Helsinki & Nairobi Reverse Pitch ~Promoting Overseas
Demonstration Experiments~
Tokyo Metropolitan Government newly launched a project
providing multiple supports for Tokyo-base-startups to
promote overseas demonstration experiments to solve
common urban issues and appear next unicorns. Helsinki
in Finland and Nairobi in Kenya is the ones promoting
demonstration experiments.
Helsinki, Finland's dynamic capital, looks for a
forerunner in innovating solutions that tackle global
challenges such as environmental impact reduction. The
City of Nairobi has been severely affected by heavy
rainfall and flooding associated with the El NiƱo
phenomenon and is interested in solutions for flood
control, informing residents during floods and early
warning systems.