Call for Applications for the 9th '01Start' Business Plan Contest by 01Booster x Mitsubishi Estate!
01Booster and Mitsubishi Estate have started accepting applications for the 9th '01Start' business plan contest at their community 'SAAI'. The program supports diverse challengers and accelerates business creation.
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- 📰 Published: April 3, 2026 at 19:00
- 🔍 Collected: April 3, 2026 at 10:31
- 🤖 AI Analyzed: April 21, 2026 at 04:34 (426h 2m after Collected)
01Booster Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: George Goda), a "business creation company" that supports corporate open innovation and new business development, started accepting applications for the business plan contest "01Start 9th Term" on Friday, April 3, 2026, at the working community "Yurakucho 'SAAI' Wonder Working Community" (hereinafter "SAAI") which it operates.
In recent years, while the importance of creating new businesses by companies and individuals has increased, the lack of opportunities and networks for challengers to meet and advance their businesses has become a challenge.
Through supporting new business development for large enterprises and startup collaborations, 01Booster has strongly recognized the importance of a "place" to accelerate business creation.
Against this background, in collaboration with Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., they operate the business creation community "SAAI" in Yurakucho.
Under the theme "A catalyst to move business a step forward from Yurakucho," 01Start is held for those who want to advance their business by utilizing "SAAI". Applications are widely accepted from the idea stage, regardless of whether they are corporations or individuals, or their region. Selected applicants will be provided with one year of free use of "SAAI", mentoring, and opportunities to participate in various events.
In recent years, while the importance of corporate-originated new businesses and startup creation has grown, there is also the issue that challengers cannot sufficiently access growth opportunities and corporate networks.
In this contest, by leveraging the location of Yurakucho, which is expected to be a hub for creating new value, and the community of "SAAI", they will create opportunities for diverse challengers to advance their businesses.
"01Start 9th Term" Website: https://01start.01booster.com/
About Yurakucho "SAAI" Wonder Working Community
"SAAI" is a business creation community planned and developed by Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. and operated by our company, under the theme of [Turning Ideas into Reality].
By transcending existing boundaries such as company names, job titles, age, experience, and primary/side jobs, and by the intersection of diverse "talents," it aims to generate new ideas, refine them, and lead to social implementation.
Players such as entrepreneurs and startups, as well as those who aspire to new challenges while being enrolled in a company, and those in charge of new businesses, gather here. Currently, it is utilized by more than 300 members. Their knowledge and ideas are exchanged daily.
What is 01Start
"01Start" is a business plan contest open to a wide range of challengers, including startups, intrapreneurs (corporate entrepreneurs), freelancers, and local activists, regardless of business genre or stage. In this 9th edition of the contest, it has created encounters with many challengers so far, and these connections have developed into concrete value creation, such as business alliances with governments and the hosting of new events at SAAI.
In recent years, while the importance of creating new businesses by companies and individuals has increased, the lack of opportunities and networks for challengers to meet and advance their businesses has become a challenge.
Through supporting new business development for large enterprises and startup collaborations, 01Booster has strongly recognized the importance of a "place" to accelerate business creation.
Against this background, in collaboration with Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., they operate the business creation community "SAAI" in Yurakucho.
Under the theme "A catalyst to move business a step forward from Yurakucho," 01Start is held for those who want to advance their business by utilizing "SAAI". Applications are widely accepted from the idea stage, regardless of whether they are corporations or individuals, or their region. Selected applicants will be provided with one year of free use of "SAAI", mentoring, and opportunities to participate in various events.
In recent years, while the importance of corporate-originated new businesses and startup creation has grown, there is also the issue that challengers cannot sufficiently access growth opportunities and corporate networks.
In this contest, by leveraging the location of Yurakucho, which is expected to be a hub for creating new value, and the community of "SAAI", they will create opportunities for diverse challengers to advance their businesses.
"01Start 9th Term" Website: https://01start.01booster.com/
About Yurakucho "SAAI" Wonder Working Community
"SAAI" is a business creation community planned and developed by Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. and operated by our company, under the theme of [Turning Ideas into Reality].
By transcending existing boundaries such as company names, job titles, age, experience, and primary/side jobs, and by the intersection of diverse "talents," it aims to generate new ideas, refine them, and lead to social implementation.
Players such as entrepreneurs and startups, as well as those who aspire to new challenges while being enrolled in a company, and those in charge of new businesses, gather here. Currently, it is utilized by more than 300 members. Their knowledge and ideas are exchanged daily.
What is 01Start
"01Start" is a business plan contest open to a wide range of challengers, including startups, intrapreneurs (corporate entrepreneurs), freelancers, and local activists, regardless of business genre or stage. In this 9th edition of the contest, it has created encounters with many challengers so far, and these connections have developed into concrete value creation, such as business alliances with governments and the hosting of new events at SAAI.