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RISING EXPO 2014

Winners List

Space Market, Inc.
Award From Intelligence, Ltd. GLIDER associates, INC.
Award From A.G.S. Consulting Co., Ltd. Hachimenroppi Inc.
Award From SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. iCARE Co., Ltd.
Award From Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. Space Market, Inc.
Award From Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC Utagoe Inc.
Award From Recruit Career Co., Ltd. Space Market, Inc.

Startups

PurpleCow Inc.

iCARE Co., Ltd.

Space Market, Inc.

iCook. tw

必趣旅行

Pocket Supernova, Inc.

Utagoe Inc.

ORIFLAMME Co. Ltd.

GLIDER associates, INC.

TOYRO Inc.

Hachimenroppi Inc.

kabuku Inc.

Tunedra Inc.

VIP Plaza

MatchMove Global Pte Ltd

Event Information

Event Name: RISING EXPO 2014 in Japan
Date and Time: August 8, 2014 10:00~20:00
in your local time
Location: Japan Shibuya markcity West
Participating Start-ups: Startups that have passed the pre-screening
Guests of the Event: Executives and key individuals of leading venture capital companies in Japan and overseas, as well as major operating companies that support startups
※By Invitation Only
Expected Number of Participants: A total of 150 participants, consisting of the participating start-ups and the guests

NOTE: This event is designed to match startups with potential investors and operating companies.
The organizer of the event has no intention to undertake any placement of shares.

Advantages for the Participating Start-ups

Sponsorship and Partnership Opportunities

Opportunity to present and network with executives and decision makers at the leading venture capital companies and major operating companies.
※Participating Companies from last year included
Venture Capital Company: 50, Operating Company: 20

Chance to Win Cash and Prizes

A chance to win cash prize for the best presentation and various awards given by the sponsors. Winners will be determined through votes from all the guests of the event and by the sponsors. In addition, the Grand Prix winner of Japan will be invited to attend one RISING EXPO 2015 event held outside Japan as an extra prize.

Application Schedule

Mon.
June 2,2014

Application
Period Starts

Mon.
June 23,2014
AM11:00

Application
Period Ends

Wed.
July 2,2014

Pre-Screening
Results
Announced
(we will contact
the individuals)

Wed.
July 16,2014

Participating
Start-ups Selected

Fri.
August 8,2014

RISING EXPO Event

Conditions for Applying

  1. Entrants must be an IT and Internet related startup (both enterprise and consumer focused startups can apply).
  2. In principle, entrants must have launched their service and have a user base or have achieved revenue milestones.
  3. Entrants must be considering to raise more than 100 million yen ($ 1 Million USD) in venture capital.
  4. Entrants must be able to attend the interview session held in each country after passing the document screening (pre-screening).
    NOTE: Date of the interview session will be arranged individually.

※The location of the startup's offices will not be a factor in the application process.
※There is no participation fee.

Only start-ups that have passed the pre-screening are allowed to attend the event on the day.

Investors

ANRI

ARBOR VENTURES

ATOMICO

B DASH VENTURES INC.

BIGLOBE Capital Co., Ltd.

Bon Angels Partners, inc.

DBJ Capital Co.,Ltd.

Draper Nexus Ventures

East Ventures

FIL Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited

FinTech Global Capital, LLC

FuturePlay Inc.

Genuine Startups Ltd.

GEON INVESTMENT CO., LTD.

GMO VenturePartners, Inc.

IMJ Investment Partners Pte. Ltd.

iris capital

K&P Partners Corp.

Kcube Ventures

KLab Ventures Inc.

MOVIDA JAPAN Inc.

SBI Investment Co., Ltd.

Skyland Ventures

SMBC Venture Capital

The Ventures

YJ Capital Inc.

Archetype Corporation

i-mercury Capital, inc.

Incubate Fund

WERU INVESTMENT CO., LTD.

DG Incubation Inc.

Energy & Environment Investment, Inc.

GLOBIS CAPITAL PARTNERS & Co.

Innovation Network Corporation of Japan

JAFCO Co., Ltd.

TRIUM PARTNERS

GREE Ventures, Inc.

Global Brain Corporation

Daiwa PI Partners Co. Ltd.

NISSAY CAPITAL CO.,LTD

New Frontier Partners Co.,Ltd.

VENTURE UNITED, inc.

Mizuho Capital Co.,Ltd.

MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital Co.,Ltd.

Mobile Internet Capital, Inc.

Lead Capital Management Co.,Ltd.

ITOCHU Technology Ventures, Inc.

NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Inc.

WiL Inc.

ADWAYS Ventures, Inc.

Inspire Corporation

SunBridge Global Ventures Inc.

Fuji Startup Ventures Inc.

Recruit Strategic Partners, Inc.

Dentsu Digital Holdings, Inc.

Mitsui & Co. Global Investment Ltd.

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co., Ltd.

Japan Asia Investment Company, Limited

Nippon Venture Capital Co., Ltd.

Business Corporations

GREE, Inc.

CROOZ, Inc.

GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

Hanwha S&C Co.,Ltd.

JA Mitsui Leasing, Ltd.

KAKAO corp

KDDI CORPORATION

LINE Corporation

Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Orange Japan Inc.

istyle Inc.

The Asahi Shimbun Company

OPT, Inc.

JCB Co., Ltd.

DeNA Co., Ltd.

DENTSU INC.

Drecom Co., Ltd.

netprice.com, Ltd.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

Culture Convenience Club Co.,Ltd.

COOKPAD Inc.

Cisco Systems G.K.

SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation

STARTIA LAB INC.

SUMITOMO CORPORATION

Sony Corporation

SoftBank Mobile Corp.

DAIWA HOUSE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.

Tencent Japan

Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.

Nihon Unisys, Ltd.

Monex Group, Inc.

MITSUI & CO., LTD.

Yahoo Japan Corporation

UNITED, Inc.

Rakuten, Inc.

AOI Pro. Inc.

D2C Inc.

VOYAGE GROUP, Inc.

Interspace Co.,Ltd.

WILL GROUP, INC.

XING Inc.

SMS CO.,LTD.

Credit Saison Co.,Ltd.

COLOPL, Inc.

SUNNY SIDE UP Inc.

START TODAY CO., LTD.

Salesforce.com Co., Ltd.

NEXT Co.,Ltd.

Brights & Company Inc.

Benesse Holdings, Inc.

Livesense Inc.

TOKYO BROADCASTING SYSTEM HOLDINGS, INC.

Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN

IBM Japan, Ltd.

NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION

Honjo International

KPMG AZSA LLC

Ernst & Young Shinnihon LLC

Sponsors

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC

Intelligence, Ltd.

Recruit Career Co., Ltd.

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.

A.G.S. Consulting Co., Ltd.

SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.

Supporter

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.

Access

Shubiya markcity West
1-12-1 Dogenzaka Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0043