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RISING EXPO 2015

Winners List

WealthNavi Inc.
Award From Intelligence, Ltd. WealthNavi Inc.
Award From A.G.S. Consulting Co., Ltd. MONEY DESIGN Co., Ltd.
Award From SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. TCSI, Inc
Award From Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC vinclu Inc.
Award From Amazon Web Services, Inc. WealthNavi Inc.
Award From Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. Oneteam Inc.
Award From CyberAgent Ventures, Inc. Global Rooms Ltd.

Startups

visasq inc.

Founders Name: Eiko Hashiba

URL:https://service.visasq.com/

TCSI, Inc

Founders Name: Yoshikazu Taguchi

Service URL:http://www.tcsi.jp/

Oneteam Inc.

Founders Name: Akira Sasaki

URL:https://one-team.com/ja/

TVISION INSIGHTS Inc.

Founders Name: Yasushi Gunya

URL:http://www.tvisioninsights.co.jp/

Studio XID Inc.

Founders Name: Tony Kim
URL:http://protopie.io/

Hacobu

Founders Name: Taro Sasaki

URL:http://www.movo.co.jp/index.html

Skydisc, Inc.

Founders Name: Osamu Hashimoto

URL:https://skydisc.jp/

Mobagel Inc.

Founders Name: Iru Wang
URL:https://mobagel.com/

vinclu Inc.

Founders Name: Minori Takechi

URL:http://gatebox.ai/

VELDT Inc.

Founders Name: Zin Nonogami

URL:http://veldt.jp/

Cracle Factory Co., Ltd.

Founders Name: Kim Kang-il URL:http://www.m.womanstalk.co.kr/

Global Rooms Ltd.

Founders Name: Kaneswaran Avili

URL:http://www.nidarooms.com/

PT Indonusa Bara Sejahtera

Founders Name: Abraham Viktor

URL:https://www.taralite.com/

WealthNavi Inc.

Founders Name: Kazuhisa Sibayama

URL:https://www.wealthnavi.com/

MONEY DESIGN Co., Ltd.

Founders Name: Nao Kitazawa

URL:https://www.money-design.com/

Event Information

Event Name: RISING EXPO 2016 in Japan
Date and Time: Friday September 2, 2016,
in your local time
Location: Tokyo / Ebisu Subaru Building
Participating Start-ups: Startups that have passed the pre-screening
Guests of the Event: Executives and key individuals of leading venture capital companies in Japan and overseas, as well as major operating companies that support startups
※By Invitation Only
Expected Number of Participants: A total of 250 participants, consisting of the participating start-ups and the guests
Contact: RISING EXPO Secretariat
rising@ext.cyberagent.co.jp

NOTE: This event is designed to match startups with potential investors and operating companies.
The organizer of the event has no intention to undertake any placement of shares.

Advantages for the Participating Start-ups

Sponsorship and Partnership Opportunities

Opportunity to present and network with executives and decision makers at the leading venture capital companies and major operating companies.
※Participating Companies from last year included
Venture Capital Company: 60, Operating Company: 60

Chance to Win Cash and Prizes

A chance to win cash prize for the best presentation and various awards given by the sponsors. Winners will be determined through votes from all the guests of the event and by the sponsors.In addition, the Grand Prix winner of Japan will be invited to attend one RISING EXPO 2017 event held outside Japan as an extra prize.

Application Schedule

Wed.
June 15,2016

Application
Period Starts

Wed.
June 29,2016
12:00

Application
Period Ends

Wed.
July 13,2016

Pre-Screening
Results
Announced
(we will contact
the individuals)

Wed.
August 3,2016

Participating
Start-ups Selected

Fri.
September 2,2016

RISING EXPO Event

Conditions for Applying

  1. Entrants must be an IT and Internet related startup (both enterprise and consumer focused startups can apply).
  2. In principle, entrants must have launched their service and have a user base or have achieved revenue milestones.
  3. Entrants must be considering to raise more than 100 million yen ($ 1 Million USD) in venture capital.
  4. Entrants must be able to attend the interview session held in Japan after passing the document screening (pre-screening).
    NOTE: Date of the interview session will be arranged individually.

※The location of the startup's offices will not be a factor in the application process.
※There is no participation fee.

Only start-ups that have passed the pre-screening are allowed to attend the event on the day.

Venture Capital

IMJ Investment Partners Pte. Ltd

i mercury Capital, Inc.

Archetype Corporation.

ATOMICO

ADWAYS Ventures, Inc.

ITOCHU Technology Ventures, Inc.

Incubate Fund

Inspire Corporation

AG Capital

EIGHT ROADS VENTURES JAPAN

SMBC Venture Capital Co.,Ltd.

SBI Investment Co., Ltd.

NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Inc.

OPT Ventures, Inc.

Energy & Environment Investment, Inc.

GREE Ventures, inc.

Global Brain Inc.

K&P Partners Corp.

Keio Innovation Initiative, Inc.

KLab Venture Partners Co., Ltd.

SunBridge Global Ventures Inc.

GMO VenturePartners, Inc.

Genuine Startups Ltd.

Skyland Ventures

DG Incubation, Inc.

DraperNexus Ventures

NISSAY CAPITAL CO.,LTD

Japan Asia Investment Company, Limited

Nippon Venture Capital Co.,Ltd.

hitotoki incubator, inc.

Femto Growth Capital LLP

500 Startups Japan

Primal Capital

VENTURE UNITED, inc.

Mizuho Capital Co.,Ltd.

MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital Co.,Ltd.

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co., Ltd.

Miyako Capital

Mobile Internet Capital, Inc.

euglena SMBCNikko Leave-a-Nest Capital L.L.C

Lead Capital Management Co.,Ltd.

YJ Capital Inc.

World Innovation Lab

Business Firm

AOI Pro

WILL GROUP,INC.

Ateam Inc.

eureka, Inc.

XING INC.

Evolable Asia Corp.

Orange Japan Inc.,

CrowdWorks, Inc.

KDDI CORPORATION

COLOPL, Inc.

JA MITSUI LEASING, LTD.

Cisco Systems,Inc.

CA MOBILE, LTD.

SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation

Startia, Inc.

Sumitomo Corporation

SoftBank Corp.

TMS Entertainment Co., Ltd.

TBS Innovation parterers, LLC.

Tencent Japan

Dentsu Digital Holdings,Inc.

D2C Inc.

2020

Donuts Co. Ltd.

Nagoya Broadcasting Network Co.,Ltd.

IBM Japan, Ltd.

Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.

Nihon Unisys, Ltd.

Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc.

BIGLOBE Inc.

VOYAGE GROUP, Inc.

HONJO International

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

YAMATO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

Rakuten, Inc.

Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd

Media

THE BRIDGE, Inc

The STARTUP

Venture Square

TechCrunch Japan

Sponcer

Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Intelligence, Ltd.

AGS Consulting, Inc.

SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.

Google Japan Inc.

Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.

Management cooperation

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.

Access

Ebisu Subaru Building
1-20-8 Ebisu Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo 150-0013

Reference

Rising Expo Staff

rising@ext.cyberagent.co.jp