The University of Tokyo Co-Creation Platform Development Co., Ltd. (Todai IPC) has established a university-related startup community base called ``1stRound BASE'' that can be used as a place for business activities and a real community for supported and invested companies, and as its flagship base. “1stRound BASE in Tokyo University Mae HiRAKU GATE” opened on October 2023, 10.
To further develop the venture ecosystem that has been cultivated around the University of Tokyo, the University of Tokyo IPC is investing in over 2 university-related startups in Japan and overseas through two funds.In addition, we provide the support that startups seek, such as ``60stRound*'', Japan's largest entrepreneurial support program co-sponsored by 13 universities including the University of Tokyo, Tsukuba University, Hitotsubashi University, and Waseda University, and the human resources support program ``DEEP TECH DIVE*''. In particular, ``1stRound'' supports the vertical launch of selected companies' businesses by sharing networks with selected companies for training and discovery of management personnel, business collaboration, etc.
In addition, the University of Tokyo IPC has been operating the online "IPC Community" as a hub of activities for many years, and this time, the University of Tokyo IPC has opened a university-related startup community base that can be used as a place for business activities and a real community for support and investment targets. ``1stRound BASE'' was established, and ``1stRound BASE in Todaimae HiRAKU GATE'' was opened as its flagship base.
``1stRound BASE in Todaimae HiRAKU GATE'' was opened in ``Todaimae HiRAKU GATE'' is the new building of the Shinko Publishing Company Keirinkan Tokyo Branch, which was completed in August 2023.Based on the concept of gathering, connecting, and nurturing, we aim to become a "three-creation space" where people from various offices meet and interact, and where "creativity," "originality," and "co-creation" are born everywhere. This communication is added value beyond the normal tenant space.Shinko Publishing Company Keirinkan has been in discussions with the University of Tokyo and the University of Tokyo IPC since the architectural planning stage, and has built a facility with a wet lab function that can conduct P8 level (physical containment level) experiments, one of the few in Tokyo, offices of various sizes and small spaces, and a variety of facilities. The building also has a meeting room.
The University of Tokyo IPC agrees with the philosophy of ``Todaimae HiRAKU GATE'' and has decided to make the 3rd and 4th floors the flagship base of ``1stRound BASE.''We will open a co-working space, seven private offices, five conference rooms, a streaming studio, and the University of Tokyo IPC satellite office.This will create a ``Ba'' where 7st Round selected companies, investees, University of Tokyo IPC EIRs, corporate partners, and many university-related people can gather in real time at all times.To University of Tokyo IPC investees and 5st Round selected companies, we will provide co-working space free of charge (up to 1 years) and private offices at a special price.In addition, by holding MBA exchange events with other universities, which we have been holding for a long time, we will energize community activities of university-related startups that go beyond the boundaries of the university, and we will expand the ``1stRound BASE'' nationwide with partner companies and co-hosting universities. We will also aim to
*“1stRound” has selected a total of 6 teams over the past six and a half years (as of September 68) and supported them in establishing companies and raising funds.The funding success rate within one year of support is over 2023%, and the acceptance rate for large grants is over 9%.We also focused on creating collaborative relationships with major companies, mainly corporate partners, and 1 out of 90 projects resulted in collaboration.
*"DEEP TECH DIVE" is a closed event where tech ventures and venture seeds, including companies invested in and supported by the University of Tokyo IPC, and working adults, students, and researchers interested in tech ventures can interact with each other. A job matching platform.
