At the Venture Houston 2018 (sponsored by GUV (GlobalUniversity venturing) and GCV (Global Corporate Venturing)) conference held on November 8-9, 2018 in Houston, USA, our company Kyoto University Innovation Capital Corporation received an award at the event in recognition of its past venture investment and support activities. The main points of the award were that the company has been implementing venture investment activities of a global standard and has been conducting unique support activities in collaboration with universities.

At the same time, it was also announced that we are among the world's top 10 most influential university-related venture investment firms in 2018.

We appreciate that this award is the result of the cooperation and support we have received from all quarters. We look forward to your continued support and guidance.

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