MUFG Bank and Venture Client Inc. Launch Strategic Partnership; Selected as Sole Financial Institution for NEDO’s “Startup Procurement Acceleration Program”
MUFG Bank, Ltd. (President: Junichi Hanazawa) and Venture Client Inc. (CEO: Masayuki Kimura), established June 2025, today announced a strategic alliance aimed at fostering next-generation industries and accelerating open innovation.
Partnership Focus
• Venture Client Model (VCM): Large corporations become paying customers of world-class startups to capture strategic value—higher revenue, lower costs—with speed and repeatability.
• Deliverables:
– VCM implementation support for corporates;
– Business development and management guidance for startups.Government Program
• MUFG Bank is the only financial institution chosen by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) to run the “Large Enterprise–Startup Partnership & Procurement Acceleration Project.”
• Role: Identify corporate pain points, match relevant startups, and run pilot projects. Venture Client Inc. will contribute its global VCM know-how and network.MUFG Vision
Tagline: “Let’s go amaze the world!”
Through this alliance and the NEDO program, MUFG is committed to sustaining innovation-driven growth, solving societal challenges, and expanding Japan’s industrial base.
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