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Germination Reactor

Venture Builder Program

Strengths of Researchers and Young Talent.
Aiming to combine and commercialize

This program has been selected as part of NEDO's University-Launched StartupNamed "Management Personnel Management Support Project (MPM)"
Germination Reactor

FEATURES

  1. 01 Subject to support by the LIVERNESS Group, themes that are difficult to commercialize at an early stage are also eligible.
  2. 02 Formation of a founding team of "young talent" and "researchers" that combines flexibility, speed, and sharp expertise.
  3. 03 Educational programs that focus on fostering an entrepreneurial mindset and team building.
  4. 04 After the program is completed, the Leave a Nest Group will consider investing in teams that are expected to grow in the future.

NEWS

ベンチャービルダープログラム「Germination Reactor」キックオフイベントを開催しました！
Kick-off event for the venture builder program "Germination Reactor" was held!
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研究✕ビジネスで世界を変える！特別セミナー第3回を実施しました！
Changing the world through research✕ business! Special Seminar No. 3 was held!
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＜3月9日＞ベンチャービルダープログラム『Germination Reactor 』　キックオフイベント開催！
Kick-off event for the venture builder program "Germination Reactor" was held!
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研究✕ビジネスで世界を変える！特別セミナー第2回を実施しました！
Changing the world through research✕ business! The second special seminar was held!
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  • Event Implementation Report
  • News
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CONTENTS

＜私がベンチャーをつくった理由＞「自由にやる研究」を仕事にする（株式会社インセプタム・返町 洋祐さん）
＜Why I created a venture company＞"Free research" as a career (Yousuke Kadacho, Inceptum Co., Ltd.)
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＜私がベンチャーをつくった理由＞起業を通じて、異分野の研究者が集う場をつくる（大阪ヒートクール株式会社・伊庭野 健造 さん）
＜Why I started my own venture company＞Creating a place where researchers in different fields can get together through entrepreneurship (Kenzo Iwanoh, Osaka Heatcool Co., Ltd.)
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＜私がベンチャーをつくった理由＞リモートセンシング技術開発の知見を活かして新たな品種を生み出す（株式会社CULTA・野秋 収平さん）
＜Why I created this venture＞Creating new varieties using the knowledge of remote sensing technology development (Shuhei Noaki, CULTA Co., Ltd.)
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＜私がベンチャーをつくった理由＞理論研究者の圧倒的な使命感に突き動かされた（TopoLogic株式会社・佐藤太紀さん）
＜Why I created this venture＞Driven by a theoretical researcher's overwhelming sense of mission (Taiki Sato, TopoLogic Inc.)
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＜私がベンチャーをつくった理由＞留年という挫折、そして「ビジョン」で繋がれる仲間との出会い（ファーメランタ株式会社・中川明さん）
＜The reason why I created a venture company＞After a setback of staying in school, I met friends who were connected by "vision" (Mr. Akira Nakagawa, Farmeranta Co., Ltd.)
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＜私がベンチャーをつくった理由＞「君の研究は意味がない」その時感じた憤りで覚悟が決まった（株式会社プロバイオ・中島勇貴さん）
"Your research is meaningless," I felt indignation at that time, and that made me determined.
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Contents List

OVERVIEW

  1. 発掘

    Excavation

    Identification of researchers (from regional tech planters, etc.) and young human resources (LabBase registrants, etc.)
  2. 出会い

    Encounter

    Matching Program Leveraging the 2025 Tokyo-Kanto Conference of the Association of Hyper-Diverse Fields.
  3. 関係構築

    Relationship Building

    Facilitating team formation by fostering mutual understanding through a six-session venture mindset course and co-creation seminars.
  4. 意思決定

    Decision-making

    Through a commercialization support program consisting of three sessions, researchers and management personnel jointly create business and financing plans.
  5. 会社設立へ

    Go to Incorporation

    A demo day was held, simulating a VC investment discussion meeting. Actual investment discussions were also conducted by participating VCs.

SCHEDULE

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Purpose Program Contents Candidate dates Contents Location
Matching Encounter (1 time)
Researchers and young human resources will meet to understand the main purpose of this program and share each other's strengths and thoughts.		 Friday, March 7 Encounters @HICparticipation Bellesalle Shinjuku Grand Conference Center
Saturday, March 8 Encounters @HICparticipation Bellesalle Shinjuku Grand Conference Center
March 9 (Sunday) kickoff center of a garage
Team Formation Mutual understanding (6 sessions)
Team building through specific discussions on commercialization with members met through the matching process to deepen mutual understanding.		 Saturday, May 17 Establishing the problem to be solved and the target area center of a garage
Sunday, May 18 Digging Deeper into Ideas center of a garage
June 1 (Sun.) prototyping center of a garage
Wednesday, June 11 Gathering Friends Outside online
Wednesday, June 25 customer demonstration online
Saturday, July 5 Creating a Bigger Vision center of a garage
Commercialization Support Business planning (3 times)
Once teams are formed, each team will develop a business and fundraising plan with the goal of raising funds.		 Friday, August 29 business model
Creation of		 online
Friday, September 26 Business Plan Preparation online
Friday, October 24 Creating a financial plan online
Contest DEMO DAY
The presentation will simulate actual fundraising and confirm each other's seriousness.		 November 30 (Sun.) Investor Presentations center of a garage
Corrective Support Became a full-fledged team and established a company November - March 2026

SEEDS

The following is a partial list of the technologies and directions that the researchers participating in this program are aiming for.

  • resilience

    Power generation system that can operate independently, solving the problem of power outages during disasters

  • diversity

    Realization of educational support tailored to individual characteristics

  • CareTech

    Indoor allergen monitoring system to help allergy sufferers

  • medical care

    Cell culture technology to realize a world where regenerative medicine can be delivered to as many people as possible.

  • manufacturing

    Implementing innovative processing methods to make manufacturing plants more environmentally and people friendly

  • Ecotech

    Decentralized water treatment systems that transform domestic wastewater into a valuable resource

  • food production

    Developing inspection technology to solve problems in livestock production and contribute to food production

  • community revitalization

    Solving the logistics challenges of marine products and revitalizing the local economy

  • energy

    Advanced Energy Storage Technologies for Expanding Renewable Energy Deployment

  • medical care

    New diagnostic techniques for mild cognitive impairment (MCI)

MESSAGE

Here are some "messages of support" from deep tech ventures that RIVERNESS has supported so far.

  • We sincerely support this new challenge by bringing together the young generation with enthusiasm and the university's skilled professors. We hope that their innovative ideas and passion will make a contribution to humanity and the earth!
    サグリ株式会社 代表取締役CEO　坪井 俊輔
    Sagri Corporation
    Representative Director and CEO     Shunsuke Tsuboi
  • Driven by intellectual curiosity, we are building the future with the world's diverse life forms. Let's think outside the box, unleash your curiosity, and explore new discoveries together.
    株式会社イノカ 代表取締役CEO　高倉 葉太
    INOCA Corporation
    Representative Director and CEO     Yota Takakura
  • Discovering new value in hidden technologies and solving the world's problems through social implementation. We believe that this can be realized by young people with enthusiastic power and the high level of academic research capabilities cultivated at the university.
    FiberCraze株式会社 代表取締役社長　長曽我部 竣也
    FiberCraze Corporation
    President and Representative Director     Shunya Nagasobe
  • If you want to implement the research and development you have devoted your life to, you should first of all knock on the door of RIVERNESS. They have the people, money, information, facilities, and know-how. Above all, they will light up your passion to never give up. I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to Mr. RIVANES for making our nursing care tech so popular.
    株式会社aba 代表取締役CEO　宇井 吉美
    aba Corporation
    Representative Director and CEO     Yoshimi Ui
  • We believe that startups can compete in the world if they have the technology and the spirit to take on reckless challenges. Let's dig up the technology that lies dormant in academia and challenge the world together.
    株式会社CULTA 代表取締役CEO　野秋 収平
    CULTA Corporation
    Representative Director and CEO     Shuhei Noaki
  • I believe that if we have a flag of mission and vision to work hard in the same direction, we can fight as a team by utilizing our respective strengths. Let us work hard to protect the earth, enrich the future, and make our daily lives better!
    フェルメクテス株式会社 共同経営者・CBO　長内 あや愛
    FERMECTES Corporation
    Co-owner and CBO     Aya Nagauchi
  • We wish this program to be successful in drawing out the potential of young human resources and creating new businesses together with researchers. We will do our utmost to support your efforts to play a role in the creation of the future!
    株式会社BIOTA 代表取締役　伊藤 光平
    BIOTA Corporation
    representative director (i.e. someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company)     Kohei Ito

ORGANIZATION

  • Program Planning and Management

    Leave a Nest

    Our vision is "Advancing Science and Technology for Global Happiness." Through planning and research in education development, human development, research advancement, and frontier exploration within the field of science and technology, our company contributes to solving unresolved challenges through knowledge creation. Major projects include Science Castle, Add Venture Forum, Hyper Interdisciplinary Conference, and Tech Planter. WEB SITE
  • Joint Development of Educational Programs

    Leave a Nest CAPITAL

    Established in January 2020 through a corporate spin-off as a wholly owned subsidiary of Leave a Nest. The company has set its mission as "Designing Effective Organizational Management with the Power of Human Capital" and conducts environmental development business and investment development business as a companion support for R&D venture companies to leap forward. WEB SITE
  • Management Talent Search

    LabBase Corporation

    With the purpose of "Transforming the Power of Research into the Power of Humanity," the company develops and provides research empowerment platforms. It carries out projects that make research stakeholders—science students, university laboratories, corporate R&D developers, engineers, and companies—mutually visible and create spaces for them to connect. WEB SITE
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