About Venture Support Mechanism "TSUNAMI"

Historical Background

Tracing its root to the Kanagawa Venture Club, which was a support organization based on public-private partnership, “TSUNAMI” was a new organization established in August 2000, for venture business assistance under private-sector leadership.

Bringing together like-minded Japanese companies under the banner of discovering and nurturing venture companies to position Kanagawa's future, "TSUNAMI" is ushering in a new age within the prefecture through collaboration with universities and government.

“"TSUNAMI”" promotes valuable collaboration and networking among government, industry, and academia based on efficient and ongoing discovery and cultivation of growth-oriented venture companies, such strategic activity will bring greater economic vitality to Kanagawa Prefecture. It intends to heighten the benefit of close coordination with the Local Area Platform, a scheme of comprehensive support prepared by the Prefectural Government.

More specifically, “TSUNAMI” furnishes various venues for coming in contact with promising Japanese venture companies that deserve assistance. It also sizes up individual projects, ensures a proper input of resources, and follows developments on a continuous basis.

Other services include matching companies with other supporting members,business referrals to our prospective client base and "angels," and priority assistance in both the financial and management aspects for tasks such as constructing sales channels.

Members

• Venture members: Members (corporations or individuals) that seek assistance from “TSUNAMI”, have good growth prospects, and have been approved by the Managing Board of "TSUNAMI"
• Supporting members: Members (corporations, executives, and universities) that have a strong interest in supporting venture companies
• Assisting members: Members that have service functions to assist and foster venture companies in a wide range of fields
• Managing board: Members that have a full understanding of TSUNAMI's management policy, actively participate in the planning & operation of projects, and play a central role in the organization

IPOs from TSUNAMI Venture Members

BeMap (4316)	UP GARAGE (3311)
TSUKUI Corp. (2398)	SHICOH ENGINEERING (6667)
Chip One Stop (3343)	AVIX (7836)
Noel (8947)	Aprecio (2460)
TOWNNEWS-SHA (2481)	Members (2130)
KFE JAPAN (3061)	Remixpoint (3825)
FOI (6253)

Major activities

• Monthly business plan presentations by showcased venture members
• Annual “Venture Fair” exposition to expand business matching for venture members
• Business seminars for venture members and venture support concerns
• Support café providing lectures by listed companies and practitioners for venture members
• Ongoing hearings for monitoring of the status of business development by venture members

TSUNAMI Entrepreneurs’ Club

In promoting entrepreneurs, we viewed successful template of such as organizations TiECon and AAMA and creating this club to pursue the same mission. It is also increasingly important to have a wide spectrum of viewpoints in the midst of accelerated globalization and informatization, by networking and open mind communications.

TSUNAMI Entrepreneurs’ Club was established in January 2005, as an arm of Venture Support Organization “"TSUNAMI"” to provide a networking place and to facilitate open-minded communications for the benefit of entrepreneurs.

The club members include top management of established companies, academics, professionals, in addition to entrepreneurs of emerging Japanese companies.