{"id":819,"date":"2026-02-21T10:25:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T01:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shake.startuphokkaido.com\/en\/?post_type=program&p=819"},"modified":"2026-02-21T10:25:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T01:25:19","slug":"smrj-startup-pitch","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/shake.startuphokkaido.com\/en\/news\/program\/smrj-startup-pitch","title":{"rendered":"SMRJ Startup Pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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SMRJ Startup Pitch<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date and time<\/em><\/strong><\/td>February 24th (Tue.) \u300016:00 – 17:00<\/td><\/tr>
Location<\/em><\/strong><\/td>Former Hokkaido Government Office Building (Red Brick Building)
“AKARENGA HALL A” 2nd Floor<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Japan (SMRJ) supports the growth of startups through various initiatives. These include the “Japan Venture Awards (JVA)”, which recognizes ambitious entrepreneurs with high growth potential; the “FASTAR” acceleration program; and the management of 29 incubation facilities across Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this session, a curated selection of startups\u2014including award winners from the 25th Japan Venture Awards held in December 2025\u2014will take the stage to present their pitches. We invite you to join us and discover these innovative ventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[SPEAKERS]
Keisuke Kon<\/strong> Director & Founder, marugoto Inc.
Shota Hirai<\/strong> Co-CEO, Letara Ltd.
Kyohei Kurosawa<\/strong> Project Manager, ShipMate Inc.
Toru Yamanaka<\/strong> CEO, LOOVIC Inc.
Tomohisa Saito<\/strong> CEO, Mechano Cross Co., Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SMRJ Startup Pitch<\/mark><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date and time<\/strong><\/td>February 24th (Tue.) \u300016:00 – 17:00<\/td><\/tr>
Location<\/em><\/strong><\/td>Former Hokkaido Government Office Building (Red Brick Building)
“AKARENGA HALL A” 2nd Floor<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0The Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Japan (SMRJ) supports the growth of startups through various initiatives. These include the “Japan Venture Awards (JVA)”, which recognizes ambitious entrepreneurs with high growth potential; the “FASTAR” acceleration program; and the management of 29 incubation facilities across Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this session, a curated selection of startups\u2014including award winners from the 25th Japan Venture Awards held in December 2025\u2014will take the stage to present their pitches. We invite you to join us and discover these innovative ventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[SPEAKERS]
Keisuke Kon<\/strong> Director & Founder, marugoto Inc.
Shota Hirai<\/strong> Co-CEO, Letara Ltd.
Kyohei Kurosawa<\/strong> Project Manager, ShipMate Inc.
Toru Yamanaka<\/strong> CEO, LOOVIC Inc.
Tomohisa Saito<\/strong> CEO, Mechano Cross Co., Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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