JETRO Startup Acceleration
Offers continual acceleration pathways for Japanese startups entering new global markets through mentorship and market entry support.
The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) is a government-related agency supervised by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) that has supported Japanese startups expanding internationally since 2013. Through 15 distinct acceleration streams, JETRO supports more than 700 Japanese startups per year across sectors including enterprise B2B, artificial intelligence, sustainability …
Sector-agnostic. Streams include GSAP (B2B/AI/Sustainability/HardTech), Global Acceleration Hub, X-HUB Tokyo, Alchemist Japan, Techstars Tokyo, SIDO NEXT INNOVATOR, J-StarX.
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