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Founder-Led Startup Support Partner

Are you a first-time or serial founder building a company around globally unique technology?
UMI’s Founder-Led Startup Support Program is tailored to empower technical and science-based entrepreneurs. From ideation to exit, UMI becomes a hands-on partner to shape and scale deep-tech ventures with global potential.

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🌟 Key Benefits of the Program:

  • Hands-on VC support from company formation to exit
  • Strategic guidance across funding, operations, and growth
  • Support for hiring and building high-performance teams
  • Expertise in IP strategy, legal, and regulatory navigation
  • Access to UMI’s networks in industry, academia, and investment

✅ Eligibility Criteria:

  • Must be a solo founder, technical team, or deep-tech entrepreneur
  • Startup must be based on globally unique science or technology
  • Founders should be in pre-company or early-stage startup phase
  • Willingness to collaborate with UMI as a long-term venture partner

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Universal Materials Incubator Co., Ltd.

Size :

11-50

Location :

Japan

Industry:

Venture Capital & Private Equity

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Wataru Mizutani

Principal

Partnership Program :

Startup Mentor Strategic Startup Innovation Incubator / Accelerator

Target Partner Location :

Worldwide

Target Partner Persona :

Solo founders, technical co-founders, science-based entrepreneurs, early-stage technology teams.

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