NanoFrontier Wins Miyagi Pitch Contest, Secures 10 Million Yen

NanoFrontier Wins Miyagi Pitch Contest

NanoFrontier Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture; Representative Director: Seiya Inoue; hereinafter “NanoFrontier”) has won the Miyagi Pitch Contest, where promising startups in Miyagi Prefecture compete with their business concepts and growth strategies.

In this contest, NanoFrontier’s vision for global market expansion, the potential for continuous industrial creation based on university-developed technology, and growth potential to create new employment and value in the region were highly evaluated.

With this award, NanoFrontier has been selected as a company to receive 10 million yen in support, including business support from Miyagi Prefecture, in addition to the prize money.

Background of the Award

In Miyagi Prefecture, population outflow, especially among the younger generation, is a critical issue. While excellent research and talent are born in the region, there is an ongoing structure where the stage for their activities moves outside the prefecture. There is a strong expectation for the presence of companies that can challenge the world while based in the region.

NanoFrontier was founded with the aim of connecting research results from Tohoku University to social implementation and expanding from Miyagi to the global market. The growth model of creating businesses that are evaluated on a global scale while rooted in the region was a key factor in the evaluation of this contest.

Future Initiatives

Viewing this victory as a significant milestone, NanoFrontier will proceed with further business expansion and organizational strengthening.

While based in Miyagi and Tohoku, we will promote:

• Acceleration of business development domestically and internationally
• Strengthening collaborations with universities and companies
• Recruitment and development of next-generation talent
• Creation of products and businesses from the region that are competitive globally

We aim to grow into a company that returns value created in the global market to the region while being rooted locally, supporting this positive cycle.

Comment from the Representative

“We are deeply honored to have received first place in the Miyagi Pitch Contest. We aspire to be a company that continues to challenge the world from Miyagi. Our goal is to grow into an entity that can return the results of technologies and businesses refined in the global market to the region, leading to new industries, employment, and challenges for the next generation. And in the future, we will continue to challenge ourselves, inspired by this award, to become a company that creates global standards from Tohoku.”

(Seiya Inoue, Representative Director)

About Miyagi Pitch Contest

The Miyagi Pitch Contest is a pitch contest organized by Miyagi Prefecture where startups and entrepreneurs in the prefecture present their business plans and growth strategies. It is held with the aim of creating new industries and revitalizing the regional economy, and is positioned as a venue for discovering and supporting companies that will drive the growth of Miyagi and Tohoku in the future.

In addition to awarding prize money, winning companies are provided with support measures to boost business expansion. The winning company can receive support of 10 million yen, including prize money and business support.

Main Evaluation Criteria

• Business growth potential
• Uniqueness of technology or business model
• Social impact
• Ripple effect on the regional economy

Official website: https://www.pref.miyagi.jp/soshiki/sangyod/miyagipitchcontest.html

Company Profile

• Company Name: NanoFrontier Co., Ltd.
• Representative: Seiya Inoue, Representative Director
• Address: Room 215, Material Solutions Center (MaSC), Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi Prefecture
• Established: April 7, 2025
• Business Activities:
  • R&D, manufacturing, and sales of reagents and functional materials using organic nanoparticle technologies
  • Contract manufacturing of organic nanoparticles and provision of related technologies
  • Technology licensing and consulting in the field of organic nanoparticle technologies
• Website: https://nanofrontier.jp