Startup programs and open innovation support for companies, governments and universities in Japan.
🇯🇵 Japan, with group operations in Australia · Founded 2016
Innovation Dojo Japan LLC is the Japan arm of the Innovation Dojo group, which describes itself as an Australia-founded, Japan-anchored initiative. Founded in 2016, it works in three areas: entrepreneurial talent development, startup incubation, and support for innovation-related business development and capital raising. It supports startups and entrepreneurs at all stages with a focus on diversity, equity and inclusion, and runs programs for companies, governments and universities.
The site invites companies, governments and universities to get in touch about its services through a contact form. It also runs events and a newsletter.
Matches companies with promising startups and supports their open innovation work through a bilingual expert network.
Who it's for: Companies running open innovation
Helps government bodies plan and run startup programs and build local startup ecosystems.
Who it's for: National and local government agencies
Designs training programs and curricula for student entrepreneurs and research-based startups.
Who it's for: Universities and their startup program teams
Works with large companies, national and local government bodies, and universities in Japan and Australia, and with startups and entrepreneurs at all stages.
The site's case studies describe programs run for governments, universities and companies. They include a global foodtech accelerator, a city startup hub with a global mentorship program, support for foreign entrepreneurs setting up in a Japanese city, a program bringing overseas investors to regional startups, pitch training for researchers and deeptech startups, and study programs between Japan and Australia.
