New incubees from Japan! 🇯🇵
This month, we are pleased to welcome 10 startups in our Japanese International Accelaration Program in collaboration with JETRO, HEC Paris, and Station F! Let’s get to discover them! 🌸
Did you know about our International Programs?
If you’re looking to internationalize your startups in France and the European market to reach new heights on the global stage, the International Programs, delivered by Station F and HEC Paris, could be your next step. 💯
Selected entrepreneurs gain access to customized mentorship, workshops, and masterclasses, building the skills, knowledge, and connections needed for international scale. This unique program connects founders with like-minded entrepreneurs worldwide, fostering idea exchange and valuable networking.
With top-tier resources and support, the program opens doors to new investment opportunities, market expansion, and strategic partnerships, empowering startups to thrive in today’s competitive landscape and enter new markets with confidence.
Ready to get on track? Take a look here 🚊
The 1st cohort of the JETRO startups is here!
In partnership with the Incubateur HEC Paris and Station F, JETRO program present
10 innovative startups from Japan which are recognized as a global leader in tech innovation!
Do you know JETRO yet?
JETRO is a government-related organisation that works to promote mutual trade and investment between Japan and the rest of the world. JETRO was originally established in 1958 to promote Japanese exports abroad, JETRO’s core focus at present has shifted toward promoting foreign direct investment in Japan and helping Japanese startups and SMEs to maximise their global export potential. 🌍
BULL 🛰️
Self-Destructing Tech for Debris-Free Orbits
The United States has Bruce Willis to clean up space, and Japan has BULL.
This company develops devices that are pre-installed in rockets and satellites and autonomously destroy themselves after use. BULL creates the 'airbags' of the space century (as in cars). In the new industry of space, aiming to continue to accelerate industrial growth and achieve a world where 'no more space debris' is produced.
Program Participants: Yasuhito Uto & Masakazu Koyanagi
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Corpy & Co 🤖
Making AI Transparent, Safe, and Reliable
Corpy & Co offers customers comprehensive explainability and quality assurance (QA) for AI and data. The competitive advantage stems from the XAI technology, which makes AI systems explainable, the QAAI technology that visualizes AI risks, and the generative AI technology, designed to simulate various real-world environmental changes and disturbances.
Program Participant: Kohei Yamamoto
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Emulsion Flow Technologies🔋
Sustainable Battery Recycling for a Greener Future
Emulsion Flow Technologies provides a sustainable solution for battery recycling by efficiently recovering valuable metals like lithium and cobalt. Its compact, modular system reduces CO2 emissions and environmental harm compared to traditional methods, supporting the circular economy and meeting European regulations for closed-loop recycling in the electric vehicle industry.
Program Participant: Yuriko Iida
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Jikantechno 🏭
High-Performance Biomass Materials for a Greener Future
Jikantecho develops high-performance materials derived from biomass, aiming to replace mineral resources with renewable alternatives for more sustainable production. Its dual mission is environmental preservation and technological innovation. The company contributes to the SDGs by upcycling agricultural waste into high-value products and utilizing a low-carbon manufacturing process.
Program Participant: Shoko Yoshida
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LQUOM 🔒
Securing the Future of Communication in the Quantum Era
LQUOM addresses the urgent need for secure communication in a world increasingly threatened by quantum computing. The focus is on developing advanced quantum repeaters and photon sources to enable long-distance quantum communication while ensuring data security.
Program Participant: Yuya Mochizuki
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Meleap 🥽
Transforming Sports with HADO’s Interactive, Global Spectator Experience
meleap uses technology to revolutionize and accelerate the power of sports competition systems and spectator styles (HADO). Spectators also become "self-made" and get a knee-jerk reaction.Licensing HADO to franchisees as part of its Location-Based Entertainment (LBE) offering, with over 300 courts in 39 countries and more than 6 million players worldwide. In the Live Entertainment (LE) segment, Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) are hired to play HADO, with events live-streamed to over 4 million KOLs and 5 million audience members.
Program Participant: Yukiharu Tomita
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NeuralX 🐟
Harnessing AI for Smarter, Sustainable Aquaculture
NeuralX’s AI-driven technology provides precise, real-time data on fish health, biomass, and behavior, allowing fish farmers to optimize feeding, enhance disease management, and reduce environmental impact, ultimately improving productivity and sustainability in the aquaculture industry.
Program Participant: Masaki Nakada
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PEEL Lab 🍍
Redefining Leather with Eco-Friendly “Pineapple HYDE”
PEEL Lab provides a sustainable leather-like material, "Pineapple HYDE" for businesses seeking affordable and durable eco-friendly alternatives to animal leather. The leather is plant-based, sustainable and ethically produced from the same material found in nature. More than just an alternative to leather, it actually contributes to the environment by reducing waste, emissions and other pollutants that impact our planet.
Program Participant: Jim Huang
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Striemo 🛴
The Three-Wheeled Electric Scooter Redefining Stability on the Move
Striemo offers a unique electric scooter with three wheels and balance-assist system, allowing users to stabilize while standing or driving. Its ergonomic design suits all types of weather and roads, ensuring a reliable ride in any condition.
Program Participant: Satoshi Sagino
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United Silk 🐛
Revolutionizing Silk Protein for Healthcare and Foodtech
UNITED SILK is a silk protein production company with one-stop silk manufacturing factories in Japan, using industrial methods. The startup extracts protein from cocoons, providing solutions suitable for healthcare and foodtech, with robust traceability
Program Participant: Takashi Kawai
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Come meet Japanese startups in person!
Join us to celebrate our entrepreneurs and participate in an unforgettable pitch night with 10 startups our Japanese International Acceleration Program.
A unique opportunity to meet actors of the French and Japanese entrepreneurial ecosystem! You're welcome to come meet us, from BAs, VCs, tech leaders, and curious alumni from Station F & HEC Paris.
📅 When: November 26, 2024
🕡 Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
📍 Where: Station F
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Join Us to Shape the Future of Sustainability at Station F.
Since 1960, CO₂ concentrations have risen by over 50%, largely due to human activities. Reducing emissions alone won’t be enough; carbon capture is also essential to ensuring a sustainable future.
Hosted by the HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute, join one of our final events of the year at Station F to address a crucial question:
How can breakthrough innovation in carbon removal
drive measurable environmental impact?
📅 When: November 18, 2024
🕡 Time: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
📍 Where: Station F
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A personal tutor in your pocket… 📱
Rakoono is a virtual learning companion designed to make learning both fun and effective. By integrating machine learning and generative AI, this startups offers affordable, accessible virtual tutoring for students from middle school to university. 🎓
Founders: Thomas Le Corre, Hermès Dezautière, Louise Riché, and Thomas Niel.
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Zola raise €1M!
Zola raises €1M to become the #1 digital assistant for HR professionals! 🚀
With a mission to digitize HR processes like performance reviews, training, skills management, and beyond, Zola continues to innovate and empower companies with even more powerful tools. Now supporting over 150 clients and 40,000 users.
Founders: Jérôme Vobmann and Raphaël Werlé
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Wall Of Fame 🥇
Krème’s Invisible Solar Stick has been crowned NUMBER 1 in the Best Pharma Product contest, across all categories! 🏆
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Optimmo, winner of the UNIS Innovation Award – recognized by real estate professionals and awarded by the industry itself! 🏆
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Oly Platform won the 1st Prize for Circular Business Strategy at this year’s summit organized by the Social Nest Foundation and The Gap in Between in Valencia. 🏆
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Voltiris, in collaboration with Skytree, Thermeleon, and FOTONIQ, has won the ‘Greenhouse of the Future’ pitch. They presented a bold vision for a sustainable, modular greenhouse designed to foster open innovation. 🏆
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Bene Bono featured on France 2’s television news!
The topic: ‘Anti-waste app: buying at discounted prices’, the specialty of startup Bene Bono 📺
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Build 10x Faster with Manifest 🖥️
As we all know, backend development is often complex, time-consuming, and costly…
But NOT with manifest. This innovative solution enables developers to build a complete backend simply by defining the data structure in a single file.
Boom! 💥
Founders: Sebastien Conejo | Bruno Pérez
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PEEL Lab, a plant-based leather company for brands and corporations, is hiring a CEO’s Right Hand (Internship).
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Buddy, the startup that helps young people with administrative tasks and adult life, is hiring for a marketing position
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Brio is a platform that provides ultra-realistic interview training. Do you want to be part of the next generation of interview preparation?
👉Join Brio
My job glasses is the leading professional networking platform in Europe, connecting individuals with industry experts and helping them discover real-world career insights. 5 positions currently open.
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Sales is vanity, profit is sanity, cash is reality.
Accounting is a somewhat tedious discipline, but it’s essential for building arguments and making real economic and financial reasoning.
And it’s not me saying this; it comes directly from none other than the highly regarded Etienne Krieger.
In his latest piece, he highlights that few people actually know how to read a company’s financial statements, despite it being a fundamental skill for managing a business.
This gap in financial literacy leads some managers to confuse revenue with cash flow, or to struggle with interpreting balance sheets and forecasts…. If that last sentence left you feeling a bit lost, I warmly invite you to delve into his analysis in this article.
In a nutshell, it’s not just about blindly pursuing sales targets; it’s about focusing on what will bring cash into your account the quickest, helping you build enough working capital to keep your business from hitting rock bottom.
“The purpose of a company should not be simply to make a profit.
It should enrich society and improve people’s quality of life.”
Kōnosuke Matsushita
(founder of Panasonic)
