We are pleased to announce that the second phase of our “Out of BOUNDS” DEMO DAY will be held at Global Business Hub Tokyo on Friday, April 18, 2025.

◾️ Outline of “Out of BOUNDS” Program

As a venture capital firm, Minebea has a startup studio function that constantly identifies promising business themes within the company and examines the potential for business startups. The “Out of BOUNDS” program is a 2.5-month program to support start-ups by identifying and selecting business themes, verifying them, building business hypotheses, formulating business plans, and presenting a demo day, with the aim of establishing a business after the program is over.
The first DEMO DAY was attended by about 50 participants, including Japan's leading venture capitalists and angel investors, and received a 100% participation satisfaction rate.
In the second phase of the program, many entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds, such as from general trading companies, doctors, and foreign consulting firms, participated in the program and spent intensive days working toward funding and procurement through practical lectures and mentoring with ON&BOARD and our support team members. In addition, the DEMO DAY was a great success. And at DEMO DAY, we will have a team with a promising business hypothesis.

◾️ Outline of the 2nd “Out of BOUNDS” DEMO DAY

Date: Friday, April 18, 2025, 18:00 start (tentative)　
Location: Global Business Hub Tokyo Otemachi Financial City Grand Cube 3F, 1-9-2 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Admission: Free
Main Program Contents
17:30-18:00 Registration
18:00-18:10 Opening and introduction of judges
18:10-19:40 Pitches by contestants of the 2nd “Out of BOUNDS” DEMO DAY
19:40-19:50 Introduction of Mitsubishi Estate CVC “BRICKS FUND TOKYO
19:50-20:00 Announcement of Pitch Results
20:00-20:30 Networking with DEMO DAY Pitches

To register for DEMO DAY, please visit ⬇️
DEMO DAY Registration Form
We will close the application when the number of participants reaches the capacity. Please understand this in advance.

◾️ Introduction of Judges

The following is a list of the judges who will be judging the 2nd “Out of BOUNDS for Biz” DEMO DAY (honorifics omitted).
There is a possibility that a few more judges will be added before the day of the event.

 

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◾️ Phase 1 “Out of BOUNDS” Demo Day

◾️Features of “Out of BOUNDS’’

(1) Meet promising business themes and brush up your business with experts.

We provide you with ideas for business themes and approaches that we consider promising. Through discussions and validation with experts, including members with extensive business development experience, you can brush up your business by determining the direction of product development and competitive strategies (structural business winning strategies).
ON&BOARD has a wide range of members, including: experienced business developers from global and major IT companies from Japan, current presidents with experience exiting startups worth hundreds of billions of yen, strategy consultants, venture capitalists with numerous track records, product managers, engineers, AI researchers, lawyers, pharmacists, certified public accountants, and other experts. We have lawyers, pharmacists, CPAs, specialists in recruiting, human resources, organizational development, etc., to provide the resources necessary for the startup.

(2) Minimize start-up risks by conducting verification while continuing your core business

We can minimize start-up risks by proceeding with the verification process while continuing with the core business, and only after the business foundation is in place can the start-up be proceeded with.
This is also a good place for entrepreneurs who are looking for a new and highly innovative theme, while still having a cash cow business such as contracted development, as was the case in the early stages of Facebook's establishment.

(3) Support for start-up funding, matching of founding members, and global expansion is available.

In the case of a promising business idea, we will assist in raising start-up capital, either by investing from our company or by introducing appropriate investors.
We also provide numerous opportunities to meet and discuss with colleagues who also aim to start a business, so you may be able to find future founding members.
We also focus on supporting product creation - system building with a view to early global expansion, such as introducing overseas VCs and management personnel with a view to overseas expansion, utilizing our company's network.

(4) Acquisition of practical management knowledge and know-how necessary for startup entrepreneurs

We provide 500 pages of startup management know-how materials and give practical lectures using the materials. In addition, we will invite entrepreneurs who are around Series A or have gone public, so that you can learn what it means to be a startup entrepreneur in real life.

(5)Support for service concept, design, MVP development, and even landing page creation

Active full-stack engineers and experienced product managers who belong to ON&BOARD.

In cooperation with an external design and development fund with a proven track record, we provide product development support, MVP development, LP creation, and initial marketing support.

◾️ For more information on “Out of BOUNDS”, please visit the following URL.

URL: https://onboardvc.com/outofbounds/

◾️Comments from the first “Out of BOUNDS” participants

 

◾️Comments by Masato Shimohira and Kosuke Nakayama, Representative Directors ofON&BOARD Co.

Out of BOUNDS” is a business start-up support program with the idea of ”transcending conventional wisdom and boundaries and opening up a new future. We have been accompanying the participating teams in their quest to grow into unicorn companies that will revolutionize society by pushing the boundaries of what is possible without fear of risk.
At this year's DEMO DAY, the teams participating in the program will showcase their visions, technologies, and enthusiasm to the fullest. Investors and the media are invited to take advantage of this great opportunity to experience the ideas of the participants and build new partnerships with the entrepreneurs who will lead society in the future.
We will continue to work hand in hand with entrepreneurs who are challenging themselves with unconventional ideas, and we will continue to develop and promote the Japan-originated

◾️ 2nd phase “Out of BOUNDS” supporting members

Click here to register for DEMO DAY
DEMO DAY Registration Form
We will close the registration as soon as the number of participants reaches the maximum. Please note that we will close the application when we reach capacity.

◾️Company Profile

Company name: ON & BOARD Co.
Fund name: ON & BOARD Investment Limited Partnership
Fund establishment: June 2024
Representative Directors: Masato Shimohira and Kosuke Nakayama
Location: Toranomon Hills Business Tower 15F, 1-17-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-6415, Japan (in CIC Tokyo)
Business: Management and operation of venture capital funds and incubation business
URL: https://onboardvc.com/

 

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