STAPS

Run by STATION Ai.

STATION Ai runs STAPS in Nagoya as a programme only students may take part in, stated as 1.5 months of intensive startup experience and closing with a pitch event. Cohorts come round in spring and summer, and a separate PRE-STAPS umbrella of one-off seminars and workshops feeds into the main programme. All of it is free to participate in; neither an investment amount nor an equity term is published.

Investment

Not disclosed

Equity taken

Not disclosed

Duration

6 weeks (Shorter than East Asia & Pacific median 15 wks · Shorter than global median 20 wks)

Format

in person

Cadence

biannual

Location

Nagoya, Japan

Sectors

• Generalist

How to apply

Official website

This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.

Sources

Every figure above is taken from these pages, published by the programme or its parent organisation.

• https://stationai.co.jp/staps read 2026-09-17 — supports duration weeks, batch cadence, format, sectors, application url

Other accelerators in Nagoya

• Aichi Deeptech Launchpad
• Aichi Landing Pad
• STATION Ai CATAPULT

Last verified 2026-09-17.