Summary of the Ecosystem Building Plan
１．Target and KPI〇 Strengthen international competitiveness, create and grow startups, and achieve sustainablegrowth of the economy of Tokyo〇 Apply innovation to actual society to give back to the local community〇 Through above initiatives, realize the “Society 5.0” and contribute to solving social challenges whole
Japan and to development of economy in the world
Indicator

StatusTarget (2024)

Target (2030)

Unicorn class companies* created (cumulative )3 (2019)

20-Startup Genome
Global Startup Ecosystem Report

Unranked(2019)

10th or higher

5th or higher-50100

2thinknow
Innovation Cities Index

2nd(2019)

1st1st (keep)

Highly skilled foreign workers(Visas for highly skilled workers /businessmanager)

15,956(2018)

35,00050,000611

1,500(Total)

2,400(Total)Projects created to solve governmental
problems

Foreign companies attracted

University venture startups (consortium
member universities)(FY2012-2017)

533(Total consortium
Universities listed in aFY2018 METI survey)

Double(Total consortium
member universities)-*The project will aggressively support not only so-called unicorn companies and unlisted companies, but hopeful unicorn-equivalentstartups, such as companies that have already exited via M&A or IPO, in a manner that fits the market.
※ Additional indicators will be established including the number of startups in Tokyo, total startup investment, the number of startup
related events and participants in Tokyo, consortium participants, open innovation projects established by the consortium, and thenumber of overseas startups listed on the Japanese market.

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２．Organizations and Roles of each organizations“Startup Ecosystem Tokyo Consortium” established on 22nd, January 2020.

Characteristics○Building a platform which generates new connections between related parties, utilizing the concentrationof resources in Tokyo (e.g. 30% of the best universities in Japan, 2 nd largest amount of companies
nominated in Fortune Global 500).
○Expanding alignment to surrounding areas as “Greater Tokyo” with hub-and-spoke system based on
center core area of Tokyo. Cooperating with the national government and overseas ecosystem hub cities tostrengthen the ecosystem.
Create Connections-Network various players-Create new connections and driving
innovations with wide-range participationfrom startups to established enterprises

Share information/
Enhance infrastructure

Make Tokyo
visible and attractive-Identify various resources-PR startup ecosystem in Tokyo Broadly
Related to the ecosystem and share-Make Tokyo visible both globally and internally
the information
and attract startups-Deliver latest informationand investments to Tokyo

Corporate with
The National Government-Contribute to the national growth strategy
as the global hub city
-Request timely deregulation and other initiatives of thegovernment and collaborate oninternational promotion, etc.,

Diverse Innovation Hubof “Greater Tokyo”-Realize diverse functions of the ecosystemthrough alignment with hub cities
in Tokyo Metropolitan Area

“spot”×”deep” ecosystem：

Focusing specific field and generating innovations through collaborations of advanced specialists

Basic ecosystem：

Strengthen interconnection among startups, companies, individuals and universities, promote utilization of data andestablish greater platform2

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３．Leader of the Ecosystem building

Led by the chairperson of the Tokyo Consortium, each stakeholder will carry out their role in eachcontext to promote ecosystem formation.

VCs:

Universities:

Japan Venture Capital
Association (KII,UTEC)

Economicorganizations:

Keidanren, Tokyo
Chamber of Commerceand Industry

The University of Tokyo,
Waseda University
Keio University(Secretariat)
Tokyo Metropolitan
Government,
Consortium
Chairperson: Vice
Governor of Tokyo

Tokyo private
businesses:

Tokyu, Tokyu Land
Corporation, Mitsui
Fudosan, Mitsubishi
Estate, Mori Building3