Kyoto University Innovation Capital Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "Kyoto iCAP") (Head office: Sakyo-ku, Kyoto; Representative Director: Kimi Kusumi) has been selected by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) as a recipient of the "Project to Support University Start-ups in Securing Management Personnel (MPM)". The project has been adopted by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) as one of the recipients of the MPM program.

This project aims to expand the pathways for acquiring management personnel for university-originated startups. It seeks to foster the creation and growth of these startups by identifying individuals interested in launching their own businesses or joining startup management, then matching them with university technology seeds and university-originated startups.

Kyoto iCAP was quick to recognize that the lack of management personnel is a bottleneck for entrepreneurship, and has established and teamed up with many deep tech companies, including the launch of its own pool of potential entrepreneurs, the membership organization ECC-iCAP, in 2017. Through this MPM project, we will develop these activities and accelerate the creation of world-class deep tech ventures from Kyoto and Kansai.

Determination of the Implementation Structure for the FY2023 "Project to Support the Recruitment of Management Professionals for University Startups (MPM)" (Japanese only) https://www.nedo.go.jp/koubo/CA3_100400.html

○ Kyoto iCAP's entrepreneurial support
https://www.kyoto-unicap.co.jp/ecc-icap/

Kyoto University Innovation Capital Corporation (Kyoto iCAP)About
As a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyoto University, KYOTO-iCAP provides investment and other business support to companies that utilize research results generated by Kyoto University and other national universities. We currently operate the KYOTO-iCAP No. 1 Fund (established in January 2016) with a total value of 16 billion yen and the KYOTO-iCAP No. 2 Fund (established in January 2021) with a total value of 18 billion yen. the No. 1 Fund has a maturity of up to 20 years, the No. 2 The first fund has a maturity of up to 20 years, and the second fund has a maturity of up to 17 years, making it possible to provide long-term support for the practical application of research results from Kyoto University, which has strengths in basic research. In addition, a portion of the funds in the No. 2 Fund will be invested in ventures originating from national universities other than Kyoto University.

Contact information for inquiries
Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd.
Osami Kono, General Manager, Business Planning Dept.
E-mail: info@kyoto-unicap.co.jp
TEL: 075-753-7588