KSP, Inc. is the core business entity responsible for operating the Kanagawa Science Park (KSP) and has accepted the challenge of creating new industries through the support, development, and incubation of venture businesses. We provide a variety of business support services that best meet the needs of venture businesses in each stage of their business growth, ranging from the processes of startup and growth to public offerings. Several hundreds of new startup companies have been created and nurtured since its foundation.
An incubation manager (IM) acts as a coordinator and provides a variety of support services to a venture company to help them successfully launch and develop their new business, such as offering individual consultations and a variety of information or advice. KSP, Inc. is well poised to cope with the varying needs of new ventures for highly sophisticated, specialized tasks by offering a business school, business support center, business matching services, and investment funds.
The public sector, such as the Kanagawa prefectural government, Kawasaki city government, and the Development Bank of Japan, Inc., has an equity participation in KSP, thus playing a vital role in the deployment of local industrial development policy.
| Company Name | KSP, Inc. |
| Company Address | 304 West Wing, Innovation Center Building, 3-2-1 Sakado, Takatsuku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa 213-0012 Japan |
| Phone | +81-44-819-2001 |
| Fax | +81-44-819-2009 |
| Established | December 19, 1986 |
| Capital | 4.5 billion yen - Approximately 1.5 billion yen contributed by the public sector: Kanagawa prefectural government, Kawasaki city government, and the Development Bank of Japan, Inc. - Approximately 3 billion yen contributed by the private sector. |
| President and Representative Director | Tomoyoshi Okita |
MILESTONES
July, 1985:Science Park Concept Study Group established
December, 1986:
Japan Science Park Association ("Research Core") approved under the Act on Promotion of Private Finance Initiative
December, 1986:
KSP, Inc. established
October, 1987:
First business incubation project launched
July, 1989:
Construction of Kanagawa Science Park completed
May, 1992:
Venture Business Management School opened
November 1994:
Shared Offices launched
January, 1997:
Established first Capital Investment Fund
December, 1997:
East Asia Science Park Exchange Conference (First Asia Science Park Association (ASPA) Convention)
April, 1999:
Business Support Center established
October, 2002:
First Business Matching launched
December, 2003:
KSP YUME Offices launched
March, 2004:
Established second Capital Investment Fund
October, 2004:
Launched KSP-Think
July, 2006:
Established third Capital Investment Fund
April, 2007:
First Detachment IM to KBIC launched