| Representative |
Atsushi Mori
Born in 1988 | From Kagawa Prefecture | Graduated from the Faculty of Psychology
Joined Morinaga Milk Industry Group's Clinico Co., Ltd. as a new graduate. Involved in the nutritional supplement business as a salesperson for medical and nursing care businesses. After that, moved to Mars Japan Limited in 2015, and worked in the sales department of the confectionery division and the sales strategy planning office, engaged in retail sales, planning, promotion strategies, etc. Then, in 2020, experienced business development and service launch as the first employee of the Japanese corporation of environmental startup Loop Japan (same company). Currently, founded the company with the aim of achieving social and economic benefits after the death of a family member. |
| Main Achievements |
Program selection results
- 2024/06: Selected for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' 2024 ICT Startup League
- 2024/06: Selected for the 18th term of the Aoyama Acceleration Center (ASAC) in Tokyo
- 2024/04: Selected as a member of Aichi Prefecture's PRE-STATION Ai
- 2023/11: Selected for Yamanashi Prefecture's 2023 Yamanashi Acceleration Program
- 2023/08: Selected for the Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Agency's 10th term BusiNest Acceleration Program
Business contest awards and presentation results
- 2024/03: Winner of the Special Jury Award at the YAMAGUCHI Business Plan Contest 2024
- 2024/03: SHOGUN PITCH 2024 Selected as a finalist
・2024/02: Selected as a finalist for Toryu Mov 2024 supported by KOKUYO
・2023/12: Hino City PlanT Business Plan Contest 2023, SGDs Special Award and Junior Chamber Award winner
Training seminar lecturer record
・2023: Shingon Buddhism Buzan-ha XX Branch Youth Association
・2024: Shingon Buddhism Chizan-ha YY Ward Youth Association |
| Childhood Dream |
When I was in elementary school, my dream was to become a track and field athlete. |
| Influential People, Things, and Events |
Person: My club advisor in high school.
Thing: The saying goes, "Unprecedented events happen before your eyes."
Event: My experience starting a business as the first employee of environmental startup Loop Japan. |
| Motivation, Goals, and Ideal World |
Originally, I was not a person who aimed to start a business.
There were two events that triggered my desire to start a business. The first was that I wanted to reexamine the market value of the experiences I had in my 20s, so I participated in an event related to local companies, and was fortunate enough to be involved in supporting local companies, which made me realize the value of my experiences. The second was that I was able to experience the excitement of working with stakeholders, both inside and outside the company, to solve a social problem at an environmental startup, at a place closest to the field. These two experiences shaped the outline of my entrepreneurship, and what led me to launch my current business was the death of a family member. I realized the value of temples, which I had been in contact with since childhood but had not noticed, and learned about the crisis situation, and felt that I had to do something about it! This led me to start my own business.
I believe that temples have value as local communities and infrastructure. Temples are places where you can feel safe, you can learn from their teachings, and you can also cultivate morality. It is said that 40% of temples that have continued for generations are being lost due to various environmental factors.
Through our business, we will solve the problem of temple succession and revitalize temples as a part of local communities and infrastructure, thereby contributing to a society in which everyone can live a safe and secure life in each region. We will create these things together with the temples. |
