NEC Innovation Challenge 2023
NEC Innovation Challenge 2023
Deliver the solutions of tomorrow – NEC is looking for startups with LLM, Healthcare, Smart City, and Urban Agriculture solutions to collaborate together!
Unlock opportunities in the Japanese market with your groundbreaking solutions
NEC, the renowned Japanese multinational IT company, with its partners and sponsors, is thrilled to announce the return of the NEC Innovation Challenge 2023, following the 2022 edition's remarkable success.
Are you a trailblazing startup with groundbreaking solutions in the areas of Large Language Models, Healthcare, Smart City, or Urban Agriculture? This is your golden ticket to unlock unprecedented opportunities in the Japanese market!
Imagine not only gaining invaluable mentorship from NEC, a Fortune 500 company, but also collaborating with successful corporations and governmental institutes, all eager to tackle their domestic challenges and transform them into feasible business opportunities.
- All of the selected startups will move on to the next step for business development with NEC, sponsors, or partners.
- Up to USD 15,000* of funding to develop a POC will be up for grab along with numerous business opportunities and potential business opportunities.
Registration deadline:
November 2, 2023
Themes and Categories per Sponsor::
- LLM (Large Language Model)
- Healthcare
- Smart City (Technologies for Child Welfare, Smart Retailing)
- Urban Agriculture
*USD amount may vary as it will be calculated as equivalent to 2,200,000 yen at the time of February 2024.
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