Toho Gas Accelerator Program 2020, a Japan-based accelerator formed by energy utility Toho Gas and Eiicon, a subsidiary of recruitment firm Persol, has selected the startups for its first batch.
The cohort includes robotic process automation technology developer Batton and ExaWizards, which is working on artificial intelligence-powered medical and nursing care software, and Lightblue Technology, a natural language processing technology developer specialising in image analysis and data extraction.
The two-month initiative was formed in November 2020 and it targets lifestyle and manufacturing technology developers based in Aichi, Gifu and Mie, the three main prefectures in Japan’s Tōkai region where Toho Gas operates.
Eiicon’s open innovation platform, Auba, will run the programme together with Toho Gas. The participants will work toward a demo day on March 29, with access to mentoring covering areas including planning, design, operations and public relations strategies.
