Neurotech Startup "FastNeura" Wins 4th "Out of BOUNDS" Startup Support Program Demo Day

ON&BOARD Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEOs: Masato Shimodaira, Kosuke Nakayama), a startup studio that "discovers promising business themes" and "thoroughly validates startup potential," operates the entrepreneur support program "Out of BOUNDS."

The program aims to create next-generation social infrastructure startups, encouraging entrepreneurs to think outside the box without fear of failure. It supports hypothesis testing and business plan development, considers investment if business resolution is high, and introduces participants to investors, backing their journey to incorporation after the program.

At the 4th "Out of BOUNDS" DEMO DAY, five teams with promising business hypotheses pitched to about 160 attendees, including leading domestic venture capitalists and angel investors.

Award Winners

- **Winner: FastNeura** A neurotech startup creating a "biological OS" for an era of human-Physical AI coexistence. It measures, understands, and intervenes in human internal states using biological signals and AI. (Representative: Mr. Narihiro Mizuguchi)

- **Runner-up: Qureka** Developing "Bookleverage," a book Q&A service using generative AI. It enhances the reading experience and connects book knowledge to practical business use. (Representative: Mr. Yuta Madate)

- **Audience Award: Home Bridge** A housing finance platform that utilizes corporate employee benefits to support home purchases and asset formation. (Representative: Mr. Hiroyuki Manabe)

DEMO DAY Presenters

- **MagicDelta** A startup developing a domestic LLM to meet on-premise needs in Japan, targeting sectors like economic security, healthcare, and manufacturing. (Representative: Mr. Masato Akio)

- **MATLyS** Developing "Tokoshie," which integrates manufacturing BOM and procurement data with AI to visualize supply chains and support DX in the economic security domain. (Representative: Mr. Shinya Furukawa)

4th "Out of BOUNDS" Jury - Mr. Masato Tanaka (General Partner, ALPHA) - Mr. Naohiro Mizumoto (Representative Director & Partner, ain) - Mr. Osamu Iwasawa (CEO & Managing Partner, First Light Capital) - Mr. Yuta Hashimoto (Manager, Mitsubishi Estate, Business Incubation & Promotion Dept.)