GHV Accelerator

Check that Japan is your goal

The India–Japan Startup Gateway is built around market entry into Japan, not general acceleration. It is a fit if you want pilots, business-to-business partnerships, investor access or a market presence in Japan, and less so if you are only looking for domestic support.

How applications work

Apply through the form linked from the India–Japan Startup Gateway page. Have your venture details ready: year of incorporation, stage, revenue and funding status, and a clear case for why the Japanese market matters to you. Questions can go to the programme inbox, ijsg@ghvaccelerator.com.

How selection works

Applications are reviewed and a shortlist is drawn up. Shortlisted ventures may be invited for a follow-up discussion before a final decision. Selection is described as weighing sector relevance, how mature the business is, and how ready it is to engage with the Japanese ecosystem.

What to prepare for

This is a paid programme that participants contribute towards, so budget for the contribution as well as the time the trip to Japan requires.

GHV Accelerator is the public name of GreenHouse Ventures Private Limited, which runs programmes to connect Indian startups with the Japanese market. Its current, active work on its own site is the India–Japan Startup Gateway (IJSG), a programme that takes selected Indian startups to Japan to meet enterprises, institutions, investors and other ecosystem partners.

What they support

The India–Japan Startup Gateway is open to India-based startups that want to engage with the Japanese ecosystem, whether for market entry, pilots, business-to-business collaboration or investor access. The programme describes an interest in startups across areas such as AI and machine learning, deep tech, manufacturing, climate and sustainability, robotics, IoT, enterprise SaaS, mobility, semiconductors and electronics, energy, industrial automation, and drones and aerospace. GHV presents itself as an accelerator rather than a campus incubator, and the India–Japan Startup Gateway is the one programme its site currently describes.

Programmes

The India–Japan Startup Gateway is a market-entry and partnership-building programme. Selected startups travel to Japan for structured interactions with enterprises, institutions, investors and other stakeholders, alongside industry visits. GHV describes it as a paid programme that participants contribute towards, with the contribution covering travel, visa support, accommodation in Japan, the enterprise and ecosystem interactions, industry visits and local logistics. Selection is described as based on sector relevance, business maturity and readiness to engage with the Japanese ecosystem.

How to apply

Founders apply through the application form linked from the India–Japan Startup Gateway page. The form asks for venture details, year of incorporation, stage, revenue and funding status, and a case for the startup's interest in the Japanese market. Applications are reviewed, and shortlisted ventures may be invited for a follow-up discussion. The programme team can be reached at ijsg@ghvaccelerator.com.

A note on its history

How long GHV has operated is unclear from the available sources, which do not agree. Its own homepage describes experience spanning more than two decades, while the record this page replaces listed a founding year of 2014; third-party databases also carry the 2014 date. Because the organisation's own pages and these other sources conflict, no single founding year is stated here, and this is worth a human check before publishing.