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Implementation structure

The Greater Tokyo Innovation Ecosystem (GTIE) platform designed to "nurture University Startups that can change the world" is hosted by the University of Tokyo, Institute of Science Tokyo, Waseda University and other organizations. GTIE supports the approaches made by the Startup Ecosystem Tokyo Consortium established in January 2020.

GTIE aims to form startup ecosystems in the Greater Tokyo in cooperation with universities, local governments, venture capital, corporate venture capital, accelerators, and private companies in the Metropolitan area. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government plays the role of managing local government in cooperation with a joint organization composed of 14 universities and supporting agencies for university-originated startups, and cooperative organizations composed of universities, and other local governments.

Host Organizations / Program Representatives

  • 渡部 俊也
    Someya Takao Ph.D. (Engineering)
    Executive Director and Vice President, The University of Tokyo

    Since April 2009, he has been a Professor of the Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo. In April 2015, he became a chief Scientist at RIKEN (Institute of Physical and Chemical Research). From April 2020 to March 2023, he served as the Dean of the Graduate School of Engineering and the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo. As of April 2023, he assumed the role of Executive Director and Vice President of the University of Tokyo, a position he currently holds. He received the 16th Leo Esaki Prize and the Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in 2019.

  • 若尾 真治
    Wakao Shinji Ph.D. (Engineering)
    Vice-President, Office of the President, Waseda University

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  • 波多野 睦子
    Hatano Mutsuko Ph.D. (Engineering)
    Executive Vice President for Research and Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration, Institute of Science Tokyo

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Host Organizations / Program Head of Directors / Program Co-Director

  • 辻本 将晴
    Program Head of Directors
    Tsujimoto Masaharu Ph.D.
    (Public Policy Briefing & Debate)
    Director of Innovation Design Platform, Institute of Science Tokyo/ Professor, School of Environment and Society

    After serving at the University of Tokyo, Shibaura Institute of Technology, and Hosei University, he joined Institute of Science Tokyo in 2010. To date, he has served as a Guest Professor at Nagoya University, Guest Professor at Hamburg University of Technology (2014-2015), Guest Researcher at ETH Zurich (2017 and 2019). Received the 2011 Tokyo Tech Challenging Research Award.

  • 和泉 潔
    Program Head of Directors
    Izumi Kiyoshi
    Department of Systems Innovation,Faculty of Engineering,The University of Tokyo
    Department of Technology Management for Innovation,The University of Tokyo
    Graduate School on Public policy,The University of Tokyo

    Kiyoshi Izumi received his doctorate in 1998 from the University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. From 1998 to 2010, he worked at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). He has been an associate professor at the Department of Systems Innovation, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo since 2010, and a professor since 2015. He is interested in financial informatics, market simulation, and financial data mining, and is a member of IEEE, Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence, Information Processing Society of Japan, and IEICE.

  • 石井 裕之
    Program Head of Directors
    Ishii Hiroyuki Ph.D. (Engineering)
    Director of Center for Entrepreneurship, Waseda University

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Host Organizations / Deputy Program Director

  • 真尾 淑子
    Mashio Kiyoko
    Specially Appointed Professor / Associate Director - General Innovation Design Platform, Institute of Science Tokyo
  • 平田 幹人
    Hirata Mikito
    Project Senior Specialists and director, Division of University Corporate Relations, The University of Tokyo

Host Organizations / Principal

    Joint Organization for Creating Startups

    Program Representatives of Joint Partners

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      Kanaho Yasunori
      　(Director General of Headquarters for International Industry-University Collaboration, University of Tsukuba)
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      Fujie Koichi
      　(Director-General, Academic Research & Innovation Management Organization, Chiba University)
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      Soyama Akihiko
      　(Standing Director, Life Science Innovation Network Japan (LINK-J))
    • ・
      Misawa Kazuhiko
      　(Vice-President, Chief Academic Officer, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
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      Arai Yukio
      　(Director & Vice-President, Ochanomizu University)
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      Otani Yasuo
      　(Chairman, Kanagawa University of Human Services)
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      Umezawa Takaaki
      　(Chairperson, CIC Toranomon G.K.)
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      Nomura Sachio
      　(Executive Director, Shibuya Scramble Square (SHIBUYA QWS))
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      Umehara Izuru
      　(President, Yokohama National University)
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      Osawa Masatoshi
      　(Vice Provost, Association of International Arts and Science, / Dean, School of Economics and Business Administration, Yokohama City University)
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      Tojo Arinobu
      　(Executive Director / Executive Vice President of Collaboration, Data Science and Faculty Affairs Director-General, Institute of Innovation Advancement/ Director, Institute for Open Innovation)
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      Yamagishi Koshiro
      　(Executive Director, Keio University)
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      Hotta Takashi
      　(Vice President (in charge of research), Tokyo Metropolitan University/ Director, Organization for Research Promotion, Tokyo Metropolitan University)
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      Noguchi Kazuya
      　(Senior Director, Member of the Board, Shibaura Institute of Technology)

    Program Co-Director

    • ・
      Igarashi Hiroya
      　(Specially Appointed Professor, Headquarters for International Industry-University Collaboration, University of Tsukuba)
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      Daisuke Katagiri
      　(Specially appointed Professor, Academic Research & Innovation Management Organization, Chiba University)
    • ・
      Shiotani Takashi
      　(Manager, Business Department, Life Science Innovation Network Japan (LINK-J))
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      Tanaka Tsuyoshi
      　(Director, University Research Administration Center (URAC), Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
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      Ohta Yuji
      　(Vice-President, Ochanomizu University)
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      Chung Ung-il
      　(Director & Vice-President, Kanagawa University of Human Services/ Dean, School of Health Innovation)
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      Nagura Masaru
      　(General Manager, CIC Toranomon G.K.)
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      Yoneyama Takao
      　(Director, Shibuya Scramble Square (SHIBUYA QWS))
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      Manabe Seiji
      　(Dean, College of Business Administration, Yokohama National University)
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      Chiaki Ito
      　(Associate Professor, Association of International Arts and Sciences, Yokohama City University)
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      Miki Norihisa
      　(Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University)
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      Yang Ming
      　(Advisor to the President (in charge of research promotion), Tokyo Metropolitan University/ Advisor to the Director, Organization for Research Promotion, Tokyo Metropolitan University)
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      Kose Toshihiro
      　(Deputy director of Headquater, Headquarters for Promotion of Multi-Phase Industry-Academia Collaboration, Shibaura Institute of Technology)

    Participant Organizations

    Host Organizations

    Joint Organization for Creating Startups

    Cooperative Organizations

    In addition to the host and joint organizations, the following cooperative organizations are participating in GTIE.

    • Tokyo Metropolitan Government
    • Yokohama City
    • Tsukuba City
    • Kawasaki City
    • Ibaraki Prefectural Government
    • Shibuya City
    • LINK-J
    • cic tokyo
    • SHIBUYA QWS
    • Kanagawa Prefectural Government
    • Shinjuku City
    • Toyama Prefecture
    • Saitama Prefecture
    • Chuo University
    • Tsukuba University of Technology
    • Kanagawa University
    • Kanto Gakuin University
    • Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology
    • Tama Art University
    • Shiga University of Medical Science
    • Yamagata University
    • Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST)
    • Shumei University
    • Shinshu University
    • St. Marianna University School of Medicine
    • Nihon University
    • SHOWA University
    • Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
    • J. F. Oberlin University
    • TOYO UNIVERSITY
    • Tokyo Denki University
    • Kogakuin University
    • National Institute of Technology
    • Babson College
    • Sten K. Johnson Centre for Entrepreneurship at Lund University
    • School of Management, Binghamton University, State University of New York
    • UC San Diego
    • Santa Clara University
    • Universitat Tel-Aviv
    • Yokohama Minato Mirai21
    • Tsukuba Global Innovation Promotion Agency
    • National Institute for Materials Science
    • National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST)
    • Research Institute Corporation Research Organization of Information and Systems (ROIS)
    • High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)
    • National Institute for Environmental Studies
    • Japan Atomic Energy Agency
    • Japan External Trade Organization
    • Japan International Cooperation Agency
    • Japan Finance Corporation
    • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
    • The Bank of Yokohama
    • SOMPO Holdings
    • Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
    • Tokyu Land Corporation
    • Mori Building Co., Ltd.
    • Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
    • Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.
    • KPMG AZSA LLC
    • Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    • Nomura Agri Planning & Advisory Co., Ltd.
    • UTokyo Innovation Platform Co., Ltd.
    • Keio Innovation Initiative, Inc.
    • Tokyo University of Science Innovation Capital
    • Tokyo University of Science Invest Managment
    • Beyond Next Ventures
    • WERU Investment Co., Ltd.
    • Corundum Innovation Co., Ltd.
    • Coral Capital
    • Landing Pad Tokyo
    • Incubate Fund
    • Startup Brain
    • Scale Out
    • Integral Investment Inc.
    • Academic Gangstar
    • Dialogue Cafe Club
    • FieldUP
    • Maximize, Inc.
    • iSGS Investment Works Inc.
    • ABCash Technologies
    • Miraisozo Investments
    • RIKEN Innovation Co., Ltd.
    • Advanced Technology Acceleration Corporation
    • Culture Vision Japan
    • Okawa Dream Foundation
    • Silicon Valley Japan Platform (SVJP)
    • Plug and Play Japan
    • 500 Global
    • Sozo Ventures
    • Scrum Ventures
    • Environmental Partnership Council
    • Nihon Biodesign Gakkai
    • Japan Medical Venture Association
    • NVIDIA LLC.
    • JGC JAPAN CORPORATION
    • Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation
    • ANRI Co., Ltd.
    • ARRK CORPORATION
    • WiL, LLC
    • addlight Inc.
    • Strip Japan, Inc.
    • Wantedly, Inc.
    • Global Brain Coreporation
    • epST Ventures, Inc.
    • Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO) Ibaraki Office
    • Joyo Capital Partners, Ltd.
    • Joyo Bank, Ltd.
    • AIST Solutions Company
    • Tsukuba Center, Inc.
    • KABIKI CONSTRRUCTION CO., LTD.
    • INDEE Japan Ltd.
    • Abdul Latif Jameel Genera Trading Co. Ltd.
    • QUNIE CORPORATION
    • esse-sence inc.
    • MPO, inc.
    • Mynavi Corporation
    • GLOBIS CAPITAL PARTNERS Co., Ltd.
    • Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
    • Yanmar Ventures Co., Ltd.
    • SBI Investment Co., Ltd.
    • Nocturne Capital Co., Ltd.
    • honda motor co. ltd
    • KAJIMA CORPORATION
    • NTT Uban Development Corporation
    • EPS Holdings, Inc.
    • Grand Story Inc.
    • MIYAKO CAPITAL Co., Ltd.
    • Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    • MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital Co.,Ltd.
    • Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd.