Global Startup Pitch

Japanese companies × Global startups =∞
6 promising companies around the world Assemble in OSAKA!

What do we find in open innovation between Japanese companies and global startups and what will be waiting for us in the beyond?
There are pitches by 6 promising startups that are eager to collaborate with Japanese companies.
If you are the one who are engaging in open innovation with global startups, join our session!

OVERVIEW

Date & Time
Nov. 26th, 2024 (Tue)
14:55-15:50
Inquiries
JETRO Osaka
TEL:06-4705-8603
(Mon-Fri 9:00~17:45 ※Closed during national holidays and year-end/new year holidays)
Email: osd@jetro.go.jp

Exhibitor

NO.1

DataMesh
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Web site

Business Overview:
DataMesh is a pioneering technology firm specializing in the development and services of a digital twin-based industrial metaverse platform for businesses.

Country Area:Asia

Speaker:
Nikita Huang | COO

Nikita Huang is responsible for global business operations and leads the company in continuous innovation and rapid growth, with a focus on "democratizing Digital Twin and XR" and revolutionizing workflow through industrial metaverse. Nikita graduated from Peking University.

NO.2

Forsea Foods
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Web site

Business Overview:
Forsea is at the forefront of cellular agriculture with its breakthrough organoid technology for cultivating fish tissues.

Country Area:Middle East

Speaker:
Roee Nir | CEO & Co Founder

Roee Nir is a biotech engineer with extensive experience in the Foodtech, Biotech and Digital Health industries. He is the CoFounder and CEO of Forsea Foods, a foodtech company that focuses on seafood meat cultivation. He holds an MBA from New York University Stern School of Business.

NO.3

Grapheal
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Web site

Business Overview:
Grapheal is the leader in production of Graphene-on-polymer film for Healthcare applications and design its biosensor with roll-to-roll printing technology

Country Area:Europe

Speaker:
Vincent Bouchiat | CEO & Cofounder

A prominent French condensed matter physicist, engineer and entrepreneur, known for his contributions to material sciences, molecular electronics, and superconductivity. He holds Ph.D. at CEA-Saclay.

NO.4

Lalamove
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Web site

Business Overview:
Lalamove is an on-demand delivery matching app and website that increases last-mile and first-mile logistics operational efficiency at an effective cost.

Country Area:Asia

Speaker:
Hideki Nakazawa | Managing Director

After spending seven years supporting Japanese companies' expansion into Southeast Asia as a strategy consultant, I served as the Director of the Japanese branch of a top-tier online travel agency in Asia, and later as the Head of Channel Sales and Partnership Development at a U.S. food tech company. Motivated by the mission to solve logistics challenges through technology and revitalize Japan, I joined Lalamove Japan.

NO.5

Patsnap
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Web site

Business Overview:
Patsnap uses AI-powered technology and machine learning to comb through billions of datasets and help innovators search and analysis technology.

Country Area:Asia

Speaker:
Yuji Sekizaki | Representative of Japan

With an illustrious career as a sales manager at a global #1 IP research tool developer, Yuji Sekizaki has joined Patsnap to be at the forefront of driving innovation and strategic insight. He has a distinguished career in the intellectual property market for nearly a quarter of a century.

NO.6

Your Arbor
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Web site

Business Overview:
Arbor is the world's most accurate carbon emissions measurement platform, transforming how companies measure and report their carbon footprint.

Country Area:North America

Speaker:
Alex Todorovic | Co-Founder & CEO

With a foundation in computer science and a vibrant career in the software entrepreneur ecosystem, Alex Todorovic has built a pioneering platform to accurately measure and manage their supply chain carbon footprints. Under his leadership, the startup has attracted over $3.5 million in funding.

COMMENTATOR

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Brian Lim
encognize G.K.
COO
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Kathy Liu
Plug and Play Japan
VP, Energy / Smart Cities | Head of Osaka
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Kyoya Okazawa
Brinc Japan
Representative of Director

Inquiries

Global Innovation Conference
Hack Osaka Executive Committee
(Urban Innovation Institute)

:06-6359-1322
(Monday to Friday, 9:30 AM–5:30 PM, *excluding national holidays)

:hackosaka2024@urban-ii.or.jp