LEVANES Corporation has been selected by the ASEAN-Japan Economic and Industrial Cooperation Committee (AMEICC) for the "Project to Promote Overseas Expansion of Japanese Startups through Collaboration with ASEAN Companies*" and will implement a program to support Japanese startups in their efforts to enter the ASEAN market. The program is designed to support Japanese startups in their efforts to expand their business in ASEAN countries. Through this program, we aim to encourage Japanese startups to expand their business in ASEAN and create collaborative projects with local companies to contribute to solving social issues in the region.
(*) Official name: "Project to Promote Overseas Business Development by Japanese Startups through Collaboration with ASEAN Companies" (FY2022 supplementary budget "Project to Support Overseas Market Development of Social Problem Solving Startups, etc.")

This program aims to solve social issues in ASEAN by providing Japanese startups that meet the following criteria with mentoring, assistance in formulating strategies, search for local partners, attend and give advice at interviews and business meetings with local companies, and give advice for pitching events. The program will include the following We look forward to receiving applications from startups aiming to expand into the ASEAN region.

As its own business since 2014, Rivanes discovers and nurtures pre-startup researchers and deep-tech startups who are passionate about solving problems.TECH PLANTERThe company is promoting the "Tech Planter", which is the largest platform in Asia. The TECH PLANTER has become the largest platform in Asia, with more than 3,500 teams registered to participate over the past 10 years in Japan and six Southeast Asian countries (Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam), and has led to the establishment of partnerships with government organizations, universities, large companies, and VCs in Southeast Asia. We are building partnerships with government organizations, universities, large companies, and VC firms in Southeast Asia.

This program aims to solve social issues in ASEAN by providing Japanese startups that meet the following criteria with mentoring, assistance in formulating strategies, search for local partners, attend and give advice at interviews and business meetings with local companies, and give advice for pitching events. The program will include the following We look forward to receiving applications from startups aiming to expand into the ASEAN region.

• Target: Japanese startups that have solutions that contribute to solving social issues in ASEAN and are interested in collaborating with ASEAN companies (mainly middle stage, but early and late stage are also eligible)
• Countries covered: Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia
• Number of adopted companies: 11-15 companies expected

■Travel Timing

Singapore

• August 26-27 (Monday/Tuesday) Meetup event with local institutions
• November 14-16 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) HYPER INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE in Singapore 2024

Malaysia

• Aug. 23-24 (Fri-Sat) Meet-and-greet event with local institutions
• November 21-23 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) HYPER INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE in Malaysia 2024

Thailand

• August 7-9 (Wed/Thurs/Fri) Meetup event with local agencies
• Oct. 21-22 (Monday/Tuesday) Meet-and-greet event with local agencies

The call for entries to this program will begin on June 3!

Recruitment site:https://lne.st/business/sea2024/

METI website:https://www.meti.go.jp/policy/investment/5references/r4hosei_ameicc.html

Reference: "Business Start-up Support Vol. 30" Special Feature "Now, Go to Asia. First Steps Learned from Venture Businesses" (Japanese only)

Inquiries regarding this matter

Liverness Corporation Contact: Takeda, Kaiura
E-mail: [email protected]