Genesia Ventures is proud to support the "Inno Vietnam - Japan Fast Track Pitch 2023" in Hanoi on November 3, 2023. The event is part of the "ASEAN-Japan Co-Creation Fast Track Initiative" organized by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) to promote open innovation between startups and large companies from ASEAN and Japan. Six companies from Japan and Vietnam (VinGroup, FPT, Momo, Tokyu, MoneyForward, Fujikin) provide challenges based on each company’s needs to create open innovation and call for solutions from startups to each challenge.
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https://www.meti.go.jp/english/press/2023/0825_002.html
Under this initiative, METI has held the Fast Track Pitch events in Singapore (April 20th, 2023) and in Bangkok (August 7th, 2023), in which more than 700 people from startups, large corporates, investors, and supporting organizations participated. Also, the third event will be held in Jakarta on September 1st, 2023.
6 companies from Japan and Vietnam with strong business presence in Vietnam (VinGroup, FPT, Momo, Tokyu, MoneyForward, Fujikin) become challenge owners and provide challenges based on each company’s needs to create open innovation and call for solutions from startups to each challenge. Each company's challenges are published on the following titles and an application is opened for startups to submit proposals. The proposal deadline is 11:59 PM September 24th, 2023 (Vietnam time).