Group business Incubation
Building ecosystems of leading-edge technologies and innovations in Japan and abroad
We are committed to creating value-add through social implementation and industrialization of new technologies and innovations with a network of universities, startups, leading firms, governments and local investor communities. We engage in start-up support, funding, joint research support, and hands-on support.
Venture support & investment (Japan & overseas)
We support venture companies from startups to business acceleration, and also support business creation by bridging leading companies and venture companies.
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Investment & hands-on support for startups - We provide hands-on support to venture companies at a wide range of stages, from the pre-startup stage and the seed/early stage of developing technologies and ideas, to the middle/later stage of market penetration of products and services, by combining people, knowledge, and funds in accordance with each company's specific needs.
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Overseas investment - We collaborate with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) in creating investment opportunities overseas, and provide opportunities for Japanese companies to explore technologies, make joint investments, and form business alliances with portfolio companies through coordination with governments and investors in each country.
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Support for business creation with startups - We offer practical support, backed by the IGPI Group's wealth of knowledge in business management through its own investments and hands-on supporting experiences, to leading companies that need to collaborate with external parties, especially venture companies.
Advanced technology and industry-academia collaboration
Leveraging our knowledge and network in advanced technology, we provide proactive support for technology seed ideas owned by university laboratories and venture companies for optimal commercialization through various approaches such as entrepreneurship, collaboration with companies, new business development, and joint research.
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Advanced technology incubation - We offer a new form of collaboration in the commercialization of knowledge and technology through discovering cutting-edge technologies with potential and providing human and financial support for the research, development, and commercialization of such technologies.
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Industry-Academia collaboration - We collaborate with universities and research institutions to leverage their patents, research resources, and results and implement them in society.
Our related organizations and companies
Advanced Technology Acceleration Corporation (ATAC)
ATAC is an organization dedicated to promoting "collaborative hands-on incubation of advanced technologies," which identifies the potential of advanced technologies, promotes research, and commercializes the technologies. It aims to create an ecosystem in which the value created by technology is maximized, the value is reinvested in the technology, and new technologies and innovations are continuously and developmentally generated, thereby improving the competitiveness of Japan's science and technology and creating a more affluent society.
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JBIC IG Partners
JBIC IG Partners is a joint venture formed by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and IGPI, aiming to advise foreign investment funds by leveraging the strengths of each.
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NordicNinja
NordicNinja is a venture capital fund by JBIC IG Partners* and AS BaltCap, the largest private equity and venture capital firm in the Baltic region, to execute investments in startups in the Nordic and Baltic regions.
*JBIC IG Partners is a joint venture between IGPI and JBIC.
Group-run media
TOP Researchers is a media that introduces leading-edge research and researchers to academic institutions, students who aspire to become scientists, businesspersons, and companies that pursue innovation and have an interest in R&D. It introduces research and researchers from a variety of perspectives to make them more approachable and accessible to everyone.
Web site（Japanese only)Our business activities
Consulting
We support core transformation into an ambidextrous organization, driving innovation from management to frontline.
Incubation
We create an ecosystem of innovation by generating business opportunities and collaborations for the social implementation of cutting-edge technologies in Japan and abroad.
Majority investment & business management
We create a virtuous cycle of lasting, sustainable growth through hands-on business management in local economies.
Generating a beneficial cycle for the future of the company
Business investment with intrinsic added value
Investment recipients