To restore Japan’s industrial competitiveness to a world-leading level and pass on a prosperous Japan that future generations can be proud of, we must bring together the collective strength of the public and private sectors. We believe this requires Japan to create and nurture new industries—and to produce the next generation of global technology leaders, much like the Big Tech companies that have grown out of startups and helped drive the economic growth gap between Japan and the United States.
It has been ten years since we founded our company in 2016 with a mission "Growth Industry Support Business". Throughout this journey, we have worked alongside entrepreneurs tackling some of society’s most pressing challenges, investors helping to build a thriving ecosystem, exceptional talent contributing to high-growth industries, and many others, including our shareholders.Above all, we have always believed in the power of people.
No matter how advanced the technology or how abundant the capital, it is people who bring them together, create businesses, and turn ideas into reality in society. That is why we have made Human Capital our core, connecting the potential of challengers and companies while building the foundations and trust needed to support the growth of new industries.
Today, Japan stands at a major turning point.Under the Japan Growth Strategy, a long-term national strategy extending through fiscal 2040, the public and private sectors are joining forces to drive large-scale investment across 17 strategic fields, with the aim of putting the Japanese economy back on a sustainable growth trajectory.
We see this transformation as an opportunity to expand the strengths we have cultivated through our work supporting startups into innovation support—serving not only startups, but also large corporations, government, universities, financial institutions, and other key players across the ecosystem.
Starting with Human Capital, we are integrating M&A advisory, investment, and the information infrastructure of STARTUP DB to accelerate our evolution into a growth-industry support platform—one that enables people, information, and capital to move together and create new value.
One of the most beautiful choices a person can make is to dare to challenge.
We aspire to be a force that inspires people to take on challenges, supports them along the way, and helps turn the outcomes of those challenges into lasting value for society.
for Startups—All for Startups: the challengers * who choose to be at the forefront of evolution.*
From supporting startups to driving innovation.We will continue to stand at the center of public-private collaboration, contributing to Japan’s innovation and playing an indispensable role in the creation of the new industries that will shape its future.
for Startups, Inc.
President and CEO
Yuichiro Shimizu
