[Tokyo Metropolitan Government Startup Support Program] Service 'Yukyu Market' That Uses AI to Support Sharing of Corporate Assets Selected

PAX TOPOLOGY Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Ken Okumura; hereinafter 'the Company'), which operates a circular economy business for corporations, announces that it has been selected for the 'ASAC (Aoyama Startup Acceleration Center) Acceleration Program 22nd Seed Program', a startup development program organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

The Company was also selected for the program's pre-seed program (second cohort) in 2025, and this marks a consecutive selection, stepping up from the pre-seed to the seed phase. Through this program, the Company will further accelerate the social implementation of its resource circulation management platform 'Yukyu Market'.

■ Background of ASAC Selection

ASAC is a program that provides short-term intensive support from mentors and experienced entrepreneurs to startups that contribute to solving policy challenges faced by Tokyo or that are challenging in areas where venture capital is hesitant to invest (e.g., environmental energy, social issues). Its goal is to foster 'leading companies from Tokyo that can be proud of on a global scale'. The seed program selects companies aiming for beta version/service launch and seed-round funding.

The Company views its selection among 12 companies for the seed program from 153 applicants as recognition that its 'Yukyu Market' offers a concrete solution to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's key policy challenges of decarbonization and waste reduction.

■ Representative Comment

Ken Okumura, Representative Director, PAX TOPOLOGY Inc.

'I am deeply honored to be selected for the ASAC seed program hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Within companies, there is a vast amount of idle assets that either have to be disposed of despite having value or have no opportunity to be utilized. We are challenging ourselves to transform this inefficiency caused by local optimization into recyclable 'value' through the power of technology. We will make full use of this program to widely disseminate the resource circulation platform as a tool for corporate management strategy and aim to realize a sustainable, waste-free society.'

■ Solving Social Issues – Towards a Management Infrastructure for the 'Era of Procurement Risk'

We view the global theme of resource circulation in the context of 'management challenges that companies will face in the future'.

Future Management Challenges: Rising Procurement Costs and Procurement Risks

Against the backdrop of global inflation and geopolitical instability, the prices of raw materials, supplies, and equipment are soaring, and the risk of not being able to obtain necessary items when needed is becoming a real management issue. Management that continues to rely on external 'procurement' will become increasingly burdensome in terms of both cost and risk.

Overlooked Resources: Idle Assets Scattered Across Organizations

Meanwhile, in many organizations, assets that remain unused or are discarded while still holding value – so-called idle assets – are scattered across departments. Because 'where, what, and how much is lying dormant' is not visualized, inefficiency occurs daily where assets are discarded on one hand while the same items are newly purchased on the other.

Our Answer: The Concept of 'Overall Optimization' of Asset Efficiency

These two challenges are two sides of the same coin. By visualizing idle assets within an organization and efficiently reallocating them to departments that need them, dependence on new procurement can be reduced, and costs, procurement risks, and waste can be simultaneously lowered. 'Circulate internally' before 'procuring externally'. We believe this overall optimization of asset efficiency is one answer to the management challenges of the era of procurement risk.

■ What is the Resource Circulation Management Platform 'Yukyu Market'?

'Yukyu Market' is a platform that digitally visualizes idle assets within an organization and promotes their circulation and reuse. Like an e-commerce site, users can intuitively search for and discover idle assets within the company, giving on-site personnel a new procurement experience where 'procuring from within the company is faster and easier than buying new ones'.

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■ Future Development through the ASAC Program

During the approximately 5-month seed program, what the Company values most is accumulating as many use cases as possible. We do not yet have a complete answer. Therefore, we will carefully conduct on-site demonstrations one by one to determine the form in which the service is truly needed.

Business Growth Support from Approximately 100 Mentors

Strengthen business strategy, fundraising, and organizational building through advice from top corporate executives, VCs, and marketing experts.

Accumulate Demonstration Experiments in Key Industries

Position construction, transportation, and commercial facilities – industries where idle assets are significantly generated – as key sectors and conduct multiple demonstration experiments.

Increase Monetization Traction

Further build on the momentum towards paid usage that has already begun through demonstrations.

Raise Awareness of 'Yukyu Market'

Through this program and demo days, increase awareness of the resource circulation management option itself.

With the demo day at the end of the program as one milestone, we will cycle through 'Demonstration → Refinement → Monetization Traction → Awareness Expansion' over these five months, steadily building solid use cases one by one.

■ Company Overview

PAX TOPOLOGY Inc.

A startup that develops and operates a circular economy business for corporations. We believe that every idle asset has a 'next purpose'. We transform resources destined for disposal into organizational strength and prove a sustainable future with data.

Company Name: PAX TOPOLOGY Inc.

Representative: Ken Okumura

Established: 2025

Location: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Business: Circular economy business for corporations

Company Website: https://pax-topology.com/

■ Contact for this matter

PAX TOPOLOGY Inc. Public Relations

Email: pr@pax-topology.com

URL: https://pax-topology.com/contact

■ Contact for this matter

▼ Tokyo Metropolitan Government Official Announcement (June 8, 2026)

▼ ASAC 22nd Cohort Selected Companies List