Phoenixi launched the Social Innovator (SI) Program earlier this month and is holding the inaugural cohort’s Kickoff [PDF flyer], an online pitch event live-streamed from toberu, a Kyoto-based residential incubator for corporate intrapreneurs and social entrepreneurs. Following the Fellows’ pitches, there will a panel discussion: “Why DEI: Making a woman- and foreigner-friendly startup ecosystem in Japan.” [12:00]…
Phoenixi Co Ltd hosted on 21 September its incubation program’s Cohort 6 Final Showcase, an online demo day delivered in Japanese with English interpretation, and livestreamed the event from toberu 2, a Phoenixi-run residential incubator for social entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs. A total of 240 signed up and about 180 actually joined the event. English-dubbed videos…
“The Gifted,” a virtual art exhibit produced by Tokyo-based non-profit Art of the Rough Diamonds (art director: Phoenixi cohort 2 fellow Naomi Wakao), is now open to the public. This exhibit aims to help artists with disabilities be treated with respect they deserve in society by what they create. Visitors will have opportunities to stroll…
Enishia Inc, a Kyoto University tech startup founded and led by Phoenixi’s cohort 2 fellow Shigeo Kohigashi, won the top prize at the 2020 Entrepreneurs’ Challenge held on 5 March in Tokyo. This event was co-organized by Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) and National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) to…
