Startupbootcamp Scale Osaka Onboards 10 Startups to drive Impact for Smart Cities in Osaka, Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Dec. 21, 2021 - PRLog -- Following the success of the second cohort, which held a successful Virtual Demo Day in February 2021, Startupbootcamp Scale Osaka targeted new areas within Smart Cities & Living to identify progressive and high potential startups which could positively impact Japan and the dedicated corporate partners. The startups this year are from a broad range of industries, spanning from Building Management to FoodTech, from Tourism to New Ways of Working, chosen from over 300 applications to the program.

Startupbootcamp Scale Osaka hosted a three-day virtual Selection Days on November 9-11 which brought together the top 20 applicants, a selection of mentors and the Japanese corporate partners who support the program. The three days focused on narrowing down the top 20 applicants to select the final startups that would join the program and create Proof-of-Concepts together with the partners. At the end of the event, ten startups were selected to join the Startupbootcamp Scale Osaka program.

The selected companies are as follows:

• BeBridge,inc. (Japan)
• Coco & Lucas' Kitchen (Australia)  
• CopperTree Analytics Inc. (Canada)
• Crown Technologies Holding Pte Ltd (Singapore)
• Kiswe Studio (United States)
• PriceHubble (Switzerland)
• Sophya (United States)
• Transreport Limited (United Kingdom)
• Velodash Inc. (Taiwan)
• Facil'iti Japon (France)

Natsuko Kikawa, Program Director of Startupbootcamp Scale Osaka, said:
"This year, we have outstanding global startups participating in the 3rd Cycle of our program from a wide range of sectors. It has been impressive to see how our Cohort 3 startups are very serious about entering into the Japanese market and well prepared to drive successful Proof-of-Concepts in Japan with our corporate partners. We are extremely excited to be working with these startups to create meaningful innovation impact from both commercialization and social impact perspectives together with our corporate partners."

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