Mitsubishi Estate x 01Booster Business Plan Contest "01Start 9th Term" Selects 9 Teams!

01Booster Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, CEO: George Goda), which supports open innovation and new business development for companies as a "business creation company," held the final screening for the business plan contest "01Start 9th Term," co-hosted with Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., on June 15, 2026, and selected 9 teams.

"01Start" is a business plan contest held with the theme "A chance to advance business from Yurakucho," targeting individuals who want to move their business forward, utilizing "SAAI."

Selected participants can work on business growth with multifaceted support, including free use of "SAAI" in Yurakucho for approximately one year, networking opportunities with senior entrepreneurs and in-house entrepreneurs, and mentoring support from 01Booster.

01Start 9th Term Site: https://01start.01booster.com/

Scenes from the Final Screening (Held on June 15, 2026)

Teams that passed the document and video screening advanced to the final screening, where they presented their business plans. Nine teams were selected.

"01Start 9th Term" Selected Teams

be-FULL Inc. Ryota Iwai

AI for management support that transforms all managers from "task administrators" to "decision-makers and motivators" | PX Cloud https://befull-lifedesign.com/

Chounou Kagaku Sougou Kenkyujo Inc. Shinichiro Nakaishi

Development and provision of an auditory screening and speech evaluation app that enables early detection of hearing loss and articulation disorders | Minna no Chounou Ryoku Check | Speech Assessment https://chounouken.com/

Bagna Cauda Inc. Ryo Furukawa

A service that analyzes a person's strengths and aptitudes from a 20-second "self-introduction video" using proprietary AI to support talent acquisition and organizational development | CLOUD ATMOS

https://bagna-cauda.jp/

U-DAKE Inc. Masataka Miyake

AI design product that automatically generates legally compliant floor plans in about 3 minutes | AI Architect "U-DAKE"

https://u-dake.com/

Opero Inc. Hiroyuki Otsu

DX for operations and optimal control system for the chemical industry | Opero Copilot https://opero.co.jp/

NERON Inc. Yasuhisa Nagasaki

Gut-brain axis-based mental well-being gut bacteria product | BG1

https://neron.jp

Conepla Inc. Makio Nakamura

Area management platform supporting sustainable town development for subdivided housing developments | GOKINJO

https://conepla.co.jp/

Tansoman GX Inc. Junji Fukumoto

GX platform supporting companies in reducing electricity costs and introducing renewable energy | Denki Check

https://corp.tanso-man.com/

CYCLER LLC (Japan E-Cart Inc. from July) Kodai Watanabe

Preventive healthcare service supporting the mobility and health of the elderly with next-generation mobility that does not require a license | E-Cart https://j-ecart.jp/

Comments from Judges

Ikuya Yagashi

(United Inc. Investment Business Department, Capitalist/Manager)

Although 9 companies were selected at this final screening, I was deeply impressed by the sincere approach and strong passion with which all participants, whether selected or not, faced the challenges they wanted to solve. I am honored to have participated as a judge.

I believe the greatest appeal of this program is that it does not end with the final screening, but continues as an ecosystem for business co-creation centered around SAAI.

I sincerely hope that each company that pitched today will further drive their businesses forward, using the experience, encounters, and learning gained from this program as fuel.

Eiko Shimada

(Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., General Manager, Innovation & Workplace Business Department)

This was a high-level contest where all participants launched businesses addressing social issues based on their own experiences, and many products and services were already being adopted by companies. The presence of services utilizing technology such as AI and serial entrepreneurs seemed to reflect societal changes. I look forward to seeing them achieve further business growth by leveraging the corporate network in the Marunouchi area, including SAAI.

George Goda

(01Booster Inc., Representative Director)

Thank you very much to everyone who applied and participated in 01Start 9th Term, despite your busy schedules. What I strongly feel each time is the high level and diversity of the participants. Furthermore, the business models are also remarkable, with many utilizing AI, and I am grateful to have heard about various cutting-edge business models. Yurakucho SAAI is a place where the enthusiasm of those who create businesses and those who support them intersect with diverse networks. I am convinced that the encounters fostered here will bring new value to the economies and societies of Japan and the world. Let us continue to walk together.

Watch 01Start 9th Term Final Screening

You can watch the final screening on the official 01Booster YouTube channel.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/EOXy0YSdrK8

About "Yurakucho 'SAAI' Wonder Working Community"

This is a membership facility opened in February 2020 by Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., where "individuals" with diverse values gather, encounter new sensibilities, and give shape to their ideas.

It is one of the leading projects for the redevelopment of the Yurakucho area, and is designed as a working community space to take the first step in the process of new ideas being born, refined, and implemented in society by connecting diverse human resources, particularly focusing on "people" and "individuals," and combining their experiences and skills. We aim to foster "individuals" who are not bound by existing frameworks and to create a community where individuals can thrive, such as those who want to challenge something new or those who are exploring business within their companies as new business managers.

The name "SAAI" is a coined word that combines the phonetic reading "SAI," which embodies the meaning of color (diversity of people gathered), talent (space where unique abilities and talents gather), festival (events for encounters, interaction, and stimulation), and purity (space where one can concentrate and immerse oneself in what one loves), with the concept of "loving" the "difference (SA)" which embodies the aforementioned concept.

SAAI Site: https://yurakucho-saai.com/

About 01Booster Inc.

Under the corporate philosophy of "Changing the world with the power of business creation," we develop open innovation programs that promote collaboration between large corporations and venture companies, systems for promoting in-house new businesses and public recruitment programs for new businesses, and dispatched business development programs. In addition, we operate the working community "Yurakucho 'SAAI' Wonder Working Community" to give shape to individual ideas, the 01Booster Studio to support entrepreneurship from scratch, and the startup collaboration management cloud InnoScouter.

We also engage in venture investment through our group company 01Booster Capital, and support business creation from multiple angles.

Company Name: 01Booster Inc.

Representative: George Goda, Representative Director

Location: 1F, Shin Tokyo Building, 3-3-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005

Established: March 2012

Business Activities:

Operation of shared offices for entrepreneurs, corporate accelerator and intrapreneur accelerator program planning and operation, in-house entrepreneur training, investment and fundraising support, business creation consulting, M&A brokerage support, etc.

URL: https://01booster.co.jp

*Corporate Accelerator is a registered trademark of 01Booster.