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Kick-off, acceleration program by professional mentor from San Diego, USA
Last Updated August 31, 2020
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August 31, 2020
Economic Affairs Bureau Industrial Cooperation Promotion Division
Yuichiro Ishizu
Phone number: 045-671-3591
Fax: 045-664-4867
San Diego, USA is one of the leading start-up support regions in the United States, with venture capital investment of more than 340 billion yen in 2019. Four companies have decided to participate in The SpringboardTMProgram in Yokohama, a program to foster and support small and medium-sized venture companies in the life sciences field in collaboration with CONNECT with San Diego Venture Group (CONNECT), an entrepreneur support organization in San Diego, USA.
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