Harada Corporation (Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan; President and CEO Satoru Harada) has started “HARADA ACCELERATOR ” program on December 24, 2019 in collaboration with 01Booster Co., Ltd. (Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO Norifumi Suzuki).
Key concept of this program is "Challenger x Challenger". The wording is based on "Challenge, the origin of all." which is the corporate slogan of Harada Corporation.

HARADA ACCELERATOR
http://haradacorp2020.01booster.com/en.html

[About HARADA ACCELERATOR]
HARADA ACCELERATOR operates this time under the theme of "Challengers x Challengers", with the will to make Harada Corporation the best supporter of startups who are "Challengers" to boldly tackle the various issues the world faces, as well as positioning ourselves also as a challenger leading a paradigm shift for the future together with startups.
To that end, we are opening up the networks we have developed over nearly 100 years and are offering them to startups in support of their growth.
We support not only our existing six core business domains but are also expanding to cover a wide range of new domains as we explore the possibilities therein.
We leverage our flexibility and speed as a general trading company (Sogo-Shosha in Japanese) poised to expand into numerous business domains simultaneously, and support stakeholders within those verticals.

[About SHEDULE]
December 24, 2019: Starting the announcement of "HARADA ACCELERATOR" and also the business plan recruitment
April 8, 2020: "HARADA ACCELERATOR" Osaka Seminar & Exchange Meeting
April 15, 2020: "HARADA ACCELERATOR" Tokyo Seminar & Exchange Meeting
May 11, 2020: Deadline for final submission of business plans
Early July 2020: Final Examination Committee / Business Plan Contest
July to November 2020: Accelerator program supporting term
Early December 2020: Achievement presentation (Demo Day)
* The above schedule is subject to change.
* Please refer to the following URL for details. We will update sequentially.
URL: http://haradacorp2020.01booster.com/

(Note 1) Corporate Accelerator is a registered trademark of 01Booster.

■ 01Booster Co., Ltd. Company Profile
Company name: 01Booster Co., Ltd.
CEO: Norifumi Suzuki
Location: 7F, 2nd Watanabe Building, 1-7-3 Higashiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0044, Japan
Established: March 2012
Business:
Share office for entrepreneurs, Corporate Accelerator/Intrapreneurs Accelerator Program, builder program, in-house entrepreneur training, investment and financing support, business creation consulting, M & A mediation support, etc.
URL:
http://haradacorp2020.01booster.com/
https://01booster.co.jp/