--- title: OIST-Lifetime Startup Elevate 2024 description: "創業初期から世界水準のスタートアップ共創を目指す起業家と投資家のための招待制オフサイトカンファレンスを世界最高峰の研究機関で開催！\n資金調達に向けたピッチ、投資家からのメンタリング、ポスターでのアピール、投資家やVC及びOIST関係者とのネットワーキングなど、Next Stepに繋がる濃密な2日間。" image: https://lp.lifetime-ventures.com/hubfs/Yokohama%20VC%20Secret%20Talk%20(26).png --- [Top](https://lp.lifetime-ventures.com/olse-entrepreneurs-application-en#gaiyou)　[Benefits](https://lp.lifetime-ventures.com/olse-entrepreneurs-application-en#offer)　[Application](https://lp.lifetime-ventures.com/olse-entrepreneurs-application-en#application)　[Organizers](https://lp.lifetime-ventures.com/olse-entrepreneurs-application-en#organizer)　[JP](https://lp.lifetime-ventures.com/olse-entrepreneurs-application-jp?hsLang=ja-jp)    OIST-Lifetime    Startup Elevate 2024 　An invite-only conference for 　healthcare/sustainability startups     to be connected with investors      for global expansion from day 1!    　  25 April - 26 April 2024       @ OIST（Okinawa Institute of                      Science and Technology） Two-day conference for healthcare/sustainability-focused startups and investors to connect through pitch competition in Okinawa! Organized by Lifetime Ventures and OIST innovation Application Deadline for Pitch Elevate  March 31(JST) [Entry](https://share.hsforms.com/1qqTRHoSMRi-yf9H4SanhfQ3d3tc) ## Top Date April 25 (Thu) - 26 (Fri), 2024 April 25  Day 1 - Healthcare April 26  Day 2 - Sustainability Venue Seminar Room at OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University) ( Onna-son, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa) \*Bus will be arranged from Naha Airport or in front of your hotel to the venue. ## What is OIST-Lifetime Startup Elevate？ An invite-only conference for entrepreneurs and investors to connect to build and scale world-class startups from day1.The two-day event will be full of action from pitching for funding, mentoring from investors, poster presentations, and networking with investors. ## What is Pitch Elevate？ Pitch Elevate is the centerpiece of OIST-Lifetime Startup Elevate, a VC-mentored pitch competition for idea-stage to seed/early-stage healthcare/sustainability entrepreneurs who are fundraising this year. Application Deadline for Pitch Elevate  March 31(JST) [Entry](https://share.hsforms.com/1qqTRHoSMRi-yf9H4SanhfQ3d3tc) ## Benefits 1. **Mentoring** - All entrepreneurs and startups who passed the screening process will be interviewed by investors and Lifetime Ventures members to help them prepare for the pitch as well as refine their business strategy. 2. **Acceleration **  - We will provide mentoring to a limited number of entrepreneurs who have entered the program in the early stage of the application process. Mentoring Board composed by Lifetime Ventures and other top investors will work with them for several weeks, supporting them from business plan review and preparation of pitch deck. 3. **Matching** - One week prior to the event, an 1-on-1 online matching session is held with all of the mentor VCs with healthcare and sustainability expertise. Startup entrepreneurs and mentor VCs will be matched one week prior to the Startup Elevate event. Investors will give detailed advice to the entrepreneurs to be ready for the pitch event on April 25-26th. 4. **Finance Support** - The entrepreneurs will have a chance to pitch or present for funding to the potential investors during the Startup Elevate event. The entrepreneurs will get the support in fundraising through this event regardless of the investment from Lifetime Ventures or startup program participation at OIST. ## Application **Qualifications** ・Seed/early-stage healthcare/sustainability startups that are currently seeking funding and have raised less than ¥500 million in equity to date. ・Applicants must be able to participate in the entire two-day program (including the pitch at the venue on-site on the day of the event). \*We welcome applications at idea-stage/ pre-incorporation. \*Please note that presentations will be given in English at the event. **Selection Process** 1. ** Entry** - The entry period is from February 1 to March 31(JST). - Please complete the application form on this page. 2. **Screening** - We will conduct screening based on submitted documents on a rolling basis. - Notification of screening results is scheduled after mid-March. 3. **Interview** - Applicants who passed the screening stage will be asked to attend an online interview from early April. 4. **1 week prior @ online** - Entrepreneurs who have passed the interview screening and have confirmed their intention to participate on-site will be invited to an online matching session (PITCH CIRCUIT) with a mentor VC to be assigned to take the stage together on the day of the event. \*Mentor VCs will be asked to comment in support of the paired entrepreneurs on stage at the event. Entrepreneurs will be supported in brushing up their pitches and business strategies before the event. 5. ** Pitch Competition@ OIST**  - Startup Elevate will be held over two days from April 25 (Thu)-26 (Fri). - On the day of the event, buses will be arranged from Naha Airport or in front of the hotel to the venue.  - Please arrange your own travel expenses to Okinawa and accommodation. Part of the travel expenses will be supported by the committee. Application Deadline for Pitch Elevate  March 31(JST) [Entry](https://share.hsforms.com/1qqTRHoSMRi-yf9H4SanhfQ3d3tc) ## Organizers ![1885bcf8-2ecb-4a62-8b43-037e5b2fb2e4 (1)](https://lp.lifetime-ventures.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1885bcf8-2ecb-4a62-8b43-037e5b2fb2e4%20(1).png?width=776&height=568&name=1885bcf8-2ecb-4a62-8b43-037e5b2fb2e4%20(1).png "1885bcf8-2ecb-4a62-8b43-037e5b2fb2e4 (1)") Lifetime Ventures Lifetime Ventures is a pre-seed/seed-focused venture capital firm based in Yokohama and Okinawa, Japan that supports entrepreneurs aiming to create long-lasting innovation. Lifetime manages OIST-Lifetime Ventures Funds, an independent VC fund in partnership with OIST. Lifetime Ventures has invested in more than 40 startups to date, including Rehab for JAPAN, an AgeTech company that re-designs the lives of the elderly through rehabilitation, and UUUO, a B2B platform company that creates new distribution and resource management models for the fishing industry. ![OIST_Inno_Logo_Pos_RGB (1)](https://lp.lifetime-ventures.com/hs-fs/hubfs/OIST_Inno_Logo_Pos_RGB%20(1).jpg?width=1696&height=502&name=OIST_Inno_Logo_Pos_RGB%20(1).jpg "OIST_Inno_Logo_Pos_RGB (1)") OIST Innovation OIST Innovation fosters innovation at OIST and in Okinawa to accelerate economic growth. We are the technology development and commercialization hub at OIST. We leverage the university's researchers, world-class infrastructure, interdisciplinary environment, and culture of risk-taking to transform technologies from the laboratory into innovations that have social and economic benefit. 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