Renaissance Philanthropy has now hired Merito three times to help build Japan's ARPA-style deep tech engine.

The challenge

Renaissance Philanthropy needed innovators, investors, mentors, and partner companies for the Cabinet Office's Global Startup Campus, Japan's flagship effort to build a world-class innovation district.

What Merito did

Merito found innovators, investors, mentors, and companies to partner with the Startup Campus' Big if True Science (BiTS) accelerator, a next-generation deep tech commercialization effort modeled after ARPA.

The outcome

Merito's work is helping radically reshape how deep tech is funded and brought to market in Japan.