SCALE Batch2 Kickoff Special Session | In an Era Where Pay No Longer Decides, How Do People Choose a Company?
Kickoff for Batch2 of the SCALE accelerator on hiring and org building, with pitches from 10 startups and a session on winning talent beyond pay.
- When
- Thu, August 20, 2026 · 18:00–21:00 JST
- Where
- Tokyo Innovation Base, 千代田区丸の内３丁目８−３ · In person
- Region
- Kanto (Tokyo)
- Organizer
- Tokyo Innovation Base
- Language
- JA
- Source
- Peatix
Summary
The kickoff event for Batch2 of the SCALE Program, an accelerator run under the Tokyo SUTEAM initiative that focuses on hiring and organization building. Ten selected seed to early-stage companies gather to mark the start of the six-month program, built around the theme of hiring and organization building paired with business growth.
The special session asks how people choose a company in an era where compensation alone no longer decides. Against the high pay offered by large corporations and foreign firms, panelists discuss how startups can win top talent using stock options, autonomy, and purpose. Speakers include Shinichiro Yamamoto, Head of HR at Google Japan, and Shoji Miyata, founder of SmartHR and CEO of Nstock.
The program features pitches from the ten selected startups plus a networking session bringing together guests, VCs, HR leaders, and supporters. It is aimed at startups, VCs/CVCs, corporates, and ecosystem supporters, and admission is free.
About the community
A community built around an accelerator program focused on hiring, organization building, and business growth. It draws founders and HR leaders from seed to early-stage startups along with VCs and corporate supporters, selecting cohorts of companies in six-month batches and backing their growth through pitches and networking.
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