01Booster, a Business Creation Company, Holds DEMODAY for 'NGAS-Accelerator Program 2025'

01Booster Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; CEO: George Goda; hereinafter referred to as '01Booster'), a company that supports open innovation and new business development for corporations, is operating the 'NGAS-Accelerator Program 2025' hosted by Nihonkai Gas Kizuna Holdings Inc. (Headquarters: Toyama City, President: Yotaro Nitta; hereinafter referred to as 'Nihonkai Gas Kizuna HD'), together with Nihonkai Lab Inc. (Headquarters: Toyama City, President: Yotaro Nitta; hereinafter referred to as 'Nihonkai Lab'), a group company.

On Tuesday, March 17, 2026, the program's achievement presentation event (Demo Day) was held at the Ensemble Hall on the 4th floor of Toyama Citizen Plaza (Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture). Six selected startups presented the results of their co-creation activities with Nihonkai Gas Kizuna HD, focusing on themes such as well-being, decarbonization/energy saving, and real estate utilization. NGAS-Accelerator Program 2025 Website: https://01booster.com/program/ngas/

The 'NGAS-Accelerator Program' is a business creation program hosted by Nihonkai Gas Kizuna HD and jointly operated by Nihonkai Lab and 01Booster. It aims to provide new value to the Hokuriku region and promotes co-creation with startup companies. Six startups, selected from a large number of applications, have been supported by catalysts, who are employees of the Nihonkai Gas Kizuna HD group, for approximately six months since September of last year. At the Demo Day held this time, each of the six companies presented the results of their co-creation activities with employees of the Nihonkai Gas Kizuna HD group, focusing on themes such as well-being, decarbonization/energy saving, and real estate utilization. At the closing, Mr. Junichi Hirata, Vice President and Representative Director of Nihonkai Gas Kizuna HD, expressed his gratitude to the presenting companies and stated, 'Through this program, we have been able to build a strong network for solving regional issues. This is not the end, and we hope to continue engaging with startups in various ways in the future.' The six companies will continue to consider future initiatives based on their achievements so far. The business content of each company and some of the co-creation content during the period are as follows:

Six Selected Companies for 'NGAS-Accelerator Program 2025' (in Japanese syllabary order)

M2X Inc. (https://m2xsoftware.com/) Presenter: Shintaro Okabe Business Description: Development and sales of software for improving equipment maintenance efficiency. Collaboration Details: Expanded recognition and approached regional companies by jointly holding web seminars, and verified the digitalization of equipment management through PoC with a pharmaceutical company in the prefecture. Explored the possibility of new equipment maintenance business through collaboration with infrastructure companies.

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