(Head office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President and COO: Shuichiro Takahashi) has announced that it has received a public solicitation from the City of Sendai forSendai Global Startup Hub Operations (FY2025)The company has been supporting startups located in Sendai and the Tohoku region to accelerate their business development overseas.
We are pleased to announce that we will hold a results briefing on this project on February 25, 2026 in Sendai City.
This program offers two courses for Sendai/Tohoku startups aiming to expand overseas: "STEP for SEED" for startups in the startup phase and "STEP for GROWTH" for startups in the growth phase. RIVERNESS is in charge of "STEP for GROWTH.
Outline of the event
■ Date and Time: Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 13:30-18:00 (Doors open and registration begins at 13:00~)
Location: Urbannet Sendai Chuo Building "YUI NOS" 4F Conference Rooms A & B (4-4-19 Chuo, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture)
Participation fee: Free of charge
Organized by: Sendai City
Operated by: LIVERNESS Corporation, ICMG Co.
■ Time Schedule:
13:30-13:40 Opening (Introduction of project overview from Sendai City)
13:40-15:10 Outline of the STEP for SEED program and reports on results by adopters
Program overview, presentations by adopters, panel discussion
15:10-15:20 Break
15:20-17:00 STEP for GROWTH Program Overview and Results Report
Program overview, presentations by adopters, panel discussion
17:00-17:10 Closing (information on future initiatives and support environment)
17:10-18:00 Poster Exchange / Reception
STEP for SEED Program
(Program adopters *in alphabetical order)
interpoint (interword separation)Eames Robotics, Inc.
interpoint (interword separation)CaptureSmith
interpoint (interword separation)QueeenB Corporation
Cell Materials
interpoint (interword separation)NanoFrontier Corporation
interpoint (interword separation)bionto Corporation
interpoint (interword separation)Fight Chemical Products Co.
STEP for GROWTH Program
(Program adopters *in alphabetical order)
interpoint (interword separation)Eilat Corporation
interpoint (interword separation)amu corporation
interpoint (interword separation)Alphatec Corporation
interpoint (interword separation)Storyline Inc.
interpoint (interword separation)3D Architech LLC
interpoint (interword separation)Tuggle Co.
interpoint (interword separation)Flame Heavy Industries Co.
interpoint (interword separation)Metagen Inc.
◾️ About this results briefing
This will be a joint "STEP for SEED" and "STEP for GROWTH" results reporting session. Both programs will feature activity reports and short pitches by the selected companies, as well as a panel discussion with the selected companies. After the event, there will be time for poster exchanges and a reception between the program recipients and visitors to the venue.
Everyone is welcome to attend and we hope it will lead to increased business and support.
*The program outline of the panel discussion will be released as soon as it is available.