NEDO Deep Tech Startup Support Program (DTSU), with the GX deep tech track

Three phases, all at a subsidy rate of up to 2/3 (DMP may be 2/3 or 1/2). STS phase (early commercialisation R&D): up to JPY 300 million or JPY 500 million per project period. PCA phase (later commercialisation R&D): up to JPY 500 million or JPY 1 billion. DMP phase (mass production demonstration): up to JPY 2.5 billion. Each phase runs about 1.5-2 years (max 4 years within a phase). Where a company moves through phases via stage-gate review, the overall cap per project is JPY 3 billion over a maximum of 6 years. To date DTSU has awarded 119 projects totalling about JPY 68.46 billion and GX 19 projects totalling about JPY 10.06 billion (as of June 2026).

You must co-fund 33%.

New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) / 国立研究開発法人新エネルギー・産業技術総合開発機構

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Deadline: cutoff — 公募は通年で実施し、年4回程度、提案受付期間及び審査の実施を予定しています (open year-round with roughly four proposal-intake and review rounds a year). The 10th DTSU call and 7th GX call were scheduled to open in late July 2026. NEDO warns that DTSU may end earlier than the planned FY2027 end depending on award volume.

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 33% yourself.