— Sponsors
SponsorsSponsors
MakiChalle is supported by many local businesses as sponsors. As a sponsoring company, you can invite startups to submit business plans for collaboration, and be featured on the MakiChalle website as a 'Business Plan Recruiting Company'.
Special Sponsors — Special Partners
General Sponsors — Partners
— Track Record
Collaboration Track Record
MakiChalle is not about the event itself — its purpose is to have startups actually collaborate with local businesses after the event. Government officials and the operating company attend meetings with collaboration candidates to provide ongoing support.
Midwest Composites (Malaysia)
Prototype production with local automotive-related businesses. Preparing to establish a Japanese subsidiary locally.
roly-poly Organics (Shizuoka)
Started discussions with local agricultural businesses toward commercialization. Planning to establish a manufacturing base locally.
Nebraska Inc. (Tokyo)
Preparing to host seminars for local businesses at Makinohara Chamber of Commerce. Planning to extend store hours and develop unmanned store formats locally.
MIH LLC (Yoshida, Shizuoka)
Partnering with sponsoring financial institutions. Already renovating multiple vacant houses for rental in Makinohara, with plans for further expansion.
WAH Care (India)
Discussing pilot testing at local kindergartens with the city's child-rearing division. Considering establishing early childhood classrooms in a major commercial facility prepared by a special sponsor.
S Lab
Manufacturing sustainable packaging materials from local tea trees and mushroom mycelium as an alternative to styrofoam. Currently preparing to establish a Japanese subsidiary, aiming to operate a factory in the city to deliver new materials from Makinohara to the world.
ParaLux Inc.
Operates a wedding business leveraging Makinohara's tourism and culinary resources. Established "M-Weddings Inc." in the city, expanding services to increase weddings and bridal photography in the area, aiming to revitalize the region through increased local marriages.
spread with Inc.
Provides "Guruwan," a web service for finding pet-friendly shops. Established "Guruwan Inc." in the city, developing pet tourism to attract visitors with their pets, aiming to make Makinohara "Japan's most pet-friendly city."
Shincom Agritech Inc.
Revitalizes abandoned tea farms by converting them into lemon orchards. Tea tree stumps are processed into biochar, creating carbon credits while improving soil quality. Over 40 farmers now cultivate the city's local brand "Surfing Lemon."
GreatValue Inc.
Operates the city's digital point service "MakiPay." With an office established in the city, they promote regional DX through various events and community support activities via MakiPay, aiming to increase the connected population and solve regional challenges.
— Become a Sponsor
Apply for Sponsorship
We welcome sponsorship from local businesses who support the mission of MakiChalle. Sponsor application period: April 1 (Mon) – May 29 (Fri), 2026.