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Tokyo VR Startups sets up an incubator and funding for Japanese virtual reality

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Tokyo VR Startups has launched a incubation fund program with leading virtual reality figures as mentors.

The Tokyo-based incubator will invite Japan-based startups to develop prototypes of VR products and services in a six-month program from January through June. Participants will receive seed funding, work space, and back-office services.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.