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Tokyo Startup Grant (Sogyo Josei)

創業助成事業（東京都）

Status

Usually opens in April and October

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
4,000,000 JPY

助成限度額400万円（下限100万円）、助成率2/3以内。賃借料、広告費、器具備品購入費、産業財産権出願・導入費、専門家指導費、従業員人件費が対象。

You must co-fund 33%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

公益財団法人東京都中小企業振興公社（東京都）

public · regional

Deadline: One call a year — 年2回程度の募集（例年、春（4月頃）と秋（10月頃））。募集期間は2週間程度と短い。

Your odds
Not published

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.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 33% yourself.

Who can apply

都内で創業を予定している個人、または創業から5年未満の中小企業者。事業所が都内にあること、指定の創業支援事業の利用要件を満たすことが必要。

How to apply

  1. 東京都が指定する創業支援事業（TOKYO創業ステーションの事業計画書策定支援、東京都創業NET等）のいずれかの要件を満たす。
  2. 募集期間内に電子申請システムから申請書と事業計画書を提出する。
  3. 書類審査。
  4. 面接審査。
  5. 交付決定後に事業を実施し、実績報告を経て精算払い。

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.tokyo-kosha.or.jp/support/josei/jigyo/sogyo.html · not human-checked

"創業助成事業は、都内で創業予定の方や創業から5年未満の中小企業者等に対し、創業初期に必要な経費の一部を助成します。"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.tokyo-kosha.or.jp

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