{"id":4443,"date":"2023-03-24T17:56:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T08:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/?p=4443"},"modified":"2026-02-06T15:46:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T06:46:54","slug":"%e4%b8%96%e7%95%8c%e6%9c%80%e5%a4%a7%e8%a6%8f%e6%a8%a1%e3%81%ae%e3%82%b9%e3%82%bf%e3%83%bc%e3%83%88%e3%82%a2%e3%83%83%e3%83%97%e3%83%bb%e3%82%b3%e3%83%b3%e3%83%86%e3%82%b9%e3%83%88%e3%80%80xtc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/2023\/03\/24\/%e4%b8%96%e7%95%8c%e6%9c%80%e5%a4%a7%e8%a6%8f%e6%a8%a1%e3%81%ae%e3%82%b9%e3%82%bf%e3%83%bc%e3%83%88%e3%82%a2%e3%83%83%e3%83%97%e3%83%bb%e3%82%b3%e3%83%b3%e3%83%86%e3%82%b9%e3%83%88%e3%80%80xtc\/","title":{"rendered":"We have been selected as one of the 10 companies to compete in the world&#039;s largest startup competition, XTC Japan."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standage has been selected as one of the 10 companies to compete in XTC JAPAN 2023, the Japanese competition of Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC), the world&#039;s largest startup competition for entrepreneurs tackling global issues using technology, which will be held on April 10, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the fourth time XTC JAPAN has been held, and participating companies will compete in 10 categories that summarize the 17 SDGs, based on the marketability of their business plans and their problem-solving abilities. The winning company will be invited to the XTC World Championship to be held in the United States in September 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25a0List of the 10 companies participating in the Japan competition and their business overviews (listed in alphabetical order)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u30fbAseel Technology Corporation\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E-commerce to support disaster-stricken areas using Afghanistan&#039;s craft distribution network\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3000<a href=\"https:\/\/aseelapp.com\">https:\/\/aseelapp.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u30fbbitBiome, Inc.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biomanufacturing using the world&#039;s largest genome database of 800 million genomes, based on single-cell level genome analysis technology\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3000<a href=\"https:\/\/bitbiome.co.jp\">https:\/\/bitbiome.co.jp<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u30fbCELL CLOUD Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&quot;Micro CTC Test&quot; can detect the risk of cancer throughout the body, excluding blood cancer, with just one five-minute blood draw.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3000<a href=\"https:\/\/cellcloud.co.jp\">https:\/\/cellcloud.co.jp<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u30fbDots for Inc.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Internet economic gateway for African villages using mesh WiFi network and edge servers<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3000<a href=\"https:\/\/dotsfor.com\">https:\/\/dotsfor.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u30fbElephantech Inc.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metal printing technology that reduces CO2 emissions by 751 TP3T and water consumption by 951 TP3T for printed circuit boards, and significantly reduces manufacturing costs<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3000<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elephantech.co.jp\">https:\/\/www.elephantech.co.jp<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u30fbPlanet DAO\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using DAO rules and algorithms to realize environmentally and culturally-preserving land development projects<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u3000<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/planetdao.world\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/planetdao.world<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u30fbSTANDAGE Inc.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A platform for automating B2B trade transactions using AI for supplier negotiations and blockchain payment escrow<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3000<a href=\"https:\/\/standage.co.jp\">https:\/\/standage.co.jp<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u30fbUniversal Bio-sampling Co.,Ltd | Universal Bio-sampling Co.,Ltd<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remote and fully automated blood testing using QR-coded dry cards and building a biobank<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3000<a href=\"https:\/\/www.universal-bs.com\">https:\/\/www.universal-bs.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u30fbVisnu Inc.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edge AI x SaaS-based automated infrastructure monitoring and disaster response support platform\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3000<a href=\"https:\/\/visnu.jp\">https:\/\/visnu.jp<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u30fbVitaNet Japan | VitaNet Japan Co., Ltd.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In-store app authentication and internet service integration through automatic BLE pairing\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3000<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vita.net\/jp\">https:\/\/www.vita.net\/jp<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For details,<a href=\"https:\/\/xtc-japan.org\/\">XTC JAPAN Official Website<\/a>Or XTC JAPAN Executive Committee<a href=\"https:\/\/prtimes.jp\/main\/html\/rd\/p\/000000013.000052721.html\">press release<\/a>Please see.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Japanese edition of the &quot;Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC),&quot; the world&#039;s largest startup competition for entrepreneurs tackling global challenges with technology, will be held on April 10, 2023. <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/2023\/03\/24\/%e4%b8%96%e7%95%8c%e6%9c%80%e5%a4%a7%e8%a6%8f%e6%a8%a1%e3%81%ae%e3%82%b9%e3%82%bf%e3%83%bc%e3%83%88%e3%82%a2%e3%83%83%e3%83%97%e3%83%bb%e3%82%b3%e3%83%b3%e3%83%86%e3%82%b9%e3%83%88%e3%80%80xtc\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">We have been selected as one of the 10 companies to compete in the world&#039;s largest startup competition, XTC Japan.<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4463,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[46],"tags":[],"acf":{"en_news":{"custom_css":"","en_title":"Selected as one of 10 companies to participate in the XTC Japan, the world's largest startup competition","content":"&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Standage has been selected as one of 10 companies to participate in XTC JAPAN 2023, the world's largest startup competition for entrepreneurs who use technology to address global challenges, to be held on April 10, 2023. XTC Japan 2023, the largest startup competition in Japan.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0This is the fourth time XTC JAPAN has been held, with participating companies competing for the marketability of their business plans and problem-solving skills in 10 categories that consolidate SDGs17 issues. The winning company will be invited to the XTC World Congress scheduled to be held in the United States in September 2023.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">List of 10 companies participating in the Japan Competition (in alphabetical order)\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Aseel Technology Corporation\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0E-commerce for supporting disaster-affected areas by utilizing Afghanistan's crafts distribution network\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aseelapp.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/aseelapp.com\u00a0<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>bitBiome, Inc.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Biomanufacturing using the world's largest genome database of 800 million genomes based on single-cell-level genome analysis technology\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bitbiome.co.jp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/bitbiome.co.jp\u00a0<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>CELL CLOUD Inc.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\"Micro CTC test\" that can detect the risk of cancer in the whole body except for blood cancer with just a single time, five-minute blood draw.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cellcloud.co.jp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/cellcloud.co.jp\u00a0<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Dots for Inc.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Internet economic gateway for African villages with mesh WiFi network and edge servers<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dotsfor.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/dotsfor.com\u00a0<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Elephantech Inc.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Technology for metal printing that achieves 75% reduction of CO2 emission, 95% reduction of water consumption and significant reduction of manufacturing cost in printed circuit boards.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elephantech.co.jp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.elephantech.co.jp\u00a0<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Planet DAO\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Enabling environmental and cultural conservation land development projects using DAO's rules and algorithms.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/planetdao.world\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/planetdao.world\u00a0<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>STANDAGE Inc.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automated B2B trade transaction platform with trading partner negotiation AI and Escrow blockchain payment<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/standage.co.jp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/standage.co.jp\u00a0<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Universal Bio-sampling Co.,Ltd.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Remote and fully automated blood testing using dry cards with QR codes and building a biobank<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.universal-bs.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.universal-bs.com\u00a0<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Visnu Inc.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Edge AI x SaaS automated 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