{"id":14011,"date":"2026-03-03T23:14:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T14:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routexstartups.com\/?page_id=14011"},"modified":"2026-03-20T23:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T14:20:14","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/routexstartups.com\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” column_spacing=”0px” wpex_post_thumbnail_bg=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1597914876473{background-color: #3b3c3e !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” visibility=”visible-phone”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”5″ el_width=”20″ accent_color=”#ffffff”][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”Startup = Growth” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:25|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”Paul Graham” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:20|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_empty_space][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”5″ el_width=”20″ accent_color=”#ffffff”][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” content_placement=”middle” column_spacing=”0px” wpex_post_thumbnail_bg=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1692177216069{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” visibility=”hidden-phone”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_empty_space height=”50″][vc_single_image image=”13922″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space height=”50″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″]
About RouteX<\/span><\/div>[vc_column_text]\n
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RouteX is a think tank that conducts parallel analyses of startups across countries and regions worldwide, and examines and proposes ways to invigorate business models and the mechanisms (ecosystems) that enable startups to thrive.<\/p>\n

In addition to providing consulting services to corporations and local governments, RouteX develops business and community initiatives by leveraging its unique insights and international network.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_btn title=”What is a startup ecosystem? \u2192” style=”outline-custom” outline_custom_color=”#eb3349″ outline_custom_hover_background=”#eb3349″ outline_custom_hover_text=”#ffffff” shape=”round” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Froutexstartups.com%2Fstartupecosystem%2F|||”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” content_placement=”middle” column_spacing=”0px” wpex_post_thumbnail_bg=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1597915325492{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” visibility=”visible-phone”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_single_image image=”13922″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space height=”25px”]

About RouteX<\/span><\/div>[vc_column_text]RouteX is a think tank that conducts parallel analyses of startups across countries and regions worldwide, and develops insights and recommendations on business models and the ecosystems that foster startup growth.<\/p>\n

In addition to providing consulting services to corporations and local governments, RouteX runs business and community initiatives by leveraging its proprietary expertise and international network.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” column_spacing=”0px” wpex_post_thumbnail_bg=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1568023836426{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column]

<\/span><\/span>Mission<\/span><\/h2>[vc_empty_space height=”20″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1772546173221{border-top-width: 20px !important;border-bottom-width: 20px !important;}” el_class=”pc_only”]\n

Eliminate information asymmetry and unlock the full potential <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

of all players involved in the startup ecosystem<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1772546246651{border-top-width: 20px !important;border-bottom-width: 20px !important;}” el_class=”sp_only”]\n

Eliminate information asymmetry and unlock the full potential <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

of all players involved in the startup ecosystem.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”70″]

<\/span><\/span>Vision<\/span><\/h2>[vc_empty_space height=”20″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1774016370534{border-top-width: 20px !important;border-bottom-width: 20px !important;}” el_class=”pc_only”]\n

Empowering everyone to create moments that change the world,
\none innovation after another.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Empowering everyone to create moments that change the world,
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<\/span><\/span>Value<\/span><\/h2>[vc_empty_space height=”20″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1772547250316{border-top-width: 20px !important;border-bottom-width: 20px !important;}”]\n

Move Fast , Take a Risk<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1772547253989{border-top-width: 20px !important;border-bottom-width: 20px !important;}”]\n

Done is better than nothing<\/span><\/strong>
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Think Logically<\/span><\/strong>
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Be a Leader , Be a Follower<\/span><\/strong>
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Ownership for the best performance<\/span><\/strong>
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Takayuki Omori<\/h3>
Founder & CEO<\/div>
During his student years, he helped run startup communities at Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Support and Coral Capital. In 2018, he founded RouteX Inc. based on an award-winning plan from Kyoto University\u2019s Graduate School of Management. He researches global startup ecosystems, analyzing business models and technologies, and has extensive overseas launch and negotiation experience through RouteX\u2019s Russia (later exited due to the war) and France entities.<\/p>\n

Executive MBA candidate, University of Oxford
\nKyoto University MBA (completed)
\nMaster\u2019s program in Political Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University (withdrawn)
\nVisited 114 countries<\/div>

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Founder\u2019s Message<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1772546435285{border-top-width: 20px !important;border-bottom-width: 20px !important;}”]Thank you for visiting the RouteX Inc. website. I\u2019m Omori, the CEO.<\/p>\n

While I was a student, I helped run startup communities at Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Support and Coral Capital. Through those experiences, I was repeatedly moved by the passion of people who take on challenges and by the possibilities created through connection. Based on an award-winning business plan I developed at Kyoto University\u2019s Graduate School of Management, I founded RouteX in 2018 as a student entrepreneur\u2014driven by a desire to build a mechanism through which the value created by startups can reach society across borders.<\/p>\n

At the same time, I have also seen firsthand how Japanese players venturing overseas often lose opportunities that should have been within reach due to information asymmetry. Startup ecosystems differ from city to city, each with its own strengths, success factors, and challenges. Yet when these insights do not reach decision-makers in a timely manner, decisions around global expansion and collaboration are delayed, options narrow, and ultimately the cost of taking on new challenges rises. This is precisely where I believe RouteX has a role to play.<\/p>\n

RouteX conducts parallel analyses of startup ecosystems in Japan and around the world, organizes the findings into practical insights and best practices, and delivers them to corporations, governments, support organizations, and startups. Benchmarking leading cases to inform business strategy, assessing growth potential through global examples, bringing new value back to Japan through collaboration, and improving the precision of partner and market selection for international expansion\u2014our work is to make these decisions faster and more reliable.<\/p>\n

Drawing on my experience establishing and negotiating for our Russia and France entities, as well as my ongoing studies in the Executive MBA program at the University of Oxford, I will continue to support cross-border challenges from both practice and theory. RouteX will connect ecosystems worldwide and help shape a future where Japan\u2019s ambitions translate into greater global impact.<\/p>\n

Thank you for your continued support of RouteX Inc.<\/p>\n

RouteX Inc.
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