February 6, 2024

16Lab Selected to the JETRO Beyond Japan Program in Austin, TX

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Kamakura, Japan — February 6, 2024 — 16Lab, developer of OZON™ – a platform for next-generation computing experience – was selected to participate in the Beyond Japan Program, organized by the Japan External Trade Organization, JETRO. Following the 2-week online workshops, 16Lab and the other selected startups stayed in Austin, TX, for 2 weeks. 16Lab was granted to extend one more week of stay. Austin is rapidly growing, and known as one of the most influential tech hubs in the world. 

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December 1, 2023

16Lab attends Slush Helsinki

 

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Kamakura, Japan — December 1, 2023 — 16Lab, developer of OZON™ – a platform for next-generation computing experience – attended the Slush in Helsinki, Finland, for the second time. It had more than 13,000 attendees from around the world, including 2,736 startups and 1,390 investors. For 16Lab, the days were mostly marked by 1-on-1 meetings with investors and tech executives from many countries. 

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June 1, 2023

16Lab was selected for Plug and Play Japan’s Mobility Vertical

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Kamakura, Japan –  June 1, 2023 – 16Lab, developer of OZON™, a platform for next-generation computing experience, was selected for the mobility vertical of Plug and Play Japan’s Summer/Fall 2023 Batch accelerator program. One of the world’s top-class accelerator/venture capitals, Plug and Play was established in Sunnyvale, CA, in 2006. With more than 50 offices across the globe, it has been investing in more than 1.7K startups since then. Plug and Play Japan (http://japan.plugandplaytechcenter.com/) was established as its subsidiary in 2017 and now works with over 40 leading companies in their respective industries as its corporate partners.

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April 27, 2023

16Lab attended a workshop hosted by Mr. Niklas Zennström, the founder and CEO of Atomico

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Kamakura, Japan –  April 27, 2023 – 16Lab, developer of OZON™, a platform for next-generation computing experience – participated in the Miraise Class, a small yet very inspiring workshop organized by a Tokyo-based VC, Miraise (https://www.miraise.vc/). This time, the founder and CEO of Atomico, Mr. Niklas Zennström, hosted the event. Mr. Zennström shared his deep insights as a serial entrepreneur, through the success of Skype in particular, to the founders of selected startups.

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February 3, 2023

16Lab Selected to the NEDO Paris Immersion Program

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Kamakura, Japan — February 3, 2023 — 16Lab, developer of OZON™ – a platform for next-generation computing experience – was selected to participate in the NEDO Paris Immersion Program. Following the 5-day workshops held in Japan, 16Lab and the other participants visited Paris and had very productive 1-on-1 meetings with tech executives and investors with tremendous support from NEDO’s local partners WILCO and SINEORA. NEDO is one of the largest national research and development organizations in Japan. The participation was sponsored by NEDO.

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March 18, 2022

16Lab Raises Capital to Accelerate Development

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Kamakura, Japan — March 18, 2022 — 16Lab, developer of OZON™ – a platform for next-generation computing experience – announced that it has closed fundraising with Monozukuri 2 Limited Partnership, a venture capital fund run by Monozukuri Ventures Corp.. With its offices in Kyoto and NYC, it focuses on investing in hardware startups.

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March 30, 2021

16Lab honored to be mentioned in Infineon’s website as an innovation partner

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Kamakura, Japan – March 30, 2021 – 16Lab, developer of OZON™ – a platform for next-generation computing experience – was honored to be included as one of the startups Infineon Technologies AG wants to collaborate with, receiving a mention on top of the list. Infineon aspires to partner with startups in the area of advanced productivity, embedded software, hardware-based solutions and semiconductor technology.

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January 29, 2020

16Lab Raises Capital to Accelerate Development

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Kamakura, Japan — January 29, 2020 — 16Lab, developer of OZON™ – a platform for next-generation computing experience – announced that it has closed the second batch of the 3rd round of fundraising from individual investors including a well-experienced executive in the European luxury fashion industry. 

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December 11, 2019

16Lab Raises Capital to Accelerate Development

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Kamakura, Japan — December 11, 2019 — 16Lab, developer of OZON™ – a platform for next-generation computing experience – announced that it has closed the first batch of the 3rd round of fundraising from Miraise1 Investment Limited Partnership, a venture capital fund led by Mr. Iwata – the former President of Skype Japan, and other international investors including a well-experienced tech executive and a founder of a successful startup. The second batch of fundraising will be completed in January 2020.

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November 22, 2019

16Lab attends Slush Helsinki

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Kamakura, Japan — November 22, 2019 — 16Lab, developer of OZON™ – a platform for next-generation computing experience – attended the Slush in Helsinki, Finland, for the second time. It had more than 25,000 attendees from around the world, including 3,500 startups and 2,000 investors. For 16Lab, the days were mostly marked by 1-on-1 meetings with investors and tech executives from many countries.

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