マリンテックグランプリ2025 | TECH PLANTER by リバネス

NEWS

News

【開催報告】マリンテックグランプリ2025：最優秀賞は株式会社UMIAILEが受賞 ―“海の見える化”を通じて平和で豊かな地球を守る

2025/09/29 Report】Marine Tech Grand Prix 2025: Grand Prize Won by UMIAILE Corporation - Protecting a Peaceful and Prosperous Planet through "Visualization of the Ocean

Marintec Grand Prix

領域別TECH PLANTER 2025 パートナー、ファイナリスト決定のお知らせ -全国から集結した84チームのファイナリスト、45のパートナー企業と共に世界の課題解決に挑む-

2025/09/20 Announcement of TECH PLANTER 2025 Partners and Finalists by Domain - 84 finalist teams from across Japan, together with 45 partner companies, will take on the challenge of solving global issues.

Agritech Grand Prix
Ecotech Grand Prix
Grand Prix
Deep Tech Grand Prix
News
Biotech Grand Prix
Food Tech Grand Prix
Marintec Grand Prix
Lifetech Grand Prix

TECH PLANTER 2025 デモデイ開始のお知らせ -国境を超えた課題解決プロジェクトを集合体の知を持って挑む-

2025/09/13 Announcement of the start of TECH PLANTER 2025 Demo Day -Taking on cross-border problem-solving projects with collective knowledge

Agritech Grand Prix
Ecotech Grand Prix
Grand Prix
Deep Tech Grand Prix
News
Biotech Grand Prix
Food Tech Grand Prix
Marintec Grand Prix
Lifetech Grand Prix

2024/09/23 Report】Marine Tech Grand Prix 2024: Grand Prize Won by Lipper Co.

News
Marintec Grand Prix

ABOUT

Outline of the event

point (e.g. of a statement)

Scientific and technological "seeds" are being created in universities, research institutes, and corporate laboratories, but it takes a lot of effort before they sprout into practical applications. The Tech Planter, organized by LIVERNESS and its partners, is an ecosystem that aims to discover these seeds and serve as a planter to help them sprout into business. The Marine Tech Grand Prix is a program aimed at discovering and fostering technological seeds and entrepreneurs in the real tech field (marine-related manufacturing, mobility, IoT, artificial intelligence, materials, energy, food, etc.).

Related Grand Prix :. Marintec Grand Prix List

subject (of taxation, etc.)

Those who have a vision to change the world or improve the world based on the technological seeds in the real tech field and have a will to establish or develop a new business.
Individuals and teams are both welcome to participate, even before incorporation.
No limitation on the number of years of establishment, even if you are already a corporation. Even if you are close to mass production or PMF establishment, if you are planning to collaborate with partner companies, etc., it is acceptable.

Application Theme

All the technologies necessary to pass on the richness of the sea to the next generation

Application period

Monday, December 2, 2024 - Friday, July 4, 2025 23:59

Screening Criteria

A panel of judges composed of LIVERNESS and its partners will review the following items

01novelty (patentability)
02feasibility
03Overseas Expansion Capabilities
04Are you going to change the world?
05passion

commendation

Grand Prize: (300,000 yen cash prize + right to receive 5 million yen business investment) 1
Corporate Prize: (200,000 yen) Approximately 10 prizes will be awarded.

SCHEDULE

Schedule

12/2[MON]: Entry Start

this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker)Please register as a member and fill out the web form to apply.
We also hold information sessions on a college-by-college and individual basis to encourage determination to enter and to teach tips on document preparation. Please feel free to contact us for more information.

6/7[SAT]: kickoff

RIVANES and its partners, as well as entered teams, will meet and mingle.
Business consultation and partnership development with each other will be available. Participation or lack of participation on the day of the event will not be considered.

7/4[FRI].: 1st round: Application Screening

A panel of judges composed of LIVERNESS and its partners will review the documents.
You will be asked to submit information about your team, skills, passions, and vision for the future via web form and video.
All applicants will be notified of the screening results and provided with feedback on their applications.
In addition, individual interviews (also online) for presentation review will be conducted for those who wish to participate.

8monthfirst 10 days of month: Finalists determined

Interviews will be held for applicants who pass the document screening to brush up their presentations for the final round.
In addition, meetings can be set up with partner companies for the purpose of business consultation and developing partnerships.

9/27[SAT]: Marintec Grand Prix

The 12 finalist teams that pass the document screening will be screened for presentation.

10Month～: Cooperation Discussion

After the Demo Day, the contact point between the venture and LIBANES will continue to be open for discussions on commercialization.
We handle a wide range of start-up issues, from incorporation to prototype development, financing, R&D, and more.
In addition, collaborative matching between ventures and partner companies has become more active to support business development.

PARTNER

ASSET

asset

ASSET01Riverness Communicator
ASSET02Partners
ASSET03Professional Supporter
ASSET04superfactory group

SUPPORT

Support

SUPPORT01Organize the purpose and vision of starting a business
SUPPORT02Brush up on your presentation
SUPPORT03Providing opportunities for business company collaboration
SUPPORT04Support for R&D and prototype development
SUPPORT05Support for knowledge and IP strategies
SUPPORT06finance

DEMO DAY

Grand Prix Outline

Grand Prix Name

Marintec Grand Prix 2025

Location

center of a garage (1-16-3 Yokogawa, Sumida-ku, Tokyo)

Date & Time

Saturday, September 27, 2025, 13:00-19:00

Application period

Monday, December 2, 2024 - Friday, July 4, 2025 23:59

Participation Target

Held on a closed, pre-registration basis (finalists, partner companies, professional supporters, Super Factory Group)

organizing

Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.

timeline

12:30-13:00: inauguration
13:00-13:30: Greetings from the Organizer
13:30-17:00: Presentation (Presenter①～⑫)
17:00-17:50: Review Time
17:50-19:00: Announcement of Judging Results and Award Ceremony
19:00-19:30: (cultural) exchange meeting

JUDGE

judge

head judge
General Manager, Manufacturing and Development Division, LIVERNESS Co.
Takashi Okazaki

D. in Science from the Graduate School of Science, Osaka University. After working as a special researcher at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), he joined LEVANES Corporation in 2010. Based on his experience in research and development in the private sector and in science and technology promotion planning at an affiliated organization of local government, he promotes research seeds discovery, industry-academia collaboration, human resource development, and regional acceleration. He established the National Knowledge Manufacturing Conference to establish a new value chain, based on his strength of field orientation to visit factories of small and medium-sized enterprises and production sites such as aquaculture.
Asahi Yukizai Corporation New Business Development Project
Shota Takemoto

After joining Asahi Yukizai Corporation in 2007, he was engaged in the development and improvement of plastic valves, mainly polyvinyl chloride resin with excellent chemical resistance. Utilizing his experience, he was transferred to a U.S. subsidiary to help set up the R&D department. After returning to Japan, he was in charge of M&A studies as a corporate planner, and is currently searching for research themes that will lead to new businesses and conducting multiple proof-of-concept studies at the New Business Development PJ.
Chief Technology Officer, INOCA Corporation
Masato Ueda

Born in Osaka in 1974. After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering, Kansai University, he conducted research on phase transformation at grain boundaries at the Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, where he received his Ph. After working as an assistant at Osaka University, an associate professor at Kansai University, and a visiting researcher at the University of Cambridge, UK, he became a professor at the Faculty of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Kansai University in April 2017. He joined INOCA as CTO in June 2022. On weekends, he is an American football player.
General Manager, Business Planning Department, Sanyo Chemical Co.
Kotaro Kitano

After joining Sanyo Chemical in 2002, he was mainly involved in the development of polymerization toner intermediates in the Research Division, and moved to the Sales Division in 2006, where he was involved in sales of polyols (raw materials for polyurethane) and thermoplastic polyurethane resin powder. In 2016, he was transferred to our subsidiary in the U.S., where he was involved not only in maintaining and expanding existing business, but also in developing new business and building partnerships with other companies, etc. He has been in his current position since August 2023. He will be involved in new business development, etc.
General Manager, Business Investment Department, Business Development Division, Tsuneishi Trading Co.
Yosuke Koie

He has worked for a trading company for about 7 years in import and sales of food ingredients, a start-up company for about 6 years in fruit and vegetable distribution, and a health food manufacturer for about 6 years in the start-up of an agricultural products business. In 2024, he moved to Tsuneishi Corporation due to the merger of three companies in the Tsuneishi Group.
New Business Exploration and Promotion Office, Teral Corporation
Fumihiro Matsuoka

Joined Teral Corporation in 2023. After joining the company, engaged in the development and design of pumps, fluid and structural design of new products, and various tests. 2025 assumed his current position. He is promoting internal and external collaboration to launch new businesses in new markets, not limited to the industrial and construction fields in which the company specializes.
Assistant Manager, City Planning Department, Tokyo Tatemono Co.
Motosuke Taniguchi

During his university and graduate school years, he majored in architecture (design design). When he first joined the company, he was involved in condominium development and was in charge of product planning for Tokyo Tatemono's condominium brand "Brillia", pursuing the ideal way of living. Later, he was involved in a complex redevelopment project. Around the same time, Corona became popular, and he promoted several demonstration projects while considering the future of offices. This year, he was transferred to this department, where he launched and promoted a variety of projects aimed at regenerative urban development. His recent area of interest is "building a cyclical relationship between the community and the city.
Deputy General Manager, Business Development Department, Toho Gas Co.
Norihiro Kimura

After joining Toho Gas in 2010, he is currently in charge of business development in new areas in Japan. Through a CVC fund he launched last year, he aims to create new value by combining the innovative technologies and business models of startups with our business infrastructure and customer business. We are also in charge of Japan's first onshore salmon aquaculture business utilizing the cold heat of liquefied natural gas (LNG), and are promoting the scale-up of this business. He is leading two different businesses, investment and aquaculture.
Focus Systems Co.Strategic Sales Division, IT Innovation Business Headquarters
Kazuto Nakamura

In 1999, he joined Focus Systems, Inc. In 2018, he began working on the company's new business creation, and has been involved in joint research with universities, venture support, and demonstration experiments using the company's products. Most recently, he has been working with a venture company to develop a system that improves logistics efficiency, lowers costs for shippers, improves utilization and profitability for carriers, and reduces carbon dioxide emissions.

FINALIST

finalist

Grand Prize / Focus Systems Award

UMIAILE Corporation

Representative] Ryohei Nakajima

Protecting a peaceful and abundant planet through "visualization of the oceans
UMIAILE ASV, a small unmanned boat, enables more frequent and densely populated ocean observations. The unique attitude control technology using underwater wings enables stable navigation even in fast current waters. A wide variety of observation equipment will be installed to create a large-scale oceanographic sensor platform.
Tokyo Tatemono Award

Environmental Inland Water Resources Research Institute, Inc.

Representative] Yoshi Sato

Restoration of seaweed beds and resource recirculation through environmentally harmonized structures
Resource recycling will be realized by reusing wastes generated from human production activities as resources, designing and fabricating structures suitable for seaweed bed restoration, and restoring the marine environment based on our knowledge of countermeasures against rocky shore scorch.
Tsuneishi Group Award

Nocnum Corporation

Representative】Miki Omori

Local circulation smart community that turns wastewater into resources
Recover struvite fertilizer from blackwater and create rural smart communities with a circular water value chain connecting local farms and homes.
BEAM Technologies, Inc.

Representative] Yuri Itozazu

Far Aquaculture Support System with UVC and IoT
Far UVC, which is ultraviolet light with a wavelength of 230 nm or less, has excellent sterilization and inactivation effects as well as high safety for macro organisms, and the fusion of Far UVC and IoT technology will enable direct sterilization of breeding tanks and provide new measures against infectious diseases.
C-Tech Hiroshima Corporation

Representative] Michio Imai

Construction of barnacle prevention and removal system
To counter the more than 100 billion yen in losses caused by organisms on ships and infrastructure, the system uses surface modification and coating to make organisms less likely to attach, and autonomous underwater drones to perform inspections and cleaning. This is a unique integrated system that combines prevention and maintenance to achieve both economic and environmental benefits.
Sanyo Chemical Award

buoy Corporation

Representative] Mitsukuni Hayashi

Turning all waste plastic into the next valuable product
The goal of buoy is to reduce the amount of plastic litter drifting ashore. To achieve this goal, we have developed a technology to upcycle all kinds of plastics in a mixed state. This technology will be used to create a new recycling business for plastic materials.
INOCA Award / Toho Gas Award

SeedBank Corporation

Representative] Kenichiro Ishii

Changing the World by Sowing Microalgae Seeds
Some photosynthetic microalgae produce seeds. We have succeeded for the first time in the world in germinating these seeds and producing a culture strain. This new strain is expected to become the seed for new businesses in the energy, food, medical, and other fields.
tertiary award

Japan Marine Ponics Co.

Representative] Takeshi Nakano

Realization of completely closed-loop land-based aquaculture of finned catfish
By utilizing a closed-cycle land-based aquaculture system that utilizes proprietary patented technology, the company will contribute to the decline in domestic catches in Japan and the global protein crisis by fully cultivating finned catfish, which can grow 1.5 kg in six months.
Molt.

Representative] Ryosuke Tachibanaki

Transforming Aquaculture with Insects from Cambodia
Utilize food residues to grow Black Soldier Fly and supply them as high-quality feed for freshwater fish. The project will establish a sustainable aquaculture system by simultaneously reducing waste, reducing environmental impact, and increasing income for aquaculture farmers.
Photo Desulf

Representative] Takayuki Shimizu

Bio-Desulfurization by Photosynthesis Makes Wastewater Treatment More Eco-friendly
To develop a sustainable wastewater treatment plant desulfurization system that has the same hydrogen sulfide removal capacity as existing biological desulfurization systems, but with lower cost and environmental impact by enhancing and optimizing hydrogen sulfide-dependent photosynthesis under low oxygen conditions in terms of culture conditions and metabolic regulation.
Asahi Yukizai Award

SolvioraX

Representative] Miu Sugiura

Environmental purification systems that contribute to a decarbonized society
A wastewater purification bio-system that utilizes sunlight and CO₂ to decompose and remove pollutants by photosynthetic microorganisms. The company aims to commercialize the system to realize an energy-saving, sustainable, recycling and regenerative bioeconomy.
Real Tech Fund Award

blue-green algae cleaner

Representative] Hinata Ono

Removal of harmful algae by application of low frequency from underwater speakers
Developed a blue-green algae control device that uses underwater speakers to generate low-frequency vibrations, with the aim of realizing efficient and environmentally friendly blue-green algae control through practical application in lakes and marshes.