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GOOPA Inc.

GOOPA Inc., is a creative IT service development company based in Tokyo and Bangkok. The company is developing an animation focused crowd-funding website, Anipipo (http://en.anipipo.com). Anipipo provides a new way for animation creators to find funding to support the production of their animation. Creators will also be able to utilize Anipipo as a platform to get connected with their fans from all over the world

ElevationSpace Inc.

We are developing small satellite that can conduct space experiments instead of the International Space Station.

Nagase & Co., Ltd.

At Nagase, we use our nearly 200 years of subject matter and industry expertise to help our partners identify, develop, and expand new business opportunities with solutions that impact growth through innovative problem solving. By bringing together our expertise in manufacturing, distribution, R&D, logistics, bio-technology, and digital experience, we collaborate with our customers to solve their greatest challenges.

Tokurai Corporation

http://www.tokurai.co.jp 1. Importer of specialty analytical devices, (including mass spectrometry), systems, software, consumables, etc. We also import and distribute consumables for the medical device industry. 2. Consulting for foreign firms wishing to enter the Japanese market or improve their current business there. This includes market research, distributor searches, assistance in branch setup, etc. 3. Creation of Japanese and English media including J-E and E-J translation, copywriting, media creation, etc.

MJOLNIR SPACEWORKS

Hybrid rocket engines and weldless tanks development at the core, MJOLNIR SPACEWORKS Co., Ltd.(MSW) is on a mission to become a company of mass-producing rocket engine system just like cars. As of today, although the small satellite market has been growing on such a rapid pace and rocket launches has become certainly demanding, launch capacities are falling short with highly-costed condition and the industry is about to step into a launch crisis. To fill that demand and solve this situation, MSW aims to accelerate the development for “Simple, Safe & Low-cost” Propulsion System. Our core product offers Hybrid Engine system using a combustion method that combines solid plastic fuel and LOX. As plastic fuel is available on every home improvement store with no risk of explosion and it leads us to produce much simpler engine structure, we can provide engines with significantly cost-reduced, safer and simpler. Our Weldless Fuel Tank technology is also open to any rocket, satellite, spacecraft providers. The weldless tank we developed offers shorter leadtimes without compromising quality stability. MJOLNIR SPACEWORKS(ミヨルニア・スペースワークス) が目指すのは誰もが自動車に乗るように宇宙に行ける時代。 そのために我々は最も困難なエンジンの大量生産をきっかけに、ロケットが自動車のように大量生産される「誰もが宇宙に行ける時代」を創り出します。 かつて日本は自動車の大量生産で世界一になりました。つぎはロケットの大量生産で世界一を目指します。