Our Services
We facilitate collaborations between international startups and Japanese corporations.
When international startups look to enter and scale their businesses in Japan, they often face significant hurdles: language barriers, cultural nuances, and differences in business customs. These challenges can make it difficult to connect with potential customers and partners.
Similarly, Japanese companies seeking to collaborate with international startups for business innovation and new business development encounter similar obstacles. Additionally, they may experience unnecessary anxiety and apprehension stemming from a lack of experience in managing multinational project teams.
Masaya Haraguchi, Managing Director of Startbridge LLC has been actively supporting joint projects and collaborations between startups from Europe, the US, and Asia, and leading Japanese corporations since 2011. He has been on the ground, addressing challenges and providing hands-on support in areas such as sales, business development, PR, and marketing.
Drawing on this extensive experience, we offer comprehensive support to both international startups and Japanese companies, bridging these critical gaps and fostering successful partnerships
We help companies leverage decarbonization as an opportunity through strategic branding, marketing, and communication.
The challenges of climate change also present significant opportunities. By communicating your company’s decarbonization efforts effectively and appropriately to a wide range of stakeholders, you can directly contribute to your business success.
Masaya Haraguchi, Managing Director of Startbridge LLC, brings over 37 years of experience in supporting corporate strategic communications, combined with collaborations with international climate-tech startups and his certification as an Advanced Decarbonization Advisor by Japan’s Ministry of the Environment. Leveraging this unique background, we provide comprehensive support for your company’s decarbonization communication and branding initiatives.
We empower Japanese companies to capitalize on inbound tourism through strategic branding, marketing, and communication.
The growing number of tourists coming to Japan from overseas is boosting the Japanese economy, and Japanese companies of all sizes are benefiting. Nevertheless, only a small number of Japanese companies truly understand how to effectively present their products and services to international travelers. Our company, with its long history in international business as marketing and communications professionals, willprovide accurate advice to Japanese companies
Writing, Speaking, and Workshops on Open Innovation
While global corporations and large Japanese enterprises have established organizations for conducting international business and possess abundant human resources for that purpose,In the field of open innovation through collaboration between Japanese companies and overseas startups. there aren’t many professionals in Japan with extensive experience in facilitating these partnerships.
Since 2011, Masaya Haraguchi, Managing director of Startbridge LLC has been deeply involved in this space. To share the knowledge and network he has cultivated, we actively engage in writing, speaking engagements, and workshops aimed at empowering the next generation of professionals in this critical area.