Build and develop your business in Japan: from incorporating to accessing public subsidies

Thursday, Feb 28th, from 18:45 to 21:00 at Place2B

French Tech Tokyo is happy to introduce to entrepreneurs and start-ups special tools to help them develop their business:

Topic 1 : Lowering the Business entry barriers: how to incorporate in Japan quicker and at lower costs?
Presentation of the LegalTech Incorporation Support portal just launched by Angels Inc.
If you are an entrepreneur, startup or scale-up contemplating the incorporation of a new legal entity in Japan, don't miss the demo of this new tool. It will help you save time and costs!

Topic 2 : benefiting from public subsidies to grow your business in Japan
Which entrepreneur or start-up is not looking for additional financial support to develop their business?
If like us you think that subsidies are effective ways to access additional pool of financial resources, join the presentation of the Monozukuri subsidy by a Subject Matter Expert from TOSBEC

Admission is free, please register HERE.

26th of June 2018 : French Tech Summit in Tokyo Feedback

French Tech Tokyo held “The French Tech Summit in Tokyo” on the 26^th of June, 2018. This event marked the termination of one month of many events promoting La French Tech and France’s innovation ecosystem. Organized in collaboration with our partner, EDGEof, the event gathered 5 speakers around a roundtable on “Why choose France”, 15 exhibitors and more than 120 visitors.

First event held “for startups and by startups”, the French Tech Summit in Tokyo was the occasion to promote France’s attractiveness in digital sector and excellence of French startups to Japanese innovation ecosystem.

Moderated by Mr Alex Odajima, Co-CEO of EDGEof and French Tech Tokyo’s partner, the roundtable gathered:

•  Mr Tetsu NAKAJIMA, Chief Investment Officer, Mistletoe http://mistletoe.co/
• Ms Rui YAMAMOTO, CEO Office Manager, Triple W, http://www.www-biz.co/
• Mr Jean-Dominique FRANCOIS, Representative Director, Hello Tomorrow, http://hellotomorrowjapan.org/
• Mr Hiroumi MITANI, CEO & Founder, FutuRocket Co, http://www.futurocket.com

All the speakers were able to exchange their views on France’s startup and digital ecosystem. They concluded that France is a place with a high level of education, a solid scientific background and a large market (for example in silver economy). The entrepreneur Mitani Hiroumi stated that France has a better environment for startups and investors, compared to US where life costs are too high. He also emphasized that France is very good business partner for Japan. Overall, all speakers agreed that regarding the current international environment (increase of protectionisms, BREXIT, etc…), France is well positioned to be the next Startup Nations’ leader.

The event was also the occasion for the visitors to meet with some French entrepreneurs and startups, along with some members of French Tech Tokyo’s community. 15 exhibitors were there to show French expertise in new technologies:

• French entrepreneurs and startups based in Japan and members of French Tech Tokyo’s community (Secure-IC, Next Level Asia, Locarise, Magency, Me-Fie, Devialet, HirePlanner, Hello Tomorrow, LeWagon) ;
• French representative of CEA Tech (CEA being 2nd most innovative R&D center in the world) ;
• French companies offering acceleration or incubation program for startups in Japan (Orange, Bouygues Asia, WeAre Pacific…) ;
• French organizations accompanying foreign companies in their development in France, and French companies in their development in Japan (CCIFJ, Business France).

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