Eight Knot Selected As Third-Term Registered Company For Tokyo Startup Member Plus Program
The registration extends Eight Knot's existing work with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Port and Harbor, where its pitch for a coastal facility inspection system won at UPGRADE with TOKYO Vol. 50 in October 2025, into a broader two-year push across metropolitan departments, wards, and policy-affiliated organizations.
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Eight Knot, an Osaka-based developer of vessel intelligence technology, has been selected as a third-term registered company for Startup Member Plus, a program run by the Tokyo startup and government collaboration hub TOKYO UPGRADE SQUARE. The program provides about two years of hands-on support, from selecting proposal recipients to making individual proposals to Tokyo administrative agencies and speaking at events.
The company already has a foothold in Tokyo. At UPGRADE with TOKYO Vol. 50, a pitch event hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Eight Knot proposed a system using its Eight Knot AI CAPTAIN product in response to a challenge from the Bureau of Port and Harbor: building a coastal conservation facility inspection system for improved speed and efficiency. The proposal won, and Eight Knot says it is now advancing the use of its vessel intelligence technology toward the Bureau's challenges.
Administrative work involving vessels covers port and coastal facility maintenance, disaster prevention, island transportation, and infrastructure inspection. Eight Knot lists labor shortages, an aging workforce, operational efficiency, and safety among the challenges it aims to address.
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