4th and 5th October, 2023
FUKUOKA DAIMYO GARDEN CITY (Main venue)
FUKUOKA GROWTH NEXT (Venue for sessions)
GROWTHⅠ(Venue for business talk and pitches)
OUTLINE
Digital evolution, the prevalence of AI, and rapid changes in economic and international affairs. Our world is now undergoing unprecedented change.
In an era of increasing uncertainty, as a place to get together to create new innovations for startups from around the world, Fukuoka City will host ASCENSION 2023, an international business matching event.
“ASCENSION 2023×Startup Go!Go!” is the official name of this event this year in the collaboration with “Startup GoGo”, the Fukuoka based accelerator.
Under the keyword of "ASCENSION = rising dimension," domestic and international startups, investors, and support organizations will gather to encourage those who are taking on the challenge to reach the next dimension through talk sessions, pitches, business meetings, and networking.
Join us in creating ideas and challenges that will create a new era! We look forward to your participation.
"ASCENSION2023" x "StartupGo!Go! x 10th"
10/5 (WED) 10:00-11:00 @ガーデンシティステージ
特別講演 Special Session
“投資家から見る国内外のファウンダー動向”
Google Venture Capital Business Development Lead, Google Cloud
堂田 丈明
X&KSK Fund Managing Partner
山本 航平
10/4 (WED) 13:00-14:00 @DAIMYO GARDEN CITY STAGE
Session
“HR Strategy from Fukuoka to Japan and the World”
Panelist
Kyoko Kawa
Co-representative, thestory.Inc
Syuhei Morofuji
CEO, REAPRA Pte Ltd
Syusei Hanibuchi
CEO, Capsule Japan Inc.
Moderator
Ryotaro Yamamoto
Co-representative, thestory.Inc
10/4 (WED) 13:00-14:00 @Fukuoka Growth Next
Session
“How to live and work in the future”
Panelist
Rintaro Oyaizu
CEO, GHOST,Inc
Takafumi Miura
Maneger, Corporate Development Department, Oisix ra daichi Inc.
Moderator and Panelist
Ryo Osera
CEO, yugyo inc.
10/4 (WED) 14:30-15:30 @DAIMYO GARDEN CITY STAGE
Session
“Signs of a Business Revolution: The Changes AI will Bring to Services.”
Panelist
Koji Hara
Azure Success Manager, Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.
Kai Higuchi
CEO, Srush, Inc.
Ryo Takashina
CEO, APTO Co., Ltd.
Moderator
Hirokazu Nagano
CEO, ANOBAKA Inc.
10/4 (WED) 14:30-15:30 @Fukuoka Growth Next
Session
“22023 Startup Funding Trends - The View from Fukuoka/ Local Cities.”
Atsuko Mori
Senior Analyst, INITIAL, Uzabase, Inc.
Ryo Yamashita
Principal, ITOCHU Technology Ventures, Inc.
Masayuki Matsunaga
Senior Manager, Investment Division, FFG Venture Business Partners Co., Ltd.
10/4 (WED) 15:00-16:00 @GROWHⅠ
FFG Session
“Learning from University Case Studies to Produce Startup Talent”
KoKi Fukatsu
Fast Track Initiative, Inc. , Pharmacist, Lawyer, IT strategist
Yukihiro Murata
Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo , Academic Specialist, Institute for Management Innovation (IGPI), Inc. , Consultant
10/4 (WED) 16:00-17:00 @Fukuoka Growth Next
Session
“How to Lead Reproducible PMFs for Compounding Startups”
Panelists
Shogo Ota
CEO and Representative Director, Kuzen Co., Ltd.
Hiroki Iinuma
General Manager, Product Planning Department, LayerX, Inc.
Moderator
Takuya Oshika
Principal, UB Ventures Inc.
10/4 (WED) 18:00-19:00 @Fukuoka Growth Next
Session
“Past and Future of Fukuoka Startups”
Panelist
Masanori Hashimoto
CEO, Nulab Inc.
Takuya Muraoka
CEO, toypo Inc.
Junichiro Shimooka
CEO, QUANDO Inc.
Moderator
Nobuhiro Adach
CEO, SEREAL,Inc.
10/4 (WED) 14:00-21:00 @Fukuoka Growth Next
“スタートアップ屋台～あらためてエコシステムとは何か？～”
ゲスト
DOZAN11 aka
三木 道三
株式会社ヌーラボ 代表取締役
橋本 正徳
ホスト
postalk株式会社 CEO
川野 洋平
10/5 (THU) 11:00-12:00 @Fukuoka Growth Next
Session
“How to increase IPOs from Fukuoka/Kyushu”
Panelist
Yoichi Tadakuma
Partner, General Manager, IPO Strategy Office, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
Seiji Akita
Corporate Specialist, Deputy Head, Private Wealth Management, Nomura Securities Co, Ltd.
Nobuyoshi Yamagata
Partner and Representative Director, i Cubed Ventures, Inc.
Moderator
Toshihiro Kishihara
Managing Partner, GxPartners LLP
10/5 (THU) 11:30-12:30 @DAIMYO GARDEN CITY STAGE
Session
“The Secret of Why and How Business Companies are Utilizing Silicon Valley and How to Enter the Silicon Valley”
Hiro Rio Maeda
DNX Ventures Managing Partner
Hirokazu Ichikawa
General Manager, Strategic Alliances Department, Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.
10/5 (THU) 13:00-14:00 @DAIMYO GARDEN CITY STAGE
Session
“Perspectives from Overseas VCs”
Panelist
Vertex Ventures SEA & India Consultant
Steven Vanada (Singapore)
Origgin Ventures Pte Ltd CEO
Clarence Tan(Singapore)
Hanwha Asset Management Team Lead
Kimo Kim(Korea)
Moderator
FFG Venture Business Partners Executive Vice President
Yamaguchi Yasuhisa
Language : English
10/5 (THU) 13:30-14:30 @Fukuoka Growth Next
Session
“Creating the Future with Startups - National and Local government Initiatives and Public-Private Partnerships”
PanelistsSayaka Tomihara
Director, New Business Creation Promotion Office, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Kazuhiro Shigaki
Director, Business Startup Support Section, Fukuoka City Government
Kenta Yamato
Director, Business Startup Support Section, Fukuoka City Government
Sana Diana Kimura
CEO, MarbleXR Inc.
ModeratorOsamu Hashimoto
CEO, 62Complex Inc.
ASCENSION PITCH -Asia Next Unicorn Award-
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KOALA Tech Inc.
Based on the results of the world's first academic demonstration by Professor Chihaya Adachi's team at Kyushu University, the startup is aiming for practical application of organic semiconductor lasers. By taking advantage of the characteristics of organic semiconductors, they will be able to provide customers with value that is difficult to provide with existing technologies, such as compatible implementation with OLED, implementation of it on curved surfaces and flexible substrates, and oscillation at arbitrary wavelengths. So, the performance of micro displays for XR, sensors for biometric identification, and sensors for wearable healthcare devices will be improved dramatically.
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F.MED Co., Ltd.
F.MED develops robotic microsurgery system which assists delicate tool handling of surgeon. Microsurgery is a technique to connect very small human vessels, and is essential for reconstructive surgeries to improve patients' QOL. But technical difficulty limits the number of surgeons who are able to perform it. The robot assists surgeons by copying surgeon's input with motion scale down and hand tremor control, and perform microsurgery on behalf of surgeon’s hands. It is equipped with F.MED’s unique fine work manipulator to enable micro tool manipulation. The robot maximizes safety and efficacy of microsurgery and improves surgeons’ learning curve.
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REVORN Co., Ltd.
REVORN Co., Ltd. is developing various projects to create the foundation for a new culture that enriches people's lives by building an infrastructure of olfactory technology. It provides solutions to solve various odor-related problems in food, environment, agriculture, medicine, etc. by conducting PoC to test sensory evaluation on a food processing production line, which has traditionally been conducted only by human sense of smell, using REVORN's proprietary smell sensor and AI as a substitute, with the aim of introducing the technology to the factory.
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Profet AI
Provides an AutoML platform and plug-and-play AI application library for building no-code end-to-end machine learning models, enabling content area experts or IT professionals in various fields to quickly build high-quality predictive models, efficiently realize AI applications, and solve production process and digitization challenges. Profet AI has already been widely adopted by the world's hundred largest brand companies in the manufacturing industry, including EMS, semiconductor OAST, PCB, IC design, panel manufacturing and material solutions.
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FastLabel Inc.
FastLabel Inc. provides "AIPaaS (AI Process as a Service)" that comprehensively supports the AI development process.
“AIPaaS" provides a service and platform to support the entire process of data-centric AI development, including data collection, annotation, data management, model management, MLOps construction, and data generation using generative AI. -
viAct
viAct is a leading ESG-focused AI company that provides “Scenario-based Vision Intelligence” solutions for the AEC, oil & gas, mining, and manufacturing industries, as well as facilities management, smart city development, and AI-driven solutions for governments, public & private sector. Since its inception in 2016, with hundreds of deployments across Asia, Europe & Middle East, viAct’s proprietary AI algorithms have evolved successfully providing extremely granular insights in jobsites by transforming vision to practical actions. Our 50+ pre-built AI modules enable the stakeholders to reduce the number of accidents, optimize costs, track environmental non-compliances, and enhance operational efficiency. Recognized by leaders like the World Economic Forum (WEF), Google, Forbes Asia, and KPMG; viAct’s disruptive AI navigation solution is one-of-a-kind approach to manage man-made environments in a far smarter way than humans do!
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AironWorks Co., Ltd.
In order to reduce the financial damage caused by the recent surge in business email fraud, AironWorks Co., Ltd. offers a fully automated, one-platform service that delivers "personalized, ultra-practical training emails, operations, and education" to corporate employees. Unlike conventional email training systems, our service analyzes companies and creates training text using AI developed with technology from Unit 8200 of the Israel Defense Forces, enabling us to provide "practical targeted training and education" that is optimized for each company.
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Eezee Pte Ltd
Eezee SG simplifies industrial procurement in Singapore, offering a wide range of products on an online platform, streamlining sourcing and purchase processes for businesses.
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Hitobito Inc.
“ChiChat" Chat Marketing Using High CVR Generating AI
▼Characteristics
Achieve average 8% CVR by utilizing patented high CVR generation AI in Japan and Taiwan (typical website CVR is 1-2%)
It is a retargeting method that directs users who have left the website to SNS to chat with them, and can replace the old retargeting advertising market, which is becoming increasingly difficult due to cookie restrictions.
Although it is a BtoB SaaS business model, the risk for the company introducing it is extremely small because it is provided on a pay-for-performance basis based on CVs (results).
Currently providing services to 152 companies (108 in Taiwan, 44 in Japan) after being released in April 2020. -
Turing Chain Ltd.
Turing Certs is a blockchain electronic certificate service that allows you to view the issuance, management, and certification of all pilgrimage certificates and important documents in one place.
We conduct safe security operations by obtaining ISO27001 and ISO27701 international certifications and applying GDPR compliance, and are used in nine countries around the world, including international organizations and government agencies. We support you to improve the efficiency of your business and management operations, and to achieve effortless de-carbonization and reduce paper documentations. -
UMANIMATION
UMANIMATION (http://www.umanimation.com), is a group of brands hosted in a single company developing an IP catalogue of narrative and immersive content designed for new media (TV, Video Games, VR, AR, MR, Immersive Music Shows). UMANIMATION’s aim is to define the next generation of animated entertainment content by producing transmedia universes that enlist different technologies and platforms.
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VEKIN Co.,Ltd.
ERO is an AI-embedded platform for digital MRV processing to enable any green activities to get Carbon Accreditation no matter their size. CERO can work seamlessly with any platform to recognize its carbon footprint by using its products or services and accredit carbon credit on top of its green products or services according to international or regional standards. With human-centric design and gamification logic, CERO doesn't just add more value to green activities but also turns green activities into fun while doing green.
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Anew
Anew® is a problem-solving company and single-use bottles and packaging is a problem. We created a circular water bottle, and end to end packaging company to help solve it. Small choices can lead to meaningful changes. Let’s make the world anew.
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welala
Our ambition is to provide at-home diagnostic test, making health and wellness accessible for Everyone, Everywhere, at Any time We help people to live healthier and longer by understanding individuals’ health baseline through their DNA information.
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Fiduciaedge Technologies
FiduciaEdge is a Cloud-Native Trusted Edge Computing software provider aiming at protecting user data integrity and privacy from their sources.
．Fiducia Edge Computing Platform (fECP): a Linux-KVM overlay middleware provide secure computing environment on lightweight edge devices.
．Fiducia Code Signing : an online service to install security keys and certified software on IoT devices and Edge Nodes. -
EF Polymer K.K.
Biodegradable polymers that turn the desert green will enrich the future of the ecosystem.
By upcycling inedible parts such as fruits, we have developed “Organic superabsorbent polymer” that is completely biodegradable and can be used for a variety of purposes, from agriculture to sanitary products. Our technology can be used to provide solutions for the problems of drought, which cause conflicts and environmental destruction, and enrich the future of the ecosystem.
JUDGE
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Mr.Hiro Rio Maeda
DNX Ventures 
Mr.Steven Vanada
Vertex Ventures SEA & India
Mr.Clarence Tan
Origgin Ventures Pte Ltd
Mr.Kimo Kim
Hanwha Asset Management
Mr. Kosuke Fukagawa
Principal, GLOBIS CAPITAL PARTNERS & Co.
Mr.Tetsuaki Miura
Fukuoka City Government
Mr.Michael Yip
LIMEHK Accelerator
Mr.Maxwell Imai Weiss
Pacific Bays Capital
Mr.Takeaki Doda
Google
Booth
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AironWorks株式会社
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welala
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Anew
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VEKIN Co.,Ltd.
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viAct
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plusblocks technology limited
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SUPER GENIUS AITEK
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Profet AI
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Fiduciaedge Technologies
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Turing Chain Ltd.
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HitoBito Inc.
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カプセルジャパン株式会社
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REVORN Co., Ltd.
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株式会社レイヤード
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コクー株式会社
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anect株式会社
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株式会社KINCHAKU
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ふくおかフィナンシャルグループ
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九州電力株式会社
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株式会社西日本新聞社
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SGインキュベート株式会社
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株式会社テレビ西日本
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長崎県
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FastLabel株式会社
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amu株式会社
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eatas株式会社
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MarbleXR株式会社
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株式会社XYLOCOPA
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MOVeLOT株式会社
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株式会社スマートスライド
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JIDAIOコンサルティング株式会社
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株式会社Wewill
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株式会社INGEN
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Tooon株式会社
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Manabu.dev
TIME TABLE
Booth & Marche：11:00AM - 7:00PM @GARDENCITY PARK
Marche：10:00AM - 5:00PM @GARDENCITY PARK
FUKUOKA STARTUP WEEK
This year, "FUKUOKA STARTUP WEEK" will be held in collaboration with "Startup Go! Go!", "F CUBE INNOVATION", etc. as an integrated event to discuss the strengths of each organizations.
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DAY1・DAY2 2023.10.1（SUN）2（MON）
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DAY3 2023.10.3（TUE）
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DAY4 2023.10.4（WED）
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DAY5 2023.10.5（THU）
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DAY6・DAY7 2023.10.6（FRI）7（SAT）
ORGANIZER & PARTNERS
■ORGANIZER
■COOPERATE
REGISTRATION
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Day Time Pass
FREE
- 大名ガーデンシティ・パーク＆ステージ
- ・基調講演
- ・セッション
- ・ASIA NEXT UNICORN AWARDセミファイナル・ファイナル
- ・The Pitchファイナル
- ・マルシェ、展示ブース
- GROWTHⅠ
- ・セッション
- Fukuoka Growth Next（FGN）
- ・セッション
申込フォームにはkinchakuのサービスを使用しています。
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Day&Night Time Pass
¥10,000
- 大名ガーデンシティ・パーク＆ステージ
- ・基調講演
- ・セッション
- ・ASIA NEXT UNICORN AWARD
セミファイナル・ファイナル - ・The Pitchファイナル
- ・マルシェ、展示ブース
- ・交流会（Day2）
- GROWTHⅠ
- ・セッション
- ・The Pitchセミファイナル
- ・交流会（Day1）
- Fukuoka Growth Next（FGN）
- ・セッション
- ・交流会（Day1）
申込フォームにはkinchakuのサービスを使用しています。
*The pitch is Japan's largest pitch contest for seed and early stages, held within StartupGo!Go! event collaborating with ASCENSION.
MARCHE
This year, the marche will be held at Garden City Park.
There are 12 stores from all over Kyushu selling rice, bread, meat, sweets, alcohol, and juice.
There are also stores where you can eat at events only. We have tables and chairs available at the venue, so please come and enjoy the event.
VENUE
Access
CONTACT
Organizer：ASCENSION2023 Secretariat
Contact：info-as@ascension-2023.com