GLOKA LINK, Inc. will hold a seminar for R&D ventures, "Key Points for IPO (Initial Public Offering) Preparation," on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, in collaboration with Liverness Corporation and Real Tech Fund.

In order for R&D ventures to effectively raise funds and grow, it is important to develop business plans and strategies with a future IPO (initial public offering) in mind.

But when exactly should we start thinking about this and what points should we keep in mind?

In this seminar, in addition to Mr. Konosuke Okamoto of SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. who has supported many IPOs (initial public offerings) of R&D ventures, speakers will include Mr. Ui of aba Corporation, Mr. Hajime Yamaya of Realtech Holdings Corporation, Mr. Osaka of Glocalink Corporation, and others. The speakers will present key points based on actual examples of venture growth, fundraising, and IPO (Initial Public Offering) preparation.

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■ Seminar Information

Seminar "Key Points for IPO (Initial Public Offering) Preparation" for R&D Ventures
Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 17:30-18:30
Location: Center of Garage (1-16-3 Yokogawa, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-0003, Japan)
Format: Panel Session
How to participate: In person or online (please choose when registering).
Admission: Free

Speakers

Mr. Konosuke Okamoto
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
Deputy General Manager, Second Corporate Corporate Department, Corporate Disclosure Division

April 2003 Joined Nikko Cordial Securities (currently SMBC Nikko Securities), Gotanda Branch
August 2005 Assigned to the Public Offering Department (currently the First Public Offering Underwriting Department)
Mar. 2021 Deputy General Manager, Second Corporate Corporate Department
Engaged in IPO consulting and sales for over 16 years

Mr. Yoshimi Ui
CEO and Representative Director, aba Corporation

In 2011, while a student at Chiba Institute of Technology's Department of Future Robotics, he founded aba Co. Based on his experience as a caregiver for his grandmother who suffered from depression when he was in junior high school, he started his career in robot development to support caregivers with the desire to "reduce the burden on the caregiver side. After witnessing the horrific conditions at a special nursing home where the caregivers had to assist the elderly with excretion, he commercialized the "excretion sensor Helppad," which detects excretion using an odor sensor. The product aims to reduce the burden on caregivers by letting them know when a person has defecated without having to open a diaper.

Mr. Hajime Yamaya
Growth Manager, Realtech Holdings, Inc.

After graduating from Tohoku University with a degree in economics, he worked in corporate planning at an R&D-oriented semiconductor venture before joining Realtech Holdings in 2015 and leading the formation of the Glocal Deep Tech Fund, which will actively invest in real tech ventures originating from the region in 2020. In collaboration with participating regional financial institutions and business companies, he aims to solve global issues and revitalize regional economies by supporting and nurturing venture companies with superior technologies. Major investment support recipients include QD Laser (listed on TSE Mothers), which develops retinal scanning laser eyewear; Kyulux (Kyushu University venture), which develops next-generation organic EL materials; and Ball Wave (Tohoku University venture), which develops innovative chemical sensing.

Yoshinobu Osaka
President and Representative Director, Glocalink Inc.

He holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from Keio University, Graduate School of Business Administration. He was seconded to Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), and served as a specially-appointed researcher at the Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, and ACCEL Program Manager at the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). He has also held positions at Liverness Corporation, Glocalink Corporation, and others. He has experience in providing hands-on support to pre-startup teams and investing in and fostering venture companies immediately after their establishment. He has been actively involved in venture companies as an advisor and board member.

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For inquiries regarding this matter, please contact

Strategic Development Division, Liverness, Inc.
Attn: KANDO, FUKUDA
MAIL:[email protected]