Seeking Startups with Technology and Ideas for Business Innovation! Challenge-Oriented Matching Event Connecting JR East Group and Startups

JR East Startups Co., Ltd. (CEO: Yutaka Shibata, hereinafter "JR East Startups") announces the "STARTUP PITCH" online event. This event, in collaboration with East Japan Railway Company (President: Yuji Nishizawa, hereinafter "JR East") and the JR East Group, aims to promote matching with startups possessing excellent ideas and cutting-edge technologies by presenting challenges faced by the JR East Group. This time, the event will be in an on-demand video viewing format, allowing you to watch at your convenience. The theme for the 13th session is "Track Maintenance DX." We encourage everyone with technologies and solutions that can contribute to the advancement and efficiency of track maintenance operations, optimization of material selection, and decision support to apply.

【Event Overview】 STARTUP PITCH is an online event that promotes matching with startups possessing excellent ideas and cutting-edge technologies by presenting challenges faced by the JR East Group. In the past 12 events, over 150 to 200 people participated in each session. Following these, approximately 10 to 20 companies were interviewed based on their business proposals, leading to discussions on business co-creation with multiple companies. For this 13th session, the Hirosaki Track Maintenance Center of the Akita Track Maintenance Facility Technology Center will present. They will directly introduce the challenges and needs related to the selection of track materials during track repair planning through a video, with the theme of "Track Maintenance DX."

【How to Participate】 Please apply through the dedicated website below. ※The video viewing URL will be sent to those who apply. Apply Here

【Speakers】 Ms. Ikumi Murakami East Japan Railway Company Akita Branch, Akita Track Maintenance Facility Technology Center, Hirosaki Track Maintenance Center

Mr. Rihito Kudo East Japan Railway Company Akita Branch, Akita Track Maintenance Facility Technology Center, Hirosaki Track Maintenance Center

【Moderator】 Kazuya Mikawa Associate, JR East Startups Co., Ltd.

【Organizer】 JR East Startups Co., Ltd.

We sincerely welcome applications from startups looking to conduct demonstration experiments utilizing the assets of the JR East Group, startups seeking opportunities for business expansion, and more.

Company Profile JR East Startups Co., Ltd. Location: TokyoYard Building 7F, 2-21-42 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo Representative: Yutaka Shibata, President & CEO Established: February 2018 Business Activities: Investigation and discovery of business seeds and cutting-edge technologies, investment in venture companies, and promotion of collaboration with the JR East Group. URL: https://jrestartup.co.jp/