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TradeWaltz Inc has Been Selected for the “BRIDGE Tokyo 2022 INTRO Showcase 100”, The Next Generation Startups Selected by Young Venture Capitalists

TradeWaltz Inc has Been Selected for the “BRIDGE Tokyo 2022 INTRO Showcase 100”, The Next Generation Startups Selected by Young Venture Capitalists

As a promotor of digitalizing trade to all sectors of Japan, TradeWaltz Inc. (headquarters: Chiyoda Ward Tokyo, hereafter referred to as TradeWaltz) has been selected to be recognize as part of the “BRIDGE Tokyo 2022 INTRO Showcase100”, the next generation startups selected by young venture capitalists hosted by the large startup media company BRIDGE.

INTRO Showcase 100 recognizes 106 companies that were all established after 2015, are rapidly growing, and most expected to have potential to be a listed company on the stock exchange within 5 years. The companies were nominated and selected by a panel of 16 partner venture capitalists and corporate venture capitalists. TradeWaltz was selected as a startup supporting all sectors of Japan that is funded by 10 large corporations. It was highly evaluated for utilizing block chain techniques in digitalization of trade while already challenging the global stage in APEC and ASEAN within its first year.

 

■ About the「INTRO Showcase 100」selection panel of 16 venture capitalists and corporate venture capitalist

Asahi Media Lab Ventures

WiL

FGN ABBALab /

Fukuoka Growth Next

ALL STAR SAAS FUND

Global Brain

KDDI ∞ Lab

Cyber Agent (Cyber Agent Capital)

Genesia Ventures

JAFCO

STRIVE

UTokyo Innovation Platform

DG Incubation

Deepcore

Tokyu

Hakuhodo DY Ventures

Money Forward Venture Partners (HIRAC FUND)

Furthermore, the panelists were chosen with a focus on 20-year-old venture capitalists who will carry out the final selection, as well.

 

■ The 106 companies will come together next January at BRIDGE Tokyo, an online event

                 The selections for “INTRO Showcase 100” will prepare booths and exhibits at BRIDGE Tokyo, hosted by BRIDGE.

BRIDGE Tokyo Event Outline

Dates

January 19 ~ 28, 2022

– Live streams: January 19 ~ 21

– Replays and matching period: January 22 ~ 28)

Host

THE BRIDGE, Inc.

Location

Online

Participants

1,000 unique participants during the event period

# Of Showcase Companies

106 (booth exhibits, new service presentations, and more)

Participation Eligibility

Those looking to have a second job or change jobs to a startup

Companies or employees looking to start a new business through a cooperation

Business people looking for new ideas and hints for startups

How to Participate

Purchase a ticket at the following website

https://bridgetokyo.jp/ (Japanese only)

 

■ Recent TradeWaltz’s global activity which is evaluated by the Venture Capitalists

Nov. 16

47th Joint Meeting of Japan – New Zealand Business Council

– Reported on the international connections of Trade Waltz with a focus on New Zealand

Nov. 18

APEC Digital Trade Symposium

– Reported on the international connections of Trade Waltz with a focus on Thailand, the home country of the APEC Chairman

Nov. 24

ASEAN Trade Facilitation Joint Consultative Committee (ATF-JCC)

– Introduced examples from Japan and reported on upcoming development plans for ASEAN

 

【Comments from people involved】

Satoru Someya, Managing Director and Head of CEO’s Office, Trade Waltz Inc.

It is such an honor to be one of the 106 companies chosen to be a next generation startup selected by young venture capitalists. We will continue to make one company at a time happy with our provided services in order to fulfill the evaluation of being a “company with potential of being listed on the stock exchange within 5 years.”

 

■About TradeWaltz

Company Name                     TradeWaltz Inc.

Representative                       Hirohisa Kojima, President & CEO

Headquarters                         2F, Marunouchi Nijubashi Building,

2-2 Marunouchi 3-Chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan

Date Established                   April 1, 2020

Main Operations                   Delivery of the TradeWaltz® SaaS(*2), a trading-related

information-sharing platform built with blockchain technology

Employees                              Fulltime: 26

URL:                                        https://www.tradewaltz.com

Register of shareholders:

NTT DATA Corporation

UTokyo Innovation Platform Co., Ltd.

Mitsubishi Corporation

Toyota Tsusho Corporation

Kanematsu Corporation

Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co., Ltd.

Nissin Corporation

MUFG Bank, Ltd.

Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.

 

*1)「TradeWaltz is a registered trade mark in Japan of Trade Waltz Inc. Any other names of products, companies, groups, etc., are names and registered trademarks of their own.

*2SaaS stands for Software as a Service. It is a model that makes software available for use over the Internet.

Please direct all inquiries regarding this announcement to

TradeWaltz Inc. Managing Director and Head of CEO’s Office: Satoru Someya

Email:info@tradewaltz.com

 

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