The results of the second T-VENTURE PROGRAM, CCC Group's venture collaboration and support program, have been announced!
2015.12.04
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Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. / T-MEDIA Holdings Co., Ltd.
-Service partnerships have been decided with the four award-winning companies-
The final public judging session for the "T-VENTURE PROGRAM" (TVP), a collaboration and support program for venture companies run by Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. (CCC) and T-MEDIA Holdings Inc. (T-MEDIA), which oversees the CCC Group's internet business, was held at Shibuya Hikarie on Friday, December 4th.
Ten companies were selected for the final judging panel from among the many applications from venture companies offering services in the lifestyle field. After a rigorous judging process, the Grand Prize went to Street Academy Co., Ltd., the Excellence Prize went to Lifestyle Accent Co., Ltd. and GeneQuest Co., Ltd., and the TSUTAYA Prize went to AniKore LLC.
The four companies selected this time will gradually begin collaborating with each of the CCC Group's businesses to provide a wide range of services to enrich the diversifying lifestyles of our customers.
*We will continue to make announcements regarding service collaborations in the future.
Through these efforts, the CCC Group will continue to strive to create customer value that is tailored to the diversifying lifestyles of its customers.
Comments from the guest judges
"I was invited to speak as both an educator and an entrepreneur. I run a small high school in Karuizawa, and I feel the diversification of needs on the ground every day. In this situation, I am very pleased to see new developments emerging in the education sector. I'm just taking my first steps as an entrepreneur, but creating something new is a constant struggle. Among these, I always remember the words of Konosuke Matsushita: "Successful people are those who never give up."Whether you were awarded today or unfortunately did not win or made it to the final round, it is important not to give up. I hope that Japan will become a country where many entrepreneurs emerge. "
"NewsPicks is a new media company that was launched a year and a half ago, with just a few employees at the time, but it has now grown to approach one million users and over 40 employees. We will do our best to become a company that can compete with you all. This was my first time participating in a venture discovery contest hosted by a business company. It was a very interesting presentation that made me think about what a venture company can do together with a large corporation like CCC that it couldn't do alone. It was also interesting to see the judges' discussions during the final round. If you are successful in your business, we would love to be the first to interview you on NewsPicks. "
"This time, we judged the candidates based on their affinity with the CCC Group and ease of collaboration, but that does not mean that those who were not selected are inferior in any way. It is not the judges, the CCC Group, or the media who decide the merits of the startups, but the users themselves. The startups that took to the stage this time were all truly amazing, and were all highly motivated and determined to succeed no matter what. I think they all deserve the best, and I hope they continue to do their best. Companies that did not win this time need not be discouraged. For the sake of your users, you can't fail if you don't stop until you succeed. I would like to continue to help you in some way in the future. "
General comments from the judging committee: Muneaki Masuda, President and CEO of Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.
"Many CCC Group employees are here at today's final judging session, and I believe that listening to the presentations by the companies on stage reminded many of them of the venture spirit that we had almost forgotten.
In conducting this review,
First, from the standpoint of supporting you as a "platform planning company," can we create synergy between you and our platform?
Secondly, databases will become important from now on, so what kind of database can we create by combining your data with ours?
Thirdly, in the coming era of proposal power, which company should we partner with if we want to strengthen our "lifestyle proposal capabilities"?
We judged the entries from these three perspectives.
As you grow from a startup, you will encounter rivals. In such situations, "combat power," "strategy," and "perseverance" are important. Only when a person has a dream that they will not give up on can they develop "tenacity."If you have "tenacity," you can continue doing the same thing without giving up, and I think it's important to have a wonderful dream when starting up a business. "
T-VENTURE PROGRAM final results
Grand Prize
Street Academy Co., Ltd. "Street Academy":https://www.street-academy.com/
"When I first visited Daikanyama T-Site, I intuitively knew that I wanted to do something there. At that time, there was no service available yet. TVP was launched last year, but I missed the application deadline last year, so I waited about eight months and applied again. As a result, the service has been well received by our users, and we are very happy to have received this award. I would like to work hard to spread the culture of learning throughout Japan. "
Excellence Award
・Lifestyle Accent Co., Ltd. "Factelier":http://factelier.com/
"thank you. We would also like to thank the mentors at the CCC Group and the concierges at Daikanyama T-Site for their help leading up to the final presentation. I hope that the culture that enriches Japanese lifestyles will become supported around the world. "
・GeneQuest Inc. "GeneQuest Genetic Testing":https://genequest.jp/
“Because it was the first announcement, I was worried that it might be forgotten, but I’m glad that it was appreciated. I would like to work together with everyone at the CCC Group to create the ultimate data business. "
TSUTAYA Award
・Anikore LLC "Anikore β":http://www.anikore.jp/
■Final Judging Other companies appearing on stage ※Company names in alphabetical order
・Wellstyle Inc. "wellnote" / Family-only SNS service http://wellnote.jp/
・H Co., Ltd. "H" / Work & meeting space matching service https://eichiii.com/
・F Minor Co., Ltd. "clubFm" / Rental and sales service for art such as paintings https://clubfm.jp/
Colorful Board Co., Ltd. "SENSY" / A personal artificial intelligence platform that learns emotions http://sensy.jp/
Bagna Cauda Co., Ltd. "Voice Marche" / Online counseling service https://www.voicemarche.jp/
・Practechs Inc. "HEALTHPLAYER" / Healthcare service platform http://www.practechs.com/
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