Ulsan Center for Creative Economy and Innovation (Director Kim Heon-seong, hereinafter referred to as Ulsan Center) announced that it successfully completed the first official schedule of the '2025 U-Global Bridge Japan' local program at the SAAI Wonder Working Community in Tokyo, Japan on the 7th.
This event was a place where seven domestic startups conducted IR pitching directly in front of major Japanese corporations and investment firms and explored practical global cooperation opportunities through 1:1 business meetups.
On this day, major Japanese venture capital firms such as 01Booster Capital, Bricks Fund, Tokyu Estate Holdings, and Daichi Sankyo, as well as global corporations such as Softbank, Mitsui, KDDI, Shizuoka Gas, and Mitsubishi Estate attended the event and showed great interest in the technological prowess and market entry intentions of domestic companies.
A total of 7 participating startups went through a preliminary diagnosis to confirm their fit with the Japanese market, then went through customized preliminary matching with local demand companies and participated in IR pitching. In the 1:1 meetups that followed the presentations, there were active, specific and practical discussions on cooperation regarding each startup's technology and its applicability in Japan.
An official from the Ulsan Center said, “Through the IR pitching and business meetup held today, the technological prowess and innovation of domestic startups received a positive response in Japan as well,” adding, “There is a high possibility that this will lead to substantive follow-up meetings.”
The participating startups that have completed the IR and meetup schedule are scheduled to participate in the Japanese startup exhibition events 'SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025' and 'Startup JAPAN EXPO 2025' held at Tokyo Big Sight on the 8th and 9th.
These events are a gathering place for global startups, large corporations, and investors in innovative fields such as AI, smart cities, fintech, and greentech, giving participating companies the opportunity to experience the latest trends in the Japanese market firsthand and expand their global networks.
In addition, on the 9th, participating companies will visit the JETRO Tokyo office, which officially supports the entry of Japanese startups, and the **Tokyo Global Business Center (GBC)**, a promising startup base in Tokyo, to directly examine Japan's startup support policies, facilities for entry, and program operation status. Through this, it is expected that they will be able to devise a more systematic and practical strategy for entering Japan.
Kim Heon-seong, CEO of the Ulsan Center, said, “This business meetup went beyond simple exchanges and became an important opportunity for domestic startups to directly connect with global industrial sites, verify their technological prowess and marketability, and specifically explore possibilities for entry.” He added, “Starting with this program in Tokyo, we will pursue a joint project with Nagoya, which has a similar industrial ecosystem, in the second half of the year to provide more systematic and practical support for domestic startups’ entry into the Japanese market.”
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