Date & Time: 24 April, 17.00h – 19.00h
Venue: Chancery, Netherlands Embassy, Tokyo
Address: 3-6-3, Shiba-koen, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
– No car parking is available.
– Please bring your goverment-issued photo ID to enter the event venue.
Program:
- 16:45 | Doors open
- 17:00 – 17:05 | Opening Remarks
Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Japan, Gilles Beschoor (3 min)
Welcome and introduction to the event - 17:05 – 17:20 | Dutch Innovation Ecosystem Presentation
Edo de Ronde, Executive Director for Japan, Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (15 min)
Overview of the Dutch innovative ecosystem, highlighting regional strengths (Rotterdam, Oost Netherlands, Amsterdam, Utrecht) and opportunities for Japanese collaboration - 17:20 – 17:50 | Startup Pitches
9 Dutch Startups & Scale-ups (2 min per startup)
Brief presentations showcasing innovative solutions and technologies - 17:50 – 19:00 | Networking Session
Attendees and startups engage for partnerships, discussions, and follow-ups
Participant list – Dutch start-up & scale-up delegation 2026
Circularise
Website: www.circularise.com
Circularise is a technology company specialising in supply chain traceability and data management for complex, multi-tier value chains. Founded in 2016, the company develops secure digital infrastructure that enables organisations to collect, share, and verify product and supplier information while protecting sensitive business data. Circularise operates in the fields of digital product traceability, circular economy solutions, and regulatory compliance. Its platform supports the implementation of Digital Product Passports and helps companies comply with emerging regulations such as the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), RED III, and the EU Battery Regulation. By providing end-to-end visibility across supply chains, Circularise enables companies to improve transparency, reduce emissions, and build more resilient and circular business models. Circularise is trusted by global industry leaders including Samsonite, LyondellBasell, Asahi Kasei, Teijin, and Mitsubishi Chemical Group, positioning the company as a leading provider of traceability infrastructure for sustainable and compliant supply chains.
Cyber.Dockside.ai
Website: www.cyber.dockside.ai
Cyber.Dockside.ai offers specialized cybersecurity and IT consulting services tailored for the maritime and yachting sectors. The company focuses on safeguarding digital infrastructure and minimizing cyber risks by providing risk assessments, security audits, and bespoke IT solutions designed to meet the unique challenges of the maritime industry.
Kalpana Systems
Website: www.kalpana-systems.com
Kalpana Systems is a high tech industrial equipment manufacturer specializing in advanced thin-film coating technologies. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands, the company develops industrial-scale spatial Atomic Layer Deposition (sALD) equipment that enables precision nanocoating from 1 to 200 nanometers. The patented web transport and precursor separation technology delivers superior throughput and uptime compared to conventional thin film solutions, making high-volume roll-to-roll atomic layer deposition commercially viable for industrial applications. Kalpana Systems is positioned as an innovation leader enabling the transition to next-generation energy and manufacturing applications through atomic-level precision coating.
Key applications:
– Flexible and perovskite PV: electron transport layers, passivation, and encapsulation coatings that enhance efficiency and long term stability
– OLED and flexible display manufacturing: ultra low moisture barriers that maintain transparency and mechanical flexibility
– Batteries: interface stabilizing coatings to improve safety and cycle life
– Packaging: high performance oxygen and moisture barriers that support recyclable mono materials and bio based films
Saddle Point Science Europe
Website: www.saddlepointscience.e
Saddle Point Science is a data analytics company. We address the challenges posed by the complexity of data in modern personalised medicine and data-driven clinical decision support. Standard statistical tools were not designed for this. Addressing the above challenges requires using optimally the vast amounts of medical data, with novel transparent mathematical and statistical approaches.
The main challenges we address are: predicting personalised treatment response, reducing the number of failing clinical trials, enabling reliable analysis of small data sets, unravelling complex heterogeneous patient groups, and personalisation for (serious) games via adaptive man-machine interfaces. Our advanced algorithms are available in automated, user-friendly software pipelines. We combine Bayesian modelling with modern mathematical methods from physics, to make prohibitively complicated calculations feasible.
Our methods are validated via publications in peer-reviewed journals, and we are the analysis partner in multiple international research consortia and for pharma.
Scenwise BV
Website: www.scenwise.com
Scenwise is an innovative company operating in Smart Cities and Smart Mobility, developing advanced solutions that integrate data science, ICT, GIS, and next-generation transport technologies. With strong expertise in software engineering and mobility systems, we build intelligent platforms that enhance decision-making for governments, businesses, and urban planners.
Our work focuses on designing and implementing forward-thinking systems that make cities more efficient, sustainable, and user-centric. By combining technical excellence with in-depth knowledge of mobility dynamics, we support smarter planning, optimized resource allocation, and improved quality of urban life.
Recently, Scenwise has expanded into accessibility and inclusive mobility. We are developing a comprehensive journey assistant for People with Disabilities (PwD), enabling seamless multimodal travel while enhancing accessibility in buildings and public spaces. This solution aims to remove mobility barriers, foster independent travel, and promote equal participation in society.
Through our initiatives, Scenwise actively contributes to shaping the future of inclusive and intelligent urban environments.
SolarDuck
Website: https://solarduck.tech/
SolarDuck is specialized in the development of offshore floating solar energy farms. Focus is both on utility scale power plants directly connected to the grid, as well as non-utility scale systems that can provide far shore infrastructure, of continuous power, communications and other functionalities. With this smaller scale “Offshore Floating Power Hubs” (OFPH), SolarDuck is catering to the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) market, to decarbonization in the oil and gas industry as well as to Defence & Security applications. In those markets SolarDuck can provide a significant cost and emission reduction by replacing the incumbent subsea cables. As well as enables a whole new segment in the marine surveillance industry. SolarDuck is active Globally, but specifically in Europe, USA, East & Southeast Asia as well as Oceania.
StandIn
Website: www.standin.co
StandIn is a technology company developing governance infrastructure for distributed engineering and product organizations.
Our field of activity is enterprise software for global teams operating across multiple time zones. We focus specifically on operational continuity, decision authority, and structured handoffs between regions.
In large organizations, work coordination often depends on real-time availability rather than formal governance. This creates risk, delays, and loss of accountability across offices and countries. StandIn introduces a declared-state protocol that makes operational status, ownership, and handoffs explicit and auditable, without relying on surveillance or AI inference.
We integrate with existing systems of record such as Jira and GitHub and position ourselves as the governance layer between communication tools and project management systems.
StandIn operates in the emerging category of async governance infrastructure, supporting enterprise digital transformation and EU–Japan cooperation in trusted, interoperable digital systems.
Tekle Holographics
Website: www.tekleholographics.com
Tekle Holographics is a technology company focused on advanced 3D visualization and spatial decision-making environments. The company develops high-end holographic hardware and software solutions that enable organizations to interact with complex data in an intuitive and collaborative way.
Tekle operates at the intersection of digital twins, geospatial data and immersive visualization. Its solutions are applied in sectors such as infrastructure, construction, defense, medical and urban planning, where understanding complex spatial information is critical for decision-making.
The company positions itself as a premium technology partner, enabling faster and more effective decision processes by transforming data into shared 3D experiences. Tekle works with both public and private sector organizations on high-impact projects, supporting planning, simulation and operational workflows.
Wonderment by Design
Website: www.wonderment.nl
Wonderment by Design is a Netherlands-based creative technology studio specializing in immersive, interactive experiences that connect digital worlds with physical spaces. We operate at the intersection of XR/AR, gaming technology, storytelling, and spatial design. We design and produce location-based experiences, interactive installations, and tech-driven content for international gaming and entertainment brands. Our work includes large-scale live event activations, citywide AR experiences, and venue-based digital layers that extend engagement beyond a single location. Through our product lab, The Wonderment Factory, we develop scalable experience platforms such as The Wonderwall, a plug-and-play interactive XR video and photo booth used at global events and cultural venues. We work with IP holders, publishers, and city partners to translate digital worlds into real-world audience experiences. By combining concept development, real-time technology, and production, we create deployable formats that support next-generation cultural engagement and entertainment.