” Osaka Finance Forum ” a business matching event, will be held! [Updated on September 27th]

We are pleased to announce the “Osaka Finance Forum” will be held. This is a business matching event between Domestic/Foreign VCs and other investors and start-ups in Osaka/Kansai.

About 10 Deep Tech start-ups, including carbon neutral start-ups, are scheduled to pitch at the event. In addition, One-on-one  business meetings are available at the booths all the time during the event. We look forward to welcoming all investors, including Japanese and foreign VCs, considering investing in start-ups with cutting-edge technologies or in fields such as carbon neutrality!

To register, please click here.

For more details, please refer to the following “Event Outline” and a flyer.

| Outline of the Event |

Date:

Friday, October 4, 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Venue:

QUINTBRIDE (4-15-82 Higashinoda-machi, Miyakojima Ward, Osaka City)

Targeted Participants:

Venture capitalists and other investors etc. from Japan and abroad

Implementation format:

Hybrid (In-person and online)

Participation fee:

Free of charge

Programs (Tentative):

4:00 p.m. Greetings from the organizer

4:10 p.m. Keynote speech

Theme: Aiming to Create Osaka and Kansai Startups that Challenge the World
Speaker: Nae Nakamura (Osaka Business Development Agency Manager)

4:20 p.m. Pitches by start-ups in Osaka/Kansai

5:10 p.m. Break

5:30 p.m. Pitches by start-ups in Osaka/Kansai

6:20 p.m. Break（After this, ” Networking” will be conducted on-site only.）

6:30 p.m. Networking

7:30 p.m. Closing

* Booths will be available at all times during the event (On-site). Networking with the speakers will be available during presentations and breaks, but only on-site attendees will be allowed to participate in networking. If you are an online participant and would like to meet with the speakers individually, please let us know in the post-event questionnaire (Will be provided at the event).

Pitching start-ups:

* A total of about 10 companies are scheduled to pitch. (Information will be posted on this website, etc., as soon it becomes available.)

Company name	Company overview
	Contributes to carbon neutrality by supplying new bio-based raw materials such as natural rubber seeds
	Developing smart lenses / glasses with liquid crystal lens technology which solve vision issues.
	Our mission is to commercialize laser fusion energy, and advancing laser technology will contribute to the creation of new industries around the photonics technology.
	Contribute to the development of powders and granules processes that support a wide range of industries through the particle system multiphase flow simulation technology.
	Developing a small-scale biodiesel production system with zero CO2 emissions using “Euglena” and “Rice”, aiming for self-sufficiency in fuel.
	We decompose plastic waste and organic waste, only at 200 ℃, without precious metals, organic solvent, into monomers or hydrogen.
	Manufacture and sale of pre-touch sensors that measure distance and shape simultaneously, and robot hands that think and grasp on their own.
	The world’s first stand-alone power supply system that is designed to economically harvest electricity from low-temperature waste heat below 300℃.
	Deodorants and digital transfer of odor developed by innovative technology measuring odor using human olfactory receptor response.
	OPTIMUS Inc. is a sustainable and innovative paint manufacturer using photocatalyst technology, with the mission of “PAINT TO SAVE THE PLANET.”

Language:

English (Simultaneous interpretation available）

Registration deadline:

Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024

How to register:

Please register using the registration form.

https://globalfinanceinnovationforum1004.peatix.com

Organizer:

Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City

Notes:

Please note that even if you apply, due to the capacity of the venue, VCs and other investors will be given priority and may not be able to attend on-site.