Landing Pad 2024

You can sign up at https://aichi-landing-pad.agorize.com using a valid email address. Then click ‘Participate’ to create your participation and submit your deliverables. Feel free to reach out to the Admins through the chat feature if you have any questions or concerns.

To update your details, please login on the program page and go to your participant profile to edit or change your details. Please note that you will not be able to change your email address. If you need to change your email address, you need to delete your account and create a new one with the desired email address.

In this program, one person acts as a representative for his/her respective company. However, sub contact information is also required for emergency contact purposes.

Whenever there is an update, you will receive an email notification from the admin to your registered email address. This is only applicable to the main representative of the participation of the program and not the emergency contact. You can always use the messaging feature and reach out to your program admin.

Any startups with a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and have proprietary technology or solutions that fit with the categories of this program are eligible to participate.

The Agorize platform’s customer support can answer any questions pertaining to the program.

You will receive an email confirmation upon successful registration for the Landing Pad 2024 platform. If you do not receive anything after registering, please reach out to (JPABAICHIGSUDL@abeam.com)

For the Application Phase, your startup must fill in an application form and submit a PPT/PDF that addresses the following:

1. Brief introduction of the company's business and products/services
2. What problem are you trying to solve?
3. How the product/service works
4. How will the company generate revenue?
5. Who are the competitors
6. What traction have you had?
7. Team composition
8. Reasons for applying, what attractiveness you feel about the Japanese market, or your business development plans
9. Whether or not you have experience in activities in the Japanese market (if so, please provide specific details)

A brief template is available for download on the participation space but you are not required to use it. It is provided merely as a guide. If you don’t use the template, make sure that your PPT/PDF submission is no more than 15-slides and is written in English or Japanese. Furthermore, please ensure that you’ve previewed your project, to ensure it is displayed correctly, prior to submitting it..

Entries and submissions for the application phase will be accepted from 17:00 CEST on July 15, 2024 and must be received by 10:00 CEST on September 17, 2024

For Japan Standard Time (JST): begins at 00:00 JST on July 16, 2024 and ends at 17:00 JST on September 17, 2024

All submissions will be assessed based on the following criteria:

• Innovation
• Relevance
• Feasibility
• Potential Market size
• Clarity
• Affinity with industries in Aichi Prefecture
• Fit with concrete issues faced by companies in Aichi Prefecture

Yes, your entry can be based on several themes/categories. Be sure to select the relevant categories when creating your participation entry.

Accommodations will not be provided but a list of recommended hotels will be provided. The operating team can also provide assistance if help is needed to coordinate accommodations.

Early Entry Privileged Period: Startups that enter until 10:00 CEST on September 3, 2024 will receive answers to any questions they may have from the sponsor and commissioning entity, or advice on brushing up their submissions, as needed. For more information, please contact the admin.

Only 1 entry per startup is accepted. If several topics are covered, please check the relevant categories in the participation form.

Maximum of 2 representatives are allowed to be on site.

Programs held during the two-week stay in Japan is mandatory, and participation in the online educational sessions by CIC and online pitch sessions, which will begin in October, is also strongly encouraged in principle.

Representatives of selected companies are required to be in Japan for 2 weeks. 2024/11/20~2024/12/3 is the mandatory period of stay in Japan.

No. Participants are responsible for their own transportation expenses.

Accommodations will not be provided but a list of recommended hotels will be provided. The operating team can also provide assistance if help is needed to coordinate accommodations. 

No. Participants are responsible for their own food expenses.

Programs held during the two-week stay in Japan is mandatory, and participation in the online educational sessions by CIC and online pitch sessions, which will begin in October, is also strongly encouraged in principle. Event dates and times be posted here when finalized.

Matching, demo days, and other offline events are held at StationAi. Online events and meetings are also held as needed.

Aichi Prefecture, participating companies in this program, other companies, investors, and academia.

2024/11/20~2024/12/3 is be the mandatory period of stay in Japan.

Yes, workspace will be provided to all selected startups.

Selected companies will be supported by mentors to brush up their pitch.

Inside StationAi：Smart Casual

Demo Day: Smart Casual

Large and medium-sized local companies, as well as companies interested in the GX and Manufacturing sector. Please check back regularly as we will update the Theme Introduction page with specific companies.