Neurotech Startup "FastNeura" Wins 4th "Out of BOUNDS" Startup Support Program Demo Day
The Demo Day for the 4th edition of the "Out of BOUNDS" startup support program, run by ON&BOARD Inc., has concluded. Five teams, selected from 40 applicants, pitched to an audience of approximately 160 investors. FastNeura, a neurotech startup aiming for a future where humans and AI coexist, won first prize. The runner-up was Qureka, a generative AI book Q&A service, and the audience award went to Home Bridge, a housing finance platform. The program aims to foster startups that will become the next generation of social infrastructure.
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ON&BOARD Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEOs: Masato Shimodaira, Kosuke Nakayama), a startup studio that "discovers promising business themes" and "thoroughly validates startup potential," operates the entrepreneur support program "Out of BOUNDS."
The program aims to create next-generation social infrastructure startups, encouraging entrepreneurs to think outside the box without fear of failure. It supports hypothesis testing and business plan development, considers investment if business resolution is high, and introduces participants to investors, backing their journey to incorporation after the program.
At the 4th "Out of BOUNDS" DEMO DAY, five teams with promising business hypotheses pitched to about 160 attendees, including leading domestic venture capitalists and angel investors.
■ Award Winners
- **Winner: FastNeura**
A neurotech startup creating a "biological OS" for an era of human-Physical AI coexistence. It measures, understands, and intervenes in human internal states using biological signals and AI. (Representative: Mr. Narihiro Mizuguchi)
- **Runner-up: Qureka**
Developing "Bookleverage," a book Q&A service using generative AI. It enhances the reading experience and connects book knowledge to practical business use. (Representative: Mr. Yuta Madate)
- **Audience Award: Home Bridge**
A housing finance platform that utilizes corporate employee benefits to support home purchases and asset formation. (Representative: Mr. Hiroyuki Manabe)
■ DEMO DAY Presenters
- **MagicDelta**
A startup developing a domestic LLM to meet on-premise needs in Japan, targeting sectors like economic security, healthcare, and manufacturing. (Representative: Mr. Masato Akio)
- **MATLyS**
Developing "Tokoshie," which integrates manufacturing BOM and procurement data with AI to visualize supply chains and support DX in the economic security domain. (Representative: Mr. Shinya Furukawa)
■ 4th "Out of BOUNDS" Jury
- Mr. Masato Tanaka (General Partner, ALPHA)
- Mr. Naohiro Mizumoto (Representative Director & Partner, ain)
- Mr. Osamu Iwasawa (CEO & Managing Partner, First Light Capital)
- Mr. Yuta Hashimoto (Manager, Mitsubishi Estate, Business Incubation & Promotion Dept.)
The program aims to create next-generation social infrastructure startups, encouraging entrepreneurs to think outside the box without fear of failure. It supports hypothesis testing and business plan development, considers investment if business resolution is high, and introduces participants to investors, backing their journey to incorporation after the program.
At the 4th "Out of BOUNDS" DEMO DAY, five teams with promising business hypotheses pitched to about 160 attendees, including leading domestic venture capitalists and angel investors.
■ Award Winners
- **Winner: FastNeura**
A neurotech startup creating a "biological OS" for an era of human-Physical AI coexistence. It measures, understands, and intervenes in human internal states using biological signals and AI. (Representative: Mr. Narihiro Mizuguchi)
- **Runner-up: Qureka**
Developing "Bookleverage," a book Q&A service using generative AI. It enhances the reading experience and connects book knowledge to practical business use. (Representative: Mr. Yuta Madate)
- **Audience Award: Home Bridge**
A housing finance platform that utilizes corporate employee benefits to support home purchases and asset formation. (Representative: Mr. Hiroyuki Manabe)
■ DEMO DAY Presenters
- **MagicDelta**
A startup developing a domestic LLM to meet on-premise needs in Japan, targeting sectors like economic security, healthcare, and manufacturing. (Representative: Mr. Masato Akio)
- **MATLyS**
Developing "Tokoshie," which integrates manufacturing BOM and procurement data with AI to visualize supply chains and support DX in the economic security domain. (Representative: Mr. Shinya Furukawa)
■ 4th "Out of BOUNDS" Jury
- Mr. Masato Tanaka (General Partner, ALPHA)
- Mr. Naohiro Mizumoto (Representative Director & Partner, ain)
- Mr. Osamu Iwasawa (CEO & Managing Partner, First Light Capital)
- Mr. Yuta Hashimoto (Manager, Mitsubishi Estate, Business Incubation & Promotion Dept.)
FAQ
創業支援プログラム「Out of BOUNDS」の第4期DemoDayで優勝した企業はどこですか？
第4期「Out of BOUNDS」DemoDayで優勝したのは、人とPhysical AIが共生する時代の“生体OS”を創るニューロテックスタートアップ「FastNeura」です。
「Out of BOUNDS」プログラムとは何ですか？
ON&BOARD株式会社が運営する創業支援プログラムで、「有望な事業テーマの発掘」と「創業可能性の徹底検証」を行い、プログラム終了後の創業を目指す起業家を支援するものです。
第4期DemoDayにはどのような企業が登壇しましたか？
優勝した「FastNeura」のほか、準優勝の「Qureka」（生成AI書籍Q&A）、オーディエンス賞の「Home Bridge」（住宅金融PF）、さらに「MagicDelta」（国産LLM開発）、「MATLyS」（製造業向けサプライチェーンAI）の計5チームが登壇しました。
このイベントの審査員は誰でしたか？
審査員は、ALPHAの田中正人氏、ainの水本尚宏氏、First Light Capitalの岩澤脩氏、三菱地所の橋本雄太氏が務めました。
「FastNeura」はどのような事業を行っていますか？
「FastNeura」は、生体信号とAIを活用して人間の内面状態を測定・理解し、介入することで、人とPhysical AIが共生する時代に向けた“生体OS”を開発するニューロテックスタートアップです。