[Toba National College of Maritime Technology] Participates in Silicon Valley Bootcamp and Wins Four Special Partner Company Awards at Entrepreneurship Koshien
Students from Toba National College of Maritime Technology participated in the Silicon Valley Bootcamp and presented their application 'Shira-sell' at Entrepreneurship Koshien, winning four special partner company awards. This achievement stemmed from their NICT Award win at the National College of Technology Programming Contest.
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Students from the Department of Information Mechanical Systems Engineering, 4th year, at Toba National College of Maritime Technology (Toba City, Mie Prefecture; Principal: Haruo Mimura; hereinafter referred to as 'Toba Kosen') participated in the '2025 Entrepreneurship Program in Silicon Valley' (hereinafter referred to as 'Silicon Valley Bootcamp') conducted by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (hereinafter referred to as 'NICT') from February 17 (Tue) to 22 (Sun), 2026. They also participated in the '2025 Entrepreneurship Koshien' hosted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and NICT, held in Tokyo on March 10, 2026.
This participation was a result of winning the NICT Award at the 'National College of Technology Programming Contest' held in October 2025, with the students attending as representatives of the ezaki-lab team.
The Silicon Valley Bootcamp took place in the Santa Clara Valley area of California, USA, and included lectures by active companies in the region, startup pitch practice, and company visits.
Furthermore, the Entrepreneurship Koshien was held in Tokyo, where the students took the stage as representatives of the ezaki-lab team, presenting their application 'Shira-sell,' developed by ezaki-lab to contribute to sustainable skipjack fishing, and their business ideas utilizing it. As a result of the judging, ezaki-lab received the special partner company awards: 'Skylight Award,' 'M’s Salon Award,' 'RIKEN R-CCS Award,' and 'AgVenture Lab Award.'
This participation was a result of winning the NICT Award at the 'National College of Technology Programming Contest' held in October 2025, with the students attending as representatives of the ezaki-lab team.
The Silicon Valley Bootcamp took place in the Santa Clara Valley area of California, USA, and included lectures by active companies in the region, startup pitch practice, and company visits.
Furthermore, the Entrepreneurship Koshien was held in Tokyo, where the students took the stage as representatives of the ezaki-lab team, presenting their application 'Shira-sell,' developed by ezaki-lab to contribute to sustainable skipjack fishing, and their business ideas utilizing it. As a result of the judging, ezaki-lab received the special partner company awards: 'Skylight Award,' 'M’s Salon Award,' 'RIKEN R-CCS Award,' and 'AgVenture Lab Award.'