This platform has been approved for JST START University Ecosystem Promotion Type (Supporting Creation of Startup Ecosystem in Startup Cities) and is run by Tohoku University, acting as the principal institution, together with Hirosaki University, Iwate University, Akita University, Yamagata University, Fukushima University, Niigata University, Nagaoka University of Technology of Technology, Miyagi University, University of Aizu and Tohoku University Knowledge Cast Co.,Ltd. as the joint institutions.