001
For deep tech founders and start-up CEOs
What’s included
+ Curated intros to enterprise clients & pilot customers
+ Business strategy and fundraising readiness advisory
+ Direct founder counsel from a team with 30+ years combined in Asia
Merito was built by a former U.S. diplomat with 17 years across East Asia, so the network reaches the enterprise, government, and defense buyers that startups cannot email their way into. Cold outreach dies in the inbox. We walk you through the front door instead, then stay in the room for the follow-through.
002
For AI and deep tech start-ups
What’s included
+ Narrative creation for commercialization
+ Global Business Development
+ Client traction and market-entry support
A product wins when it becomes part of the infrastructure. We position your technology for the people who actually sign off on it, then embed it inside the R&D offices, defense companies, and commercial platforms where your future customers already operate. The goal is not a pilot that impresses. It is a pilot that turns into a permanent deal.
003
For accelerators, open labs, and regional tech hubs
What’s included
+ Curated marketing to clients and dynamic entrepreneurs
+ Co-hosted programs, demo days & partner events
+ Ecosystem partnerships with capital & enterprise networks
An innovation space is only as valuable as the traffic moving through it. We connect accelerators, open labs, and regional hubs to the users, VCs, partners, and dealflow that make them matter, then keep the calendar full with programs and events worth showing up for.
004
For Web3 builders and digital asset companies
What’s included
+ Institutional partner & liquidity introductions
+ Community expansion and event curation
+ Enterprise integration & real-world adoption pathways
Tokenization is scaling, and those that don't adopt it will be left behind. Merito connects world-class blockchain engineers with the businesses that are ready to adopt it. Merito also leverages its 71-member digital asset community in Tokyo as well as 362-strong blockchain founder network in Asia.
005
For defense and dual-use technology companies
What’s included
+ Market and regulatory strategy for dual-use technology
+ International business development support
+ Introductions to government and defense buyers
Defense and dual-use technology moves at the speed of trust, and trust here is institutional. We advise on the high-stakes calls, market, regulatory, and partner, and open doors to government and defense buyers, grounded in 17 years of science and technology diplomacy across East Asia.
006
What’s included
+ Market entry strategy into Japan
+ Cross-border expansion & market-entry support
+ Access to Japanese innovators and capital allocators
Merito’s networks among Japanese innovators, universities, and corporate clients can help foreign start-ups enter the Japanese market without having to hire a local team. We've succeeded in enabling AI, digital asset, and deep tech/university start-ups to enter Japan's market.
