SERVICES
For Corporates
We provide end-to-end and hands-on innovation consulting in Japan, connecting cutting edge Japanese startups and technology research from leading universities to build new businesses. Research reports on Japanese startups and technology trends are also available.
For Startups
We provide startup acceleration services to help foreign startups grow from founding to expansion stages. We connect startups with local corporates for both long term projects and investment opportunities.
MEDIA
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We produce a bilingual web magazine—addlight journal—covering the latest trends in next-wave technologies in Japan, the Asia-Pacific region, and further afield.
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POSTS
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October 11, THE SECRET: New Business and Innovation Success in Japan
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September 27, BLOCKCHAIN INSIDE: JAPANESE STARTUPS AND CORPORATES ADOPT NEW KID ON BLOCK
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September 19, JAPAN INC: Is Corporate + Startup Collaboration Increasing?
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September 13, 2018：BEYOND BLOCKS: Blockchain Startups Partner with Corporates to Grow Business
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September 6, 2018：BUILDING STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS (III): Root Impact and Korea’s Social Innovation Revival
PEOPLE
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CEO & Founder Tadaaki Kimura Tadaaki Kimura founded addlight Inc. in 2008 with a goal to promote effective Open Innovation in Japan and around the world. Kimura is a board member of several startups in Japan, and has guided five of them to IPO on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Kimura serves as a mentor in a number of incubators and accelerators, and has cultivated cross-border collaborations with VCs, startups, and incubators/accelerators in Asia and North America.
He subsequently expanded the scope and capacity of addlight, which now includes 10+ bilingual members with a diverse set of expertise—from entrepreneurs and engineers to financiers, VCs, journalists, and marketers. Together, the team at addlight is diversifying and expanding the ecosystem in Tokyo and beyond.
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ACCESS
addlight Inc.
6F, Otemachi Building, 1-6-1,
Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo, 100-0004, Japan
Otemachi Station (exit A4, C7 inside building)
