We wait for you,
a pioneer aiming
for innovation.
The ICI Center welcomes every individual with the entrepreneurial spirit, enterprising company and public organization.
From
individuals and start-ups at the seed stage whose products are still prototypes, to those at the early stage
who have already launched their services, to those at the middle stage, as well as local governments
and public organizations.
Every type of organization at any stage can join the ICI Center.
Any individual or company can form their own partnership with the ICI Center. First, let’s exchange our views
and create the best relationship for both of us.
- 01 First meeting
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Let’s meet, face to face.
The ICI Center has an open-door principle.
The scale, domain and entity of your company, or wheth-
er you are an individual or a corpora-tion, are not questioned. What is essential is your entrepreneurial spirit and passion for in-venting something new in the world. If you are interested in the ICI Center,
please send us a message using our contact form or join in one of the events the ICI Center occa-
sionally holds.
- 02 Exchange of views
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Tell us about the future you imagine.
An ICI Center staff member will respond to each candidate who contacts us to arrange the first meeting. In the meeting, we can introduce ourselves and you can share your vision with us. What service do you wish to offer, what technology do you want to invent and what business are you eager to build up? Please tell us about your aspirations.
- 03 Pursuit of the
possibility Find the best relationship for us.
After sharing your plan, let’s find the best form of collaboration with the ICI Center. We have many
options to support our partners; the ICI Center can provide regular follow-ups while working in col-
laboration with you or let you progress independently. At this stage, we work on examining your
business from every angle, about your business domain and necessary support, to find out the best
and the most efficient means of collaborating.
- 04 Beginning
of collaboration From this stage,
the ICI is your partner.After the support plan is fixed and both parties reach an agreement, the ICI Center is your partner, pursuing your dream alongside you. As an ICI staff member will be assigned as your coordinator, you
can contact that staff member any time if you have any concerns or troubles. All the facilities and equipment that we provide for free can reduce the cost of your project. We frequently hold brain-
storming sessions to facilitate development as well as study meetings led by guest lecturers. Several active measures taken by both sides have a mutual influence on each other to accelerate innovation.
- 05 Future growth
Let’s consider every possible future.
The partnership with the ICI Center won’t last forever. Every business is ever-changing moment by moment. Some start-ups smoothly expand and plan initial public offerings, others are looking for an undertaker of their businesses. In some cases, it may be necessary for them to team up with multiple other companies. Our partner and the ICI Center need to change the path flexibly according to the situation. The relationship is equal. We won’t make any one-sided decisions. Our partner and the ICI Center always choose the best way forward for both of us. We think this is the ideal relationship, and we wish to maintain such relationships until the very end of our collaboration.
about producing new businesses together with us at the ICI Center,
or those who tackles social challenges and wish for our support.
