The University of Tokyo Industry-Academia Collaborative Creation Promotion Headquarters and Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. will jointly open a facility in the Hongo area, which will be the first of the "University of Tokyo FoundX" program to support the entrepreneurship of graduates and current students of the University of Tokyo.

 The "University of Tokyo FoundX" program provides teams and individuals who have passed the selection process before and after starting a business with the facilities, support programs, and entrepreneurship education programs required in the early stages of startup.The facility to be jointly opened in Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo this time is the first facility of the "FoundX" program, with an area of ​​258.00 mXNUMX. It will be provided as a private office, coworking space, conference room, etc. to teams and individuals before and after the start of the "FoundX" program.In addition, the "FoundX" program will further strengthen the support system for startups in the Hongo area by cooperating with various facilities operated by Mitsubishi Estate in Marunouchi and Otemachi.

 In the future, the University of Tokyo Industry-Academia Collaborative Creation Promotion Headquarters plans to receive support such as donations from supporting companies and open multiple "FoundX" related facilities in the Hongo area. The policy is to accept new business teams of supporting companies in the "FoundX" related facilities.In addition to providing opportunities to take training programs for start-ups, we will promote interaction with teams of graduates and students of the University of Tokyo and open innovation.

Reference: [Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.] Opened the first facility for the startup support program "The University of Tokyo FoundX" (PDF)

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