Speed must be an ultimate weapon for startups
But “Speed” is Sacrificed by Micromanaging Subcontractors
Yeah, it's working!• Can be costly• Can be unstable• Can be ad-hoc components
All the products must work• Must have cost controlled• Must have quality assured• Must have components sourced
Why micromanaged?Few supply-chain experts are available
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We Democratize Supply-Chain Expertise
We connect the world’s best supply-chain experts to startups
Japan
China
Taiwan
S Korea
”Japan is a supply chain superpower” – Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Hardware Startups’ Buying Capacity Grows as $2.5B Invested in 2014 in US
http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2015/02/06/the-daily-startup-hardware-investments-increased-in-2014/
$1,000 $1,300 $1,700 $1,900 $1,900 $2,600$0
$500
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$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Millions
CAGR: 21%
$400B Market
Source: Electronics market research firm IHS iSuppli
Outsourced electronics manufacturing worldwide in 2014
$2.5B InvestedVenture Investment in Electronics & Computer Hardware in U.S.
We Hire Experts to Connect Startups to Suppliers in Two Phases
Management fee• Controlled break-even
Capital gain• May be zero; Unreliable
Subscription from startups• Flat monthly fee to retain experts
Sponsoring/advertising• Suppliers promote solutions
Sales commissions• Success fee from suppliers
Phase 1
Build trusted Communityvia Seed AcceleratorPhase 2
Leverage Communityvia Online Marketplace
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Revenues
Building Community of Startups & Experts by Face-Face + Online
KyotoNYC
Startups meet experts
Startups connect experts to Community
Startups consult with experts on supply-chain
Experts come to NYC to promote suppliers
Seed Accelerator
Online Marketplace
Sponsored Events
Building Community
Experts
Suppliers
Startups
Strategic Partnership BringsFund & Experts to Community
• Seed Fund (~$50M)• Backed by 100+
factories w/experts• Helps Kyoto City to
partner with New York City on hardware startups
KyotoNYC
Startups meet experts
Startups connect experts to Community
Startups consult with experts on supply-chain
Experts come to NYC to promote suppliers
We take equity and a Board position
Seed Accelerator
Online Marketplace
Sponsored Events
Building Community
• Incubating 50+ hardware startups
• NYC’s initiative
In talks on strategic partnership
Team for Ecosystem Building
NOB SEKIFOUNDER & CEOSerial tech entrepreneur; ran & sold Six Apart; MBA from Carnegie Mellon
MITSU SUWACO-FOUNDER
Co-founder of FabCafe & its parent Loftwork; MA from SVA
MASA OKUNISHISR. ENGINEER
DevOps at ZocDoc; Founder of Japan NYC Startups Meetup
Started network of 300+ web agencies; connector of startups in Japan & USMD of Makers Boot Camp Led network of 25K+
creators; grew FabCafein 8 cities of 6 countries
Helped ZocDoc grow & scale; Grew meetup to 1000+ members in a year
Angel Investors to Date
Co-founded 3 tech companies, served as CEO of each. Led an IPO for Syntellect in 1990. Distinguished Career Professor of Entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon Univ. Nob’s Mentor
TOM EMERSONBOARD MEMBER
& INVESTOR
Director of KumonCenter of The New Institute for Social Knowledge and Collaboration at Tama Univeristy. Board member of Enish. Former Professor of the University of Tokyo
SHUMPEI KUMONBOARD MEMBER
& INVESTOR
Founder & CEO of Perspective Media. Media Advisor for LDP. Chief Editor for Nikkei Venture, MIT’s Tech Review Japan. New York’s Correspondent for Nikkei
HIDEHIKO KOGUCHIEXECUTIVE ADVISOR
& INVESTOR
Co-founder & CEO of GENOVA, digital solution agency specialized in medical industry. His company also made investment.
TOMOKI HIRASEINVESTOR
Co-founder & CEO of AIM, software & service company including music & live performance database
HIROYASU WATANABEINVESTOR
Milestones to Build MarketplaceAug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
AcceleratorBatch #1
MarketplaceUsability interviews
MarketplacePrototyping
2016 2017
Accelerator’s Application
AcceleratorBatch #2
MarketplaceTesting w/Batch #2
ExpertsTesting w/Beta TestersExperts
Hiring & Training
ExpertsTesting w/Batch #2
MarketplaceClosed Beta Testing
ExpertsPopup Shop in NYC
Prototype Marketplace + Hire & Train Experts + Accelerator
Partnership b/w Kyoto & NYC
Accelerator’s Application
We Build Community that is Trusted
Kyoto CityNew York City
Starting From Two Cities…
Nob Seki, [email protected]
Marketplace Demo
• https://invis.io/428H3WWQS
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