Scrum Ventures Announces Year-Two of SmartCityX
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What is SmartCityX
SmartCityX is a global open innovation program in which large corporations representing various industries and startups from around the world collaborate to co-create high-value services and applications from the perspective of consumers, not just from the standpoint of industry and technology. This is a global open innovation program.
We will accelerate the study of business co-creation between large corporations and between large corporations and domestic and overseas startups, and promote DX from the consumer's perspective, which will be the driving force behind "Society 5.0 x New Normal". We aim to create a society in which people can make choices that meet their individual needs and realize a variety of happiness.
With a common vision of co-developing the "city of the future," SmartCityX takes a diverse, people-centric approach in identifying next-generation technologies that can enrich lives and create more equitable and inclusive communities.
SmartCityX places an emphasis on six core verticals:
1) Consumer Products & Service
2) Mobility
3) Smart Building
4) Sustainability & Climate Change
5) Connectivity & Infrastructure
6) Social Innovation
These pillars unite corporate and consumer interests and embody the hope we all share for making cities more livable, resilient and sustainable.
Application
We are looking for the best, most innovative ideas from around the work to shape the future of cities. Startups of all stages are welcome. We are looking for ideas, prototypes, demos, commercialized products, and more, from all stages of development.
Program Schedule
Leadership Circle
Our Leadership Circle, which will continue to grow throughout the program, is a diverse group of industry stakeholders that are deeply immersed in smart city technology, and includes individuals from global corporations, municipalities, the venture capital community, innovation hubs, academia and researchers. We leverage their expertise to build and support our overall community.
John Rossant
CoMotion
NewCities Foundation
CEO | Founder and Chairman
Brano Perkovich
San Francisco 49ers
Chief Investment Officer
Edwin Olson
Allianz
Venture Investor
Jordan Sun
City of San Jose
Chief Innovation Officer
Penny Lee
Invariant
Principal at Invariant, Angel Investor
Sue Stash
Pandemic Impact Fund
General Partner
Tak Nagumo
Mitsubishi UFJ Research & Consulting Co., Ltd
Smart City Institution Japan
Senior Managing Executive Officer | Executive Director
Anna Sandquist
Best Buy
Merchant Director, Connected Home and Connected Car
Edgar Chiu
SparkLabs Taipei
Managing Partner
Heather Werner
City of San Diego
Deputy Director, Sustainability
Noboru Koshizuka
The University of Tokyo
Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies
Peter Popovics
NordicBiz
Co-founder/Partner
Tak Umezawa
CIC Japan | A.T. Kearney
Chairman | Chairman
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Fukui Prefecture
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Shibuya City
Kashima City
Mie Prefecture
Kaga City
City of Yokohama
The Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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About Scrum Ventures
Scrum Ventures is a seed-stage venture firm investing across a range of industries in the U.S. and Japan. Based in San Francisco with extensive experience and networks in both Silicon Valley and Japan, Scrum Ventures accelerates portfolio companies with global opportunities and helps corporations innovate.
About Scrum Studio
Scrum Studio, Inc. is an open innovation platform formed to bridge the gap between iconic Japanese corporations with startups from around the world. The platform focuses on three pillars to create new business opportunities: acceleration, incubation, and connection. Its vertical studio programs include SPORTS TECH TOKYO, SmartCityX, and Food Tech Studio - Bites!