Rainmaking Innovation operates the Startupbootcamp programs, which started in 2010 in Copenhagen, Denmark and since have grown to be active in over 30 countries around the world. The Startupbootcamp SCALE Osaka program brings mature startups and scaleups for around the world to collaborate with large Japanese corporate partners as a trusted pathway to entering the Japanese market. Prior to his role as Managing Director of Startupbootcamp SCALE Osaka, Joshua was most recently the Director of New South Wales state government initiative Sydney Startup Hub, a $35M project supporting 480 Australian startup companies. He has previously held positions as head of the University of New South Wales startup program, supporting over 700 startups and is the co-founder of cross-border innovation firm Innovation Dojo and Managing Director of edutech scaleup StudyLink K.K.

O-BIC was founded in 2001 by the Osaka Prefectural Government, the Osaka City Government, and the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry in a joint initiative. As your one-stop service center for your business investing, O-BIC provides prospective foreign investors with a comprehensive yet detailed support system. After 10 year career of supporting Japanese companies’ entrance in China at OCCI, Liang Yu joined O-BIC in 2008 as a manager. Liang has engaged in promoting foreign investment in Osaka for over 10 years and supported more than 300 companies to enter in Osaka.

DENSO CORPORATION is a global automotive components manufacturer headquartered in the city of Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, with a consolidated net sales of 5.4 trillion yen and consisted of 211 subsidiaries with a total of 170,000 employees. Toru Inoue is a Career Partner at DENSO, where he leads alliances, including startup investments, M&As and open innovation supports. He has worked with startups to make a new business in DENSO, and supported divisions in DESNO to invest startups. He helps open innovation activity to work with Aichi prefecture and Nagoya city to realize open innovation hub in Nagoya.

Aichi-Nagoya International Business Access Center (I-BAC) is an organization jointly established by the Aichi Prefectural Government, the City of Nagoya, the Nagoya Port Authority and the Nagoya Chamber of Commerce & Industry. I-BAC’s mission is to support foreign-affiliated companies which intend to expand their business operations into Aichi-Nagoya. To assist them, from 2006, I-BAC offers free“one-stop”services including information, consulting and advice.

KSP, Inc. was founded in 1986 as a core organization of the Kanagawa Science Park with the cooperation of Kanagawa Prefecture, Kawasaki City, and public and private companies. Since its foundation, it has focused on supporting venture companies and have provided assistance including the startups, growth, IPOs (initial public offering) to over 500 venture companies to date. It offers effective support by taking advantage of accumulated expertise, constructed networks, etc. With working experience at an international law firm, Mr. Harada engaged in collaboration between industry and academia as well as incubation business at Keio University. After resigning, he served as an executive officer of a venture company of development of Electric Vehicle. He joined KSP in 2014.

Kanagawa Prefecture is the second largest prefecture in population and have industrial clusters with global companies represented by “Nissan Motors”, and many SME companies that have advanced technology. Dalian Office of Kanagawa Industrial Promotion Center is the only one of the representative office of Kanagawa Prefecture in China area. Naohiko Iwata Joined Kanagawa Prefectural Government in 2006. After working in overseas business in Bangkok(Thailand),He had been in charge of attracting foreign companies to invest Kanagawa in Investment Promotion Division. Since 2019, He have been working on investment promotion related to Kanagawa and China areas in the Dalian Office.

With the opportunity given by Fukuoka’s 「Startup visa」program, Golface’s Japanese‘s branch was founded to provide Japanese golfer with smart golf services including smartphone applications and GPS strategy with aerial video and AI communication. After graduated from National Chaio Tung University in Taiwan, Ian started his first job as sales representative at Johnson and Johnson. His passion for golf started with video game. But only after going down to the course for the first time that he realized how inconvenient the golfing process is. With the vision of “Increase young generation’s passion towards golf through the implementation of technology”, Ian founded Green Jacket Sport, Ltd in 2013 and Japanese branch in 2017.

Fukuoka is one of the most vibrant cities in Japan. With its pool of young talent, pro-business environment and internationally evaluated livability, the city attracts corporate headquarters, foreign companies and IT& Digital Content Industry. Since the designation of the “National Strategic Special Zone for Global Startups & Job Creation” in May 2014, the city has been implementing various startup promotion initiatives. He is currently in charge of attracting foreign companies and his team provides various support services to foreign companies wishing to setting up businesses in Fukuoka.

JETRO is a governmental organization promote mutual trade and investment between Japan and the rest of the world. To support foreign companies set up their business in Japan, we offer one-stop service for the company to expand their business step by step. After graduating Keio Business School (MBA), she has been engaged in holding Invest Japan seminars in Taiwan, Finland, and India, and writing articles of companies those succeeded in setting up business in Japan.