Additional Partners and Observers join the TSE Asia Startup Hub

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) announced the launch of the TSE Asia Startup Hub in March of this year, with the aim of building an…

Norbert Gehrke

04 Aug 2024 — 2 min read

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) announced the launch of the TSE Asia Startup Hub in March of this year, with the aim of building an ecosystem that supports the growth of promising Asian startups. Through TSE Asia Startup Hub, TSE will collaborate with domestic and international partners to support leading Asian companies for business development and fundraising through IPOs and other means. Since the announcement of this initiative, many leading Asian companies and a wide range of domestic and international stakeholders have resonated with the value of this initiative and expressed strong interest in participating in it.

As of the end of July, 16 new organizations have joined the TSE Asia Startup Hub as partners, and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Japan Business Federation (KEIDANREN), and the Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren) have also agreed to support the initiative as observers.

This brings the total number of 30 partners and 4 observers.

TSE will recruit more partners to operate the TSE Asia Startup Hub as a sound and effective ecosystem. Along with the partners, the TSE will continue to lead the TSE Asia Startup Hub initiative by publicizing the companies to be supported and providing specific support measures.

List of Partners

List of Observers

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