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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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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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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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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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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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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Kamakura, Japan — May 23, 2019 — 16Lab, developer of OZON™ – a platform for next-generation computing experience – attended the Collision in Toronto, Canada. It had 30,000+ attendees from 100+ countries. The event is now well known as the fast-growing tech summit in North America. For 16Lab, the days were mostly marked by 1-on-1 meetings with investors and tech executives from many countries. 16Lab also participated in a very inspiring small workshop led by Mr. John Chambers, Chairman Emeritus of Cisco Systems and CEO of JC2 Ventures.

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Kamakura, Japan — May 11, 2019 — 16Lab, developer of OZON™ – a platform for next-generation computing experience – was honored to receive the TiE 50 2019 Top Startup Awards. The award ceremony was held at Santa Clara Convention Center as part of TiECon, an annual event hosted by the world’s largest mentorship organization to support entrepreneurs. As a bonus, 16Lab also received $100,000 credits for Google Cloud Services. In addition, 16Lab participated in many 1-on-1 meetings with mentors, investors and tech executives.  The participation was sponsored by TiE Japan.

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Kamakura, Japan — February 23, 2019 — 16Lab, developer of OZON™ – a platform for next-generation computing experience – attended the Slush Tokyo. It counted 6000 attendees, 700 startups, 200 investors and 500 media. For 16Lab, the activities were mostly 1-on-1 meetings with investors and tech executives from many countries.

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Kamakura, Japan — July 26, 2018 — 16Lab, developer of OZON™ – a platform for next-generation computing experience – was selected to the NEDO Silicon Valley Immersion Program. Following the 4-day workshops held in Japan, 16Lab and other participants visited the Bay Area and had very productive 1-on-1 meetings with tech executives and investors with tremendous support by NEDO’s partner, Silicon Valley Forum (SVF). NEDO is one of the largest national research and development organization in Japan and SVF is an NPO that has been a key part of Silicon Valley’s vibrant ecosystem for over 35 years. The participation was sponsored by NEDO. 

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