Tokyo, June 15, 2023 - At WeWork Tokyo Square Garden, Japan Startup Bootcamp was held, bringing together top-level startup companies from Japan and South Korea to share insights and strategies for the path to success.

This event, organized by StartUp Alliance and Mentree by Rader Lab, aims to strengthen the startup ecosystems of Korea and Japan and provide insights for mutual business expansion. Min Kyongjun, CEO of aix Inc., participated as a panelist, talked about the strategies for Success in Japan, with a Focus on HR and Marketing.

The session covered the following four themes:

1) Recruitment Strategies for Japanese Company 

2) Execution of Marketing and PR 

3) Reasons for Establishing a Startup in the Japanese Market 

4) Investment from Japanese VC/CVCs and Collaboration with Large Corporations

Participating companies included Whynot Media, a content and entertainment-related company; Nautilus, an EdTech company; WRTN, an AI text generation company; KAFLIX Cloud, a SaaS/TravelTech company; DoBStudio, an AI/entertainment company; WhaTap Labs, a SaaS monitoring solution company; Teuida, an EdTech/AI company; Publy, an HR-related company; Village Baby, an e-commerce and parenting company; and Join & Join, a FoodTech company. These ten startups from Japan and South Korea were listed.

The information sharing and networking at the bootcamp provided valuable learning opportunities for the participating companies and raised expectations for further development of the startup ecosystems in Japan and South Korea.

This event served as a platform for startup companies to gain valuable knowledge and experience in expanding their businesses and pursuing success. It also became a space for entrepreneurs with diverse cultural backgrounds to learn from and collaborate with each other. The deep insights into the challenges and pathways to success faced by each startup were highly appreciated by the audience.

We will continue to promote strong connections between the startup ecosystems of Japan and South Korea and deepen mutual understanding. We reflect on the significance of this event and will continue to sustain our collaboration with StartUp Alliance, Mentree by Rader Lab, and the startup ecosystems of Japan and South Korea to support their development and create further opportunities for success.