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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Supporting Accelerated Growth of Startups Nationwide! Second Call for Applications for FASTAR Acceleration Project in FY2022 Scheduled to Begin!

独立行政法人中小企業基盤整備機構は、スタートアップの成長加速化を支援するアクセラレーション事業「FASTAR」の2022年度支援先企業の第2回公募を、11月上旬より開始する予定です。

Experts help accelerate business growth for approximately one year on an ongoing basis

FASTAR" is a business that supports startups and individuals aiming to become unicorn companies or leading regional ventures to accelerate their growth toward fundraising and business alliances with a view to IPO, M&A, etc.

Support Methods.
・中小機構の専門家が専任メンターとして、事業戦略や経営課題解決のためメンタリングを約1年間継続的に行い、事業計画のブラッシュアップを伴走支援します。
・外部メンターのオンデマンドメンタリングにより、その道のエキスパートからの助言等で事業戦略の解像度をより高めます。
・セミナー等の開催により、スタートアップの成長に必要なナレッジを提供します。
We will support the search for partners for demonstration experiments and test marketing, and PoC validation by utilizing the support menu of the Small and Medium Enterprises Organization (SME).
We create opportunities for funding and business alliances by providing pitch opportunities to VCs and large corporations and individual matching.

Past results
2019年度からこれまで計7回の募集を実施し、医療、バイオテクノロジー、ヘルスケア、メカ・ロボティクス、AI分野等で成長を目指す76社を採択しました。
Participating companies have just achieved a number of fundraising and other results.

《支援対象》
グローバル規模での社会課題解決や成長産業の変革を目指している一方、次のような悩みを抱えているスタートアップ、または起業予定の個人

・経営課題への助言を受けられる外部人材が周囲にいない
・プロダクト・サービスの実証や拡大のために必要な連携プレイヤーへのアプローチ手段がない
・資金調達先を探すためのリレーションがない
・研究開発起点での事業創出を目指しているが、ビジネスのナレッジが不足している

【ご参考】2022年度一次公募開始及び採択決定のプレスリリース
https://www.smrj.go.jp/org/info/press/2022/ki772s0000002btm.html
https://www.smrj.go.jp/org/info/press/2022/ki772s0000009lie.html

《公募概要》
詳細は、11月上旬に発信予定のプレスリリースをご確認ください。

《FASTARホームページ》
https://fastar.smrj.go.jp/

<Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Japan (Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Japan)
The Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation of Japan (SMEJ) is a policy implementation organization that aims to contribute to the development of the Japanese economy by promoting innovation and the revitalization of local economies among small, medium, and small businesses and venture companies that seek to develop and continue their businesses autonomously.
To solve the management issues of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and others seeking sustainable growth in response to changes in the business environment, we provide direct accompaniment, human resource development, operation of mutual aid programs, various types of financial support and business opportunities, and cooperate in improving the support capabilities of related SME support organizations.

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