LUCA Japan Co., Ltd. (“LUCA Japan”) won the Audience Award and the ISID Award at FINOPITCH 2023. FINOPITCH 2023 was held on March 10 in Tokyo as a global fintech startup pitch contest.
FINOPITCH started in 2021 under 4F, or “Future Frontier Fes by FINOLAB.” 4F has been hosted by FINOLAB since 2020 as an annual industry event with the aim to revitalize the financial industry.
This year, the 19 short-listed fintech startups, 8 from Japan and 11 from overseas, made English presentations on stage to compete for awards with 4 judging criteria: (a) impact on the financial industry, (b) innovative business model, (c) growth potential, and (d) global potential. The event was globally distributed online, and the participants voted for the best pitch during the event.
The ISID Award was selected among the judges, while the Audience Award was chosen from both onsite participants and online audience vote.
Keiko Sydenham CEO: “LUCA is very honored to receive such special awards at this global pitch event. We are very encouraged to see many people support our idea to create capital eco-system with no border through democratization of alternatives. Through this event, we also had an opportunity to see new perspectives and global trends in the fintech industry and learned a lot. We very much appreciated to have had a chance to participate in such a great event.”
The following link shows the winners’ photo snapshot and the list.
https://4f-otmcbldg.tokyo/finopitch2023-award-winner/
LUCA Japan Co., Ltd.
LUCA Japan, established in July 2021, was co-founded by CEO Keiko Sydenham, venture capital manager Headline Asia, and Northvillage Investment. It aims to improve efficiency of and access to alternative investment opportunities such as private equity, venture capital, private credit, real estate and infrastructure funds for investors as a one-stop digital solution. LUCA Japan is a member of Fintech Association of Japan.
LUCA のオルタナティブ投資は、複雑な投資プロセスをワンストップで完結できるデジタルプラットフォームを通じて、世界基準の優良ファンドをより幅広い投資家にお届けします。