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Startups from Japan exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2022, a gateway to success for startups!

Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) will support 14 Japanese startup companies to exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2022.
TechCrunch Disrupt is a networking-focused conference organized by Tech Crunch, the world's largest startup media company. This conference will feature 14 startup companies including J-Startup.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 to be held for real after 3 years

This year is the first time in three years that the long-awaited real event will be held. JETRO, in cooperation with Silicon Valley accelerators, will provide mentoring, networking with investors, and English communication training to participating startups to help their businesses take off through TechCrunch Disrupt.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 List of participating companies

*Alphabetical order
Company name, website, and product overview
1)Acompany Co. https://acompany.tech/
Provides solutions related to privacy protection with a focus on secret calculations.
2)Adansons Inc. https://www.adansons.co.jp/
Provides data programming tools for unstructured data.
3)BoostDraft, Inc. http://www.boostdraft.com/
A document editor that facilitates the creation of legal documents.
4)DeepX, Inc. https://www.deepx.co.jp/
Driving the digital transformation of the construction industry.
5)Graffity Inc. https://graffity.jp/
AR mobile shooting game.
6)Hivix, Inc. https://lingomii.com/jp.html
English pronunciation improvement platform.
7)I'm beside you Inc. https://www.imbesideyou.com
Online communication is integrated and analyzed by AI to visualize personality, engagement, mental health status, etc.
8)KJ COMMONS Co. https://kjcommons.com/
A sharing application that connects the world with emotion and music.
9)Potlatch,Inc. https://snowx.com/
3DNFT Marketplace with VR headsets.
10)Retreat Technologies, Inc. https://www.planretreat.com/
Off-site business for companies.
11)RevComm Inc. https://www.revcomm.co.jp/
Cloud IP phone with voice analysis AI to visualize telephone sales and customer response.
12)ZEALS Co. https://zeals.co.jp/
AI chatbot x communication design to deliver new customer service and purchasing experiences to users.
13)ZeBrand Inc. https://zebranding.com/lp/jp/home/
A platform to help clients brand themselves.
14)ZenmuTech, Inc. https://zenmutech.com/
The calculation process is executed without restoring any encrypted data using secret calculation techniques.

Note 1: Companies certified by J-Startup, a corporate support project run by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, NEDO and JETRO in 2018 with the aim of creating startups that can compete globally. Only companies recommended by top venture capitalists, innovation officers of large corporations, accelerators, and other corporate growth professionals are selected.https://www.j-startup.go.jp/
Note 2: As of 10/5/2022

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