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What Is a Startup

A startup begins with new ideas and technologies and pursues rapid growth by tackling social and market challenges.
Through innovative business models and technologies, it continues to scale its business. Growing within a collaborative ecosystem of universities, corporations, investors, and public institutions, startups create new value, foster innovation, and help shape what comes next.

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起業に関心
起業に関心を持ち、課題をビジネスの可能性として捉え、「起業してみよう」と一歩踏み出そうとする段階
A stage where interest in entrepreneurship begins, and challenges are seen as business opportunities, motivating individuals to take their first step toward starting a venture.
アイデア構築・
起業準備
アイデアを具体的な事業構想へと磨き上げ、市場や課題を検証しながら、起業に向けた準備を進める段階
A stage where interest in entrepreneurship begins, and challenges are seen as business opportunities, motivating individuals to take their first step toward starting a venture.
起業/事業開始
アイデアを具体的な事業として立ち上げ、試作品やサービスを開発。顧客ニーズを探りながら、事業化へこの足がかりを築く。
Launch ideas as a concrete business by developing prototypes or services, while exploring customer needs and
事業成長
初期顧客を獲得し、プロダクトやサービスの価値・事業モデルを市場で検証しながら、顧客基盤を拡大し、組織体制や売上の成長を進めるフェーズ
A phase in which initial customers are acquired, the value of products or services and the business model are validated in the market, while expanding the customer base and growing the organization
事業拡大
プロダクトやサービスを国内外・グローバル市場に広く展開し、売上顧客・組織の成長を加速させるフェーズ。
A phase in which products or services are broadly deployed in global markets, accelerating growth in revenue, customers, and organizational capacity.
Proof of Concept

J-Startup

Top venture capitalists, accelerators, and innovation managers of large corporations recommend their top picks from about 10,000 startups in Japan. The companies selected through a rigorous screening process are selected as J-Startups. Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry leads J-Startups initiative.

J-Startup Impact

J-Startup Impactは、社会・環境課題の解決と経済成長の両立を目指すインパクトスタートアップを支援するプログラムです。革新的な技術やビジネスモデルを通じて社会的インパクトの創出と持続的な事業成長が期待される企業が選定されています。

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