Hiroshima Prefecture Project for Creating Collaborative Demonstration Projects for Overseas Start-ups, etc.
Recruitment Information
1. Regarding this project
In Hiroshima Prefecture, under the "Industrial Innovation" policy area of the "Peace, Pride, Challenge Hiroshima Vision," as part of the initiative to "Foster New Growth Industries Leveraging Hiroshima's Strengths," we are promoting the "Advancement of Industrial Clusters in the Environment and Energy Fields."
In this project, we will support the creation of new businesses and overseas expansion in the environment and energy fields through collaboration between companies in Hiroshima Prefecture and overseas startups.
Fiscal Year 2026 will focus on six Southeast Asian countries (Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia). By collaborating with overseas startups and other entities addressing local social issues, we aim to create new businesses that would be difficult for a single company to achieve on its own. We will combine their problem-solving capabilities and drive with the technological, manufacturing, and business strengths of companies within the prefecture.
In this project, Leave a Nest will serve as the administrative office, providing support from the construction of collaboration hypotheses with overseas startups to overseas travel and the design of demonstration projects.
2. Program Overview
In this program, through workshops, individual consultations, accompanied support including overseas travel, and results reporting meetings from July 2026 to March 2027, we will design demonstration projects in collaboration with overseas startups and other entities.
Participating companies will materialize the possibility of creating new businesses in overseas markets by taking stock of their own technologies and assets, connecting them with overseas challenges, and building collaboration hypotheses.
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Verbalizing vision and strengths
・Southeast Asia 6-Country Startup Overview Survey
Support for hypothesis building in collaboration with overseas startups
Refining business hypotheses through individual consultations
International travel and in-person interviews
・Continued discussions and negotiations after travel
Progress Report Meeting and Design Specification Document Creation
3. Eligibility Requirements
Required qualifications
Companies that have their headquarters, branches, sales offices, or other business locations within Hiroshima Prefecture
● Companies interested in creating new businesses through collaboration with overseas startups and other entities
● Companies eager to generate new businesses in the environment and energy fields
4. How to Participate in the Program
- Please apply via the application form by Tuesday, June 30th, 6:00 PM.
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- Through the kickoff workshop and post-workshop assignments, you will organize your collaboration hypothesis.
Based on the proposed tasks, approximately 6 companies will be selected in consultation with Hiroshima Prefecture.
Three companies will be selected to proceed to the pilot project design phase after the presentation screening.
5. Schedule
- Recruitment seminar
- Thursday, May 14, 2026, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Online
- Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM TKP Fukuyama Chugin Building Conference Room
- Thursday, May 21, 2026, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM at Innovation Hub Hiroshima Camps
- Thursday, May 28, 2026, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Online
- Workshop registration deadline
Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 6:00 PM
Kickoff Workshop
Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Post-assignment deadline
Friday, July 17, 2026, 6:00 PM
Selection of candidate companies (approximately 6)
Mid-July 2026
One-on-one interviews
Mid-August 2026
- Application deadline for pilot participation
Monday, August 31, 2026, 6:00 PM
Presentation screening and selection of three companies
Friday, September 4, 2026, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
5-Year Selected Company Exchange Meeting
Friday, September 18, 2026 (scheduled)
Action plan due date
Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 6:00 PM
Overseas Travel
October 2026 - January 2027
● Business trips to Japan and on-site interviews for overseas startups
Until February 2027
Progress Report Meeting
Thursday, February 18, 2027, 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM (scheduled)
● Joint Demonstration Project Design Specification Deadline
Monday, March 15, 2027, 6:00 PM
6. Recruitment Seminars
Format: 2 in-person sessions in Hiroshima Prefecture + 2 online sessions
Thursday, May 14, 2026, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Online event
Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
TKP Fukuyama Chugin Building Meeting Room
(7F, Fukuyama Chugin Bldg., 1-1Momijicho, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture)
Thursday, May 21, 2026, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Innovation Hub Hiroshima Camps
(1-4-3 Kamiya-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, F.K. Building 1F)
Thursday, May 28, 2026, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Online event
7. Seminar Participation Application
Please apply through the following web page.
https://lne.st/2026/05/01/hiroshima-su_r8_boshu/
8. Inquiries
Reiwa 8 Hiroshima Prefecture Overseas Startup Collaboration Demonstration Project Secretariat
LIVERNESS Corporation
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 03-5227-4198
9. Notes
- There is no participation fee for applying to the program.
● This program does not offer financial assistance, including overseas travel expenses. Additionally, participating companies may be responsible for some costs, such as sample procurement costs and development costs, if proceeding to demonstration.
The program details and schedule are subject to change.
The activities of this project may be published in various media such asHiroshima Prefecture's public relations media, newspapers, and the internet. In that case, there is a possibility that selected companies may be interviewed by some members of the press regarding their activities. We will consult with you as necessary.
From the fiscal year following the current one, prefectures may request reports from selected companies regarding the progress of business plans formulated under this program and their subsequent developments, as needed.
- If false statements or the like are confirmed, participation may be canceled.
