【Event Report】 Shibuya Startup Ecosystem Held - Shibuya moved to a further accumulation of startups

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Shibuya Startup Ecosystem
○ Holding: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 12: 30 ~ 17: 00
Venue: Shibuya Hikarie 9F Hikarie Hall B
○ Organizer / Co-organizer: Tokyu Accerate Program (TAP) / SLUSH TOKYO

The event “Shibuya Startup Ecosystem (Shibuya Startup Ecos System)” was held on the 28th floor at Shibuya Hikarie 9th floor Hall B, aiming to promote startup companies based in Shibuya. Venture capitals (VCs) and accelerators that support startups have gathered to convey the appeal of entrepreneurship in Shibuya.

Originally "Ecosystem" which means "ecosystem", in the IT field it is interpreted as "a system whereby multiple companies and people are connected, circulating and prosperous". Particularly when it comes to "startup ecosystem", universities that produce excellent talent, VCs that invest in entrepreneurs, accelerators that support entrepreneurs and develop companies, and large companies that support them are often connected.

As you know, Shibuya is one of Japan's leading startup entrepreneurs. Large companies such as Recruit (TECH LAB PAAK), Asahi Shimbun (Media Lab) and KDDI (∞ Labo) provide encounter and innovation places and support many start-ups. Even if we look at overseas cases and domestic history, "The start-up ecosystem" is growing up in a community-based manner ", so this event was planned with the aim of further building ecostems in Shibuya.In the first panel discussion, Mr. Yohei Sawayama (500 Startups Japan / Managing Partner) was a moderator, and six people including venture capitalist attended. "How do you increase entrepreneurs?" "The meaning of doing a startup in a town called Shibuya" was exchanged.

First of all, how can we increase the number of entrepreneurs? According to his experience, Mr. Henry Satata (ANRI / Founder and General Partner) insisted that "I do not have to decide that it is too much an entrepreneur". The current situation is that only serious people with considerable fighting are "not hitting entrepreneur's doors" and "people who like to start a business or to work hard for the rest of the company at the current company" come He said that he wanted to open the gate of entrepreneurs without hesitation.

Mr. Kengo Ito (DAV 4 / COO) also speaks about the "value of Shibuya" as a location. To the members who actually drive the startup and pull as an engine / fuel, "We think it is important for students to join" and develop the opinion. In particular, Shibuya is accessible by train from the University of Tokyo and Hayakoda campus, which is attractive because of its convenience that makes it easy for talented people from neighboring universities to gather.

Regarding compatibility with Shibuya and startup, Mr. Satata said, "Start-up entrepreneurs are not office workers who work in Marunouchi and Shimbashi, they go to the clubs in Roppongi and Shibuya in the middle of the night, close to the drinking drinking tension I think that it is a living thing. " In the future, the development of the night market (night market) is expected in Tokyo, but among other things, the potential for further start-up companies to accumulate in Shibuya and Roppongi where the latent demand of the night market is high.

Meanwhile, Mr. Masayuki Sarukawa (DIG Incubation / Director CIO) got the expectation from Shibuya from the tendency of European entrepreneurs. According to Mr. Sarukawa, for example, Germany has a glass-like office like Marunouchi on the west side, artists and musicians prefer to stay in the old building on the east side. Entrepreneurs are now flowing to the east side, it seems that there is a tendency that "it is coolest to use the renovated building of old buildings". Continuously Mr. Sarukawa introduced that the neighboring country of Poland in Germany is the same situation and said, "Shibuya is also fun to go towards that," he said. Although new office buildings are not bad, we will make Shibuya-like offices by making good use of empty spaces such as old cloud buildings and factories that have been engraved for a long time. It is an interesting proposal to try looking at old buildings and vacant spaces in Shibuya, right now because redevelopment is on the way.
Panel Discussion
The second part is a panel discussion with six Accelerators. "Why do you want to accumulate in Shibuya?", The audience of each company talked about its significance. Mr. Kazuichi Aso (Recruit Holdings / TECH LAB PAAK) said about the reasons based in Shibuya away from the head office Ginza, "Since it is start-up support, I think there is necessity of staying in Shibuya" Since there was a history that startup centered on Shibuya with an office, I thought that I had to enter the village here if I could set up. " Kentaro Shiraishi (Asahi shimbun Accelerator Program) also said that he stuck strongly to Shibuya. When planning a media laboratory, the president revealed "I've got a headquarters in Tsukiji and I must go to Shibuya" and advised, "I stayed in front of the present Miyashita Park."

Mr. Takuya Minagawa who runs KDDI L Labo on the 32nd floor of this venue ' Shibuya Hikarie ' also had a successful experience in collaboration with 'Chaku Uta Full' in Shibuya and Mr. DeNA. "It was better to go nearby," he said, "There was a plan to create an incubation facility (KDDI L Labo) if the stage itself is in Shibuya and you move from a different area." . Each company is not Shinjuku or Roppongi, but has a strong commitment to the land of Shibuya and has established a base to support startups.
The state of the event was gathered up with graphic records on time.
At the end of the discussion, Yumoto Kato ( TOKYU CORPORATION Tokyu Accelerate Program) said how to increase entrepreneurs. "There are coworking and incubation facilities in Shibuya. Furthermore, in terms of software, accelerators and VCs are in the immediate vicinity, and we can also do mentoring (the development of startup companies)." "I think that software is a community after introducing the current conditions of blessed Shibuya. I think that overseas is a community-based community" (to increase entrepreneurs even if going back to the past). If care is taken throughout Shibuya Entrepreneurs (naturally) will increase, "showed the direction of further construction of" Shibuya Startup Ecosystem ".

A region of Shibuya where venture companies gathered in the bit-valley concept from the latter half of the 1999s. Since 3.11, as co-working space and shared office have increased in Shibuya, VCs and accelerators that support young entrepreneurs and start-up companies also start to work and are working together to analyze problems and solve problems. Currently, in Shibuya, the development and improvement of the hardware aspect by redevelopment are advancing, but at the same time it is strongly required creation of the creative industry that is the carrier of the software side and the entrepreneur of the next generation. This "Shibuya startup ecosystem" can be said to be a mechanism by which "entrepreneurs · start-up companies", "supporters (VC · accelerator)" and "town (Shibuya)" can work together in a trinity. I want to watch the future growth while expecting that the ecosystem from Shibuya will accelerate all at once.

Shigeno Makoto

After joining the newspaper as a social part reporter, through an event planner, content director, the restaurant management, it is now a freelance writer. Activities on-site coverage, such as interviews and event reports to the main.