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NEDO Deep Tech Startup Support Program (DTSU), with the GX deep tech track

ディープテック・スタートアップ支援事業（DTSU）

Status

Runs quarterly; last round closed 2026-09-08

Projected from its published cycle — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
3,000,000,000 JPY

Three phases, all at a subsidy rate of up to 2/3 (DMP may be 2/3 or 1/2). STS phase (early commercialisation R&D): up to JPY 300 million or JPY 500 million per project period. PCA phase (later commercialisation R&D): up to JPY 500 million or JPY 1 billion. DMP phase (mass production demonstration): up to JPY 2.5 billion. Each phase runs about 1.5-2 years (max 4 years within a phase). Where a company moves through phases via stage-gate review, the overall cap per project is JPY 3 billion over a maximum of 6 years. To date DTSU has awarded 119 projects totalling about JPY 68.46 billion and GX 19 projects totalling about JPY 10.06 billion (as of June 2026).

You must co-fund 33%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) / 国立研究開発法人新エネルギー・産業技術総合開発機構

public · national

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — 2026年9月3日10時～9月8日正午の第10回（DTSU）・第7回（GX）提案受付は終了。公募は通年で年4回程度の受付期間を設ける方式で、次回受付期間は公式の「公募に係る日程一覧」で公表される。

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 33% yourself.

Who can apply

対象者: 企業（団体等を含む） - companies including organisations. Aimed at deep tech startups whose technology needs long-term R&D and large capital, addressing socio-economic challenges. Co-ordination with VCs and use of stage-gate review are built into the scheme. The GX track is a parallel programme for deep tech startups in the green transformation field.

How to apply

  1. Obtain a GビズID (GBizID Prime or Member) account, required to apply through the Jグランツ system. — link
  2. Secure investment from a VC, CVC or operating company - the project period is defined from that investment.
  3. Choose the phase (STS, PCA or DMP) that best matches your stage and read the 公募要領 published at call opening. — link
  4. Submit the proposal on Jグランツ within the intake window; NEDO reviews and may apply stage-gate review for phase transitions.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.nedo.go.jp/koubo/CA2_100521.html

"公募は通年で実施し、年4回程度、提案受付期間を設定し、その都度審査を実施する予定です。なお、今回の提案受付期間は2026年9月3日10時～2026年9月8日正午とします。"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.nedo.go.jp

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