[
Japanese] Phoenixi is holding its incubation program’s Cohort 10 Kickoff [
PDF flyer], an in-person pitch event at
toberu, a Kyoto-based residential incubator for corporate intrapreneurs and social entrepreneurs.
The new Fellows will pitch their impact-business ideas, followed by a panel discussion: “Crossing borders between industry, goverment, academia, and startups to co-create social impact.” A Q&A/networking session will then follow, with refreshments served.
- When & Where: Friday 13 June 2025, 18:00–20:00
- 17:30 Doors open
- 18:00 Event begins: Pitches & Panel at toberu 1 [Access]
- 19:15 Q&A/networking at toberu 2
- 20:00 Event closes
- Registration: required. Sign up here.
- Capacity: 70 people (first come, first served)
- Language: mostly Japanese (no English interpretation provided)
Notes:
- No bicycle/car parking available.
- Please bring your business cards.
- Entering/Leaving halfway through the event acceptable.
- No English interpretation provided.
- This event will NOT be livestreamed.
[17:30] Doors open (toberu 1 only)
[18:00] Event begins at toberu 1
- Opening remarks: Yutaka Iijima | Phoenixi COO & executive director
- 10th cohort anniversary remarks: Dr Sachiko Kuno | Phoenixi Co-founder & executive director
Cohort 10 Fellows’ pitches:
- Erina Ando | Ajinomoto Co Inc | Physical conditioning support business for female athletes
- Masahiro Itoh | Omron | Expressing gratitude to the primary industry workers who support our daily lives
- Hiroki Yoshida | Omron Social Solutions | meemo x inbound tourism: Rides for foreign travelers to rural Japan
- Kazuhiro Ishida | Daikin Industries | Rehabilitating vacant and existing houses to solve the ever-increasing heat stroke problem
- Dr Mutsumi Hayashi Abiru | Institute of Human and Life founder & music therapist | An AI platform connecting music therapy and medical care for Parkinson’s disease patients
- Shingo Akita | Seed Bank advisor | SOPHiART: Transvaluation of values on nature starting from microalgae
- Soraya Umewaka | MatchHat co-founder & CEO | MatchHat: Connecting Creators in Film, Music, Gaming
- Hanna Nguyen | Kyoto University economics senior | CampusLink: Digital Solution to Bridge International Diversity & Collaboration on Campus
Panel discussion: “Crossing borders between industry, goverment, academia, and startups to co-create social impact”
- Yasuhisa Nakao | Sojitz Corporation Managing Executive Officer & COO
- Iwao Yoshino | Microwave Chemical Co-founder & Chairman & CEO
- Izumi Kobayashi [moderator] | Phoenixi Co-founder & former executive director
[19:15] Q&A/networking at toberu 2
- A Q&A/networking session with the Fellows, panelists, and event attendees. Refreshments will be served.
[20:00] Event concludes
Please join us in seeing how the new Fellows plan to disrupt the status quo, why they do what they do, and how we can help them make social impact for all.
