Ten Japanese startups exhibiting at COP28
Three JU-CAT coordinators support participation

Abies Ventures, Inc. (“Abies Ventures”), Real Tech Holdings Co., Ltd. (“Real Tech Holdings”), and Universal Materials Incubator Co., Ltd. (“UMI”) support Japanese startups participating as exhibitors at the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), as coordinators for the Japan-UAE Coordination scheme for Advanced Technology (JU-CAT). Ten Japanese startups have been selected to participate.

COP28 will be held from November 30 to December 12, 2023, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The ten Japanese startups selected to participate will have booth exhibits in the Start Up Village in the venue’s “Green Zone,” with exhibits featuring decarbonization and climate change countermeasure technologies.

10 Japanese startups exhibiting at COP28

COP28 is an international conference where governments, academia, NGOs, companies, and other parties from various countries come together to think about and discuss climate change countermeasures. The conferences have been held since 1995, with this year marking the 28th session.

Three companies will act as JU-CAT coordinators: Abies Ventures, which provides investment support to startups in a broad range of industries combining deep tech and data science; Real Tech Holdings, which demonstrates knowledge and expertise based on an extensive track record and first-hand experience in the management of “deep tech” startups; and UMI, a venture capital firm specializing in the material and chemical industries. These coordinators will strengthen relationships with the UAE, a key element of Japan’s energy policies, provide Japanese startups with opportunities for business and technology verification in the Middle East, and attract investments from overseas, contributing to the creation of new innovations.

The exhibits at COP28 held will introduce to the world Japanese startups striving for business rollout globally based on innovative technologies.

About COP28
https://www.cop28.com/

About JU-CAT
The Japan-UAE Coordination scheme for Advanced Technology (JU-CAT) is a bilateral collaboration scheme matching the UAE, where innovations and fostering young talent are important policy goals for future society, with Japanese startups striving to develop global business through innovative technologies. JU-CAT was launched in January 2023, started with signature between Mr. Nishimura Yasutoshi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CEO, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, UAE. Subsequently in July 2023, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited UAE to jointly announce the Japan-UAE Innovation partnership (JUIP) with H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where it is confirmed that JU-CAT would serve as a major pillar of the JUIP to further strengthen the cooperation between Japan and UAE in advanced technology.

[Key technology fields (not exhaustive)]
Clean energy, carbon capture and storage/utilization (CCS/CCU), recycling technologies, water related technologies, biotech, healthcare, food tech/agri-tech, and outer space development, etc.

[Key stages]
Mid-/late stages
https://ju-cat.org/

Abies Ventures, Inc.
Abies Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks out worldwide startups with advanced and innovative science and engineering technologies (“deep tech”) that contribute to the further development of mankind and the creation of a sustainable world, and fosters the growth of these firms into global companies.

Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Fuyuki Yamaguchi, Representative Director and Managing Partner
URL: https://abies.vc/en/

Real Tech Holdings Co., Ltd.
Real Tech Holdings Co., Ltd. is dedicated to addressing societal and environmental challenges through investmenting and supporting deep-tech startups. With bases in Tokyo and Singapore, it has invested more than JPY 23 billion in more than 90 startups worldwide.

Location: Sumida-ku, Tokyo
Representative Directors: Akihiko Nagata (Chairman), Yukihiro Maru (Chairman)
URL：https://www.realtech.holdings/en/

Universal Materials Incubator Co., Ltd. (UMI)
UMI invests in outstanding new technologies and businesses in the fields of materials and chemicals that form the foundations for future industry, originating from both Japanese companies and academia, based on the vision of “Strengthening Japan’s engineering capabilities and cultivating an industry structure that can compete globally, by fostering outstanding material/chemical companies.”

Location: Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Representative Director: Shosuke Kiba
URL：https://www.umi.co.jp/en/