GLIN GLIN Impact Capital has become a supporter of the “Tokyo x Luxembourg Impact Catalyst Program”, an impact startup support project run by Double Feather Partners, Inc. and Double Feather Ventures, LLC. Through this program, we aim to support Japanese impact startups to access the European market and expand their impact globally.
This program has been selected as one of the Tokyo SUTEAM projects by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
The application period for participating startups is until Friday, July 12.
■About the Tokyo x Luxembourg Impact Catalyst Program
Luxembourg is a strategic gateway for European expansion and innovation, and in recent years has become a world leader in the field of impact investing. Many funds and investors are making investment decisions from an ESG perspective, and there is also a regulatory environment with preferential treatment. In addition, the EU has introduced the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the world’s first regulation on sustainable finance including impact investing, and the EU Taxonomy, a classification of sustainable economic activities. Japanese impact startups aiming to raise funds from European impact investors or enter the European market must be prepared to comply with these regulatory standards.
This program provides workshops and mentoring support on defining impact, identifying and measuring KPI/PAI, SFDR, and EU Taxonomy for Japanese impact-oriented startups aiming to raise funds from European impact investors and funds and to expand into Europe. It aims to support startups to improve their ability to raise funds from impact investors. The program will also support networking and matching with impact investors in Europe and Japan through events such as site visits and roadshows (TBD). Through this program, we aim to help Japanese impact startups access the European market and expand their impact globally. Through the support of experts in Japan and Luxembourg, who have an outstanding track record in impact investment and consulting, the program will support the path to growth for impact startups.
The program is managed by Double Feather Partners, Inc. and Double Feather Ventures, LLC (headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Kohei Muto, President; hereinafter “DFP”), and GLIN is a supporter of the program. We will be providing workshops and mentoring support in Japan.
The application period for participating startups is until Friday, July 12. Interested startups are encouraged to apply.
For more information on this program, please click here.
■About Tokyo SU TEAM
In November 2022, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government formulated “Global Innovation with STARTUPS” to achieve the goal of “10x10x10” (Within 5 years, increase 10 times the number of unicorns from Tokyo, 10 times the number of start-ups in Tokyo, and 10 times the number of collaborative practices in Tokyo). Tokyo is taking the lead in developing a “different dimension” of startup strategies to realize a society in which challengers can flourish with hope. The Boost Tokyo’s Startup Scene by Uniting Diverse Entities aims to strengthen Tokyo’s startup ecosystem and promote the creation and growth of startups by developing a variety of startup support through collaboration between the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and various supporters and by networking among these supporters. (https://tokyosuteam.metro.tokyo.lg.jp)
■About GLIN Impact Capital
GLIN Impact Capital was founded in 2020 with the mission of “updating capitalism to a more sustainable capitalism” in which social issues are solved autonomously as capitalism develops, and with the belief that the development and expansion of impact/ESG investment is an effective means to achieve this.
In our investment activities, we make impact/ESG investments in startups that realize social impact and economic return, and provide a variety of support to enable our portfolio companies to grow while simultaneously creating social impact and economic return.
In the consulting business, we provide services aimed at expanding impact/ESG investment and corporate transformation related to sustainability management. GLIN Impact Capital boasts an outstanding track record for unparalleled excellence in impact-related consulting services, including impact creation strategy development, impact due diligence, and impact accounting support.
GLIN Impact Capital website: https://glinimpact.com/en/
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