METI's IP360 Content Subsidy Draws 1,709 Applications, 162 Selections
The low 9.5% selection rate, far below typical SME subsidies, shows IP360 is a narrow gate despite a budget expanded more than threefold from its predecessor JLOX.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
METI's IP360 content subsidy, officially the Content Industry Growth Investment Support Project, drew 1,709 applications and 162 selections across nine menus in its first round, a 9.5% selection rate. The program aims to turn Japan's content industries into global revenue generators, targeting 20 trillion yen in overseas sales by 2033.
The first round of METI's IP360 content subsidy closed with 1,709 applications and 162 selections across nine menus, a 9.5% selection rate. That is roughly one-quarter to one-fifth of the rate for major SME subsidies, which typically pass one in three to one in two applicants.
Menu 1, aimed at startups and individuals with a 10 million yen cap, drew the most applications at 819, with 34 selections and a 4.2% rate. The low rate is not a system failure, but reflects application growth outpacing a budget that expanded more than threefold from the predecessor JLOX subsidy.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Denfaminicogamer 「DeNAに15億円」で物議を醸した経産省コンテンツ補助金「IP360」は実際どうなのか？ 公式資料から分かる数値と情報を読み解いてみる