ACCELERATING INNOVATION AND IMPACT
Japanese supported program for Indonesian impactful startups – Accelerate your business through capacity building & demo day in Jakarta and Japan.
Open Application: Friday, Nov 3rd 2023
Closed Application: Tuesday, Nov 28th, 2023
About NINJA
Accelerator
NINJA (Next Innovation with Japan) Accelerator Program is an opportunity to enhance your business and impact.
This program is powered by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and ANGIN as the implementing partner.
We will provide access to:
- Tailored mentoring on business & fundraising topics
- Training to pitch your business to international investors
- Strategic network to Japanese investors and corporates
- Exposure to most active Indonesian investors
- Guidance to publish your impact report
- Connection and learnings from NINJA alumni
Through these engagements, we aim to give the chance to expand business partnerships to Japan, achieve financial support and network first hand.
NINJA opens doors to a curated list of investors through an in-person Demo Day in Japan and Jakarta to give a chance to connect and build meaningful collaboration between startups and investors.
Discover the unparalleled potential that awaits you through the NINJA program and expose yourself to a dynamic ecosystem where your Indonesian startup is nurtured by seasoned and tailored mentors!
We Are Keen To See
Solutions for problems in at least one of these key areas:
Please note that those are the problems we prioritize. We are still open for any other problems within the key areas.
- High maternal and newborn mortality
- Inadequate health crisis management
- Lack of access to affordable medicine
- Increasing of noncommunicable disease (diabetes, hypertension, etc) in Indonesia
- Inequality of access to healthcare
- Skills gap between formal education and industry
- Curriculum mismatch
- Lack of teacher competencies
- Lack of support for early education for children
- Inequality of access to higher education level
- Difficulty in finding job for disabled people
- Lack of support for disabled people in daily life
- Ignorance of mental disability
- Discrimination act to disabled people
- Gender based violence
- Gender based wage gap
- Lack of job opportunity for lower class women
- Lack of access to banking system for low income women
- Lack of support for working women
- Increasing of stunting case in Indonesia
- Inequality access to nutritious food and safe drinking water
- Increasing of obesity case in Indonesia
- Difficulty in finding job for unskilled labor
- Lack of access to banking system for low income
- Increasing number of homeless people in Indonesia
- Difficulty in finding job in remote area
- Lack of job opportunity for lower class people
- Lack of access to insurance for low income
- Lack of access for pensions fund for low income
- Low access to affordable housing
Please note that those are the problems we prioritize. We are still open for any other problems within the key areas.
Key Activities
What are the resources available for you?
Who Are We Looking For?
We are looking for companies who meet all these following qualifications :
What to Prepare :
*Important Notes: Ensure each section is included in your pitch deck, we want to see your efforts and get to know you!
*Important Notes: Ensure each section is included in your pitch deck, we want to see your efforts and get to know you!
Timeline*
*Subject to change.
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Our Cohorts of 2022 & 2021
Participants were organized into diverse cohorts, each representing a unique blend of skills and backgrounds, fostering collaboration and innovation throughout the program.