Startup & Technology Scouting
Opportunity maps, curated startup shortlists, strategic fit screening and warm introductions where possible.
Venture advisory & market access
Japan / Global Innovation Access for executable collaborations.
LAIA Ventures supports Japanese corporations seeking global innovation, startup collaboration and strategic partnerships across international venture ecosystems.
We help teams move from scouting and market access to concrete opportunities, pilots, partnerships and long-term collaboration pipelines.
Positioning
From innovation access to structured action.
The offer is designed for corporations that need more than a list of startups. LAIA Ventures works as a practical bridge between strategic priorities, relevant technologies, local ecosystems and executable collaboration models.
The approach is sector-flexible, while leveraging LAIA Ventures' strengths in applied technologies, built environment, infrastructure, smart cities and venture ecosystems.
Services
A practical platform for corporate venturing.
Each workstream is designed to translate innovation interest into a focused pipeline of relevant companies, stakeholders and activation paths.
Corporate Venturing & PoC Support
Use-case definition, pilot design, startup-corporate process translation and internal decision support.
Market Access & Strategic Partnerships
Corporate and institutional access, market-entry mapping, partnership pipelines and follow-up activation.
Reference Engagements & Hubs
Operating across corporate innovation environments.
LAIA Ventures combines corporate venture advisory with ecosystem access in the locations where startup, AI, infrastructure and public-private innovation opportunities are forming.
NTT DoCoMo Ventures
Startup scouting and venture collaboration support in San Francisco through team members integrated with its corporate venturing environment.
Kajima Corporation
Multi-year innovation, market access and strategic partnership development across startups, corporates, institutions and international ecosystems.
Barcelona
European and Middle East access: corporates, institutions, public entities, urban innovation networks and strategic partners.
San Francisco
Startup, AI, venture and technology ecosystem access, supported by an experienced local team and a Japanese corporate innovation track record.
Engagement Model
A clear path from priorities to activation.
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Diagnosis
Clarify strategic priorities, innovation needs and internal decision criteria.
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Opportunity Mapping
Identify technologies, startups, ecosystems and partners aligned with the mandate.
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Activation
Structure introductions, conversations, pilots or partnership paths.
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Scale-up
Expand the pipeline over time and support follow-up toward concrete collaboration.
Recommended First Step
Innovation Access Sprint.
A focused 3-4 week engagement to define priorities, map opportunities and recommend the first activation path for a Japanese corporate innovation team.