{"id":18176,"date":"2018-07-23T19:23:31","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T10:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovation-osaka.jp\/oih2026\/?post_type=library&#038;p=18176"},"modified":"2026-10-13T11:52:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T02:52:35","slug":"kanayagenki","status":"publish","type":"library","link":"https:\/\/www.innovation-osaka.jp\/en\/library\/kanayagenki\/","title":{"rendered":"akippa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Osaka-based akippa is a leading company in the Japanese sharing economy, gaining over 1 million users in 5 years. Their goal is to build the world\u2019s largest mobility platform by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEntrepreneurs need two qualities: logical thinking and more importantly perseverance,\u201d says CEO Genki Kanaya. He learned the latter playing soccer, trying to make it to the professional league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.innovation-osaka.jp\/oih2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/akippa_02.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a blackout that inspired him to start a business that would be \u201cindispensable\u201d for society, just like electricity. Genki and his early employees brainstormed about the services they would love to use themselves and solve real problems. They came up with many ideas, one of which was parking sharing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.innovation-osaka.jp\/oih2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/akippa_03.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2014, akippa has grown exponentially. It is a magnet for top talents who used to work for IT giants such as Google and Rakuten. \u201cThere are many professionals in Tokyo who want to go back to their hometown in Kansai. A startup with an interesting and growing business in Osaka can attract them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe define our company as \u2018Problem-solvers\u2019. Our becoming #1 company globally will make the world a better place. That\u2019s why we aim to reach to the top as a company based in Osaka.\u201d This young CEO is creating an exciting future where anyone can go and meet the people they love anywhere, anytime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2284,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/www.innovation-osaka.jp\/oih2026\/?post_type=library&#038;p=3689","catch_copy":"From Osaka to the world with the industry\u2019s No. 1 parking-sharing service!","company":"akippa Inc.","sub_catch":"","person_name":"Genki Kanaya","card_subtitle":"Genki Kanaya"},"library-category":[30,28,31,63],"class_list":["post-18176","library","type-library","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","library-category-it","library-category-aplication","library-category-ecosystem","library-category-sharing","en-US"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.innovation-osaka.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library\/18176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.innovation-osaka.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.innovation-osaka.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/library"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.innovation-osaka.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.innovation-osaka.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"library-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.innovation-osaka.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library-category?post=18176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}