BLOCK71 Japan's primary role is fostering innovation by supporting Southeast Asian startups expanding into Japan and Japanese startups entering Southeast Asian markets. We achieve this through three key steps.

Our first focus is establishing an innovation foundation for both startups and corporates. Through lectures, workshops, and mentorship on market opportunities and business etiquette, we help startups develop initial go-to-market and fundraising strategies crucial for international expansion. For corporates, we provide guidance on collaborating with overseas startups to cultivate an innovative organisational culture.
Next, we facilitate partner connections. Leveraging our decade-long experience operating BLOCK71, we offer tailored programmes enabling startups to meet suitable investors and corporates, whilst helping corporates discover solutions to address their challenges. Finally, we nurture opportunities to fruition. We provide hands-on support in business development, project management, and hiring to help startups overcome the local staffing/outcome dilemma and secure their first success in Japan. This approach also eases partnership discussions between Japanese corporates and startups. Through these activities, BLOCK71 Japan leads in cultivating an "Innovation & Enterprise" culture bridging Southeast Asia and Japan.