqueness (inimitability) should be considered.
■ Please share with us the reason for focusing on this domain and
your planned future business,
as the solutions have a number of potential applications.
■ Share with us the development status and milestones of the product.
Has the basic technology completed?
■ Further possibilities of application development need to be
more discussed.
■ Product verification is effective by comparing the cost of a
conventional process versus the process using the product.
We strive to continue promoting the activities of Kyoto Startup Support Angel Community as a means to further support the early growth of start-up companies.
| Date and time | Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 15:00-18:00 |
|---|---|
| Program | 1. Pitches from startup companies, Q&A session ・clarus Inc. Tatsuya Higashihara, Representative 2. Information Exchange Meeting |
| Venue | Kyoto Tokyu Hotel |
| Sponsor | Kyoto Prefecture, KYOTO Industrial Support Organization 21 |
| Supported by | Kyoto Chiesangyo Sozonomori |
clarus Inc.
Representative Tatsuya Higashihara
Counterfeiting prevention through AI technology. Digital certification to protect the value of an artwork
Clarus ID is a digital certificate proving the authenticity of artworks. Utilizing our unique patent pending AI together with blockchain technology, we create certificates which are unalterable and undeletable, realizing safe, secure artwork distribution, and returning profits to the artists.
Solallis Bio Inc.
Representative Noriyasu Ishikawa
Cell culture media development using our proprietary AI technology contributing to the democratization of regenerative medicine
Regenerative medicine has the power to change incurable diseases into curable ones. To make regenerative medicine more accessible, challenges such as cost, effectiveness, and safety stand before us. By utilizing our AI-based media development technology, we have developed a medium that provides safe and effective cells, but at much reduced cost. We are looking for partners to help us deliver our technology to those who need it.
Hyper Digital Twins Co., Ltd.
COO Daiki Hasegawa
Realizing autonomous operation of micromobility vehicles by ‘outsourcing’ autonomous driving technology to infrastructure
By outsourcing LiDAR, computing power, and autonomous driving software to infrastructure, we seek to realize autonomous driving capabilities in various light vehicles. First, through space sensing by utilizing LiDAR installed in infrastructure and edge-computing, we create and configure a digital twin. Using the configured spatial data, we link to a 3D map so that there are no blind spots or delays, and thus a way to make micromobility vehicles autonomous is realized. We further maximize the value of the space through analysis and intervention (spatial ID updating, analysis of movements of people and their behaviors).
Patentix Inc.
Co-CTO Kentaro Kaneko
Patentix approach, aiming for widespread adoption of r-GeO2, a next-generation semiconductor material
We are a deep-tech venture founded by Ritsumeikan University, aiming to socially implement rutile-structured Germanium dioxide (r-GeO2), a new power semiconductor material that is gaining attention. r-GeO2 has many advantages including 1) low cost for substrates, thin membranes, and processing, 2) energy saving effectiveness compared with SiC and GaN (an approximately 10-fold increase for Baliga’s figure of merit), and 3) a feature in which both p-type and n-type semiconductors can be created. From this, r-GeO2 is able to fabricate a normally-off type MOSFET, the main player in power semiconductor designs. This feature satisfies the criteria of power semiconductors as they are implemented. Currently, various companies are joining the Biwako Semiconductor Project (draft). In this presentation you will glimpse the focus of their work.
Plasma Inc.
Representative director Hiroki Enno
Oral Fit Brush, a personalized toothbrush with which you can perfectly brush your teeth
Although 95% of Japanese brush their teeth every day, 2 out of 3 people over 30 are said to have periodontal disease. There is room for improvement in toothbrush design, which has remained almost unchanged for over 500 years. We offer secure oral care services for all through the manufacture and delivery of personalized toothbrushes designed from each individual’s unique dentition and byte data, regardless of human-oriented factors such as tooth brushing skill.
ROX inc.
CEO Tatsuo Nakagawa
AI application “AIBOU”, a security system for child safety, screens for elevated risk based on location
Recently, malicious crimes targeting young children and infants are on the increase. I myself have two daughters, and they are just four and five, so I take such a trend extremely seriously. It is a challenging task for young children to judge potential danger, and even adults cannot predict the occurrence of crime merely by observing a person’s appearance, especially if the face is covered by a mask – as is so often the case. On the other hand, according to studies, locations where crimes take place have certain common characteristics. AIBOU, which is the name of our AI-based application, qualitatively assesses the danger level of a place once a user takes pictures of it and uploads the data to the app. We believe, through our AIBOU application, we can reduce the number of crimes involving child victims.