Joint Business

We are developing joint businesses with various corporate partners and organizations.
Our goal is to make Startrail widely used where many more agents manage provenance and comply with handling rules of artwork across services.
Maecenas Fine Art Ltd.
Maecenas is a leading start-up working on improving transparency and liquidity of the art investment globally, with a focus on Hong Kong and Singapore. They are developing a blockchain-driven platform where fractionalized pieces of fine art are bought and sold with security.
Fractional ownership tokens issued on Maecenas will gain a new source of credibility for art investors by referring to the certificate and history information on Startrail. Startrail is also working to provide a new form of liquidity of the artwork for the artwork owners on Startrail (private collectors, museums, etc.) by connecting Startrail with fractional ownership investors overseas through Maecenas.
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https://startbahn.jp/en/20191003-maecenas/
TANSEISHA Co., Ltd.
We are jointly developing “B-OWND,” a Startrail-based platform for sales and distribution of arts and crafts.
“B-OWND” is a platform that directly connects Japanese artists and craftspeople with collectors (purchasers), curators, and art critics from around the world. We aim to create an environment where those involved in the art ecosystem and the public can see third-party evaluations for a piece by publicizing the evaluations and communications among artists, collectors, and curators.
B-OWND’s website: https://www.b-ownd.com
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https://www.tanseisha.co.jp/news/info/2018/post-27750 (Japanese)
Wacom Co., Ltd.
We are working with Wacom Co., Ltd., the top shareholder in the creative solutions business, for the prosperity in the digital arts market. Wacom provides various products such as pen tablets to creators in 150 countries and regions. We are linking Wacom’s digital signature technology, WILL™, with Startrail. Creators using devices such as pen tablets will be able to claim the rights to their work and receive the money generated in its secondary distribution as royalty-type revenues.
Our goal is to contribute to the further growth of the digital art market by developing a foundation for the protection of rights and distribution of digital artworks globally.
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https://startbahn.jp/press-20191126-wacom/ (Japanese)

X-tech Management, Ltd
X-tech Management is a venture company from Kyoto University of the Arts that trains IoT creators and supports startup businesses.
X-tech Management will hold an exhibition called “An Exhibition Just for One Group Per Night,” at the newly opened Kyo no Ondokoro TAKEYAMACHI in the Marutamachi area of Kyoto, owned by Wacoal. The exhibition will feature works by Kyoto University of the Arts graduates and provide an opportunity for their work to be exhibited and purchased. Startbahn will provide Cert. from Startbahn Cert., aim to build a new distribution model for young artists.
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https://startbahn.jp/x-tech-stb-20200825/ (Japanese)

TRiCERA, Inc.
TRiCERA supports artists in development of their careers, by providing a comprehensive service and solutions of connecting Japanese art to the world by solving issues regarding the international barriers.
Cert. from Starbahn Cert. will be provided to the artworks on TRiCERA.NET; thus, the authenticity of the art pieces is guaranteed. Artists can also manage the distribution and capture provenance of their work after it is sold.
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https://startbahn.jp/tricera-startbahn-20200928/ (Japanese)