GTIE DEMO DAY 2026
A pitch event by GAP Fund teams from GTIE, the greater Tokyo university startup ecosystem.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · JA
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Mon, June 8, 2026
3events
Decoding the Structure of Startup Success
Oxford's "Science of Startups" keynote by Paul X. McCarthy plus 12 Black Belt Global Venture Studio pitches at TIB.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · JA/EN
Extended Tokyo - WWDC 2026
An in-person late-night watch party for the WWDC 2026 keynote with lightning talks and networking, hosted by LINE Yahoo and ZOZO.
In person · Other · JA · Jun 8 – Jun 9
Tue, June 9, 2026
5events
SEAJ Global Startup Ecosystem Meeting 2026 in SPRING
SEAJ's spring ecosystem briefing, digging into the Boston and Chicago startup ecosystems.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · JA
Tokyo Weekly Lunch
Weekly lunchtime networking for Tokyo's startup community at Sapia Tower near Tokyo Station, no pitches, just real conversations.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · EN
[Tokyo Government Partnership Program] Founders Talk About Their Early Days: Studio10x Startup Creation Support Program 4th Cohort Info Session #1 in Tokyo
Free Tokyo info session for the Studio10x startup creation program, with founder cross-talk and networking.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · JA
Weekly Tuesday Meetup
Open house at Tokyo Hackerspace in Akasaka, every Tuesday and Wednesday night, 7:30 to 10 pm.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · EN
Continuing Extended Tokyo - WWDC 2026
An in-person late-night watch party for the WWDC 2026 keynote with lightning talks and networking, hosted by LINE Yahoo and ZOZO.
In person · LINEヤフー株式会社 赤坂オフィス · Other · JA
Wed, June 10, 2026
8events
Automated Testing Strategies Connecting QA and Development Teams
Online session hosted by CircleCI on automated testing strategies that bridge QA and development teams.
Online · JA
YOKOHAMA CONNÉCT #39
Venture Café Yokohama's 39th recurring hybrid gathering at TECH HUB YOKOHAMA with parallel startup and innovation sessions.
Hybrid · Kanto (Tokyo) · JA/EN
Snack and Connect
Weekly drop-in networking at Shibuya Startup Support's Bridge office — entrepreneurs, investors, and the startup-curious welcome.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · JA/EN
Drug Discovery Ecosystem '2026': Launch
Senior officials from MHLW and METI brief on Japan's drug discovery policy and investment roadmap, with a panel on university-born biotech startups.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · JA
AI in Financial Services - Session #03
Tokyo AI's third session on AI in financial services — three talks plus networking in Chuo City.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · EN
Brainstorm Business Ideas with TOKYO STARTUP GATEWAY Alumni — JAM MEETUP #2
A student meetup where TOKYO STARTUP GATEWAY alumni guide you through building your first business idea, with free networking.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · JA
Tech networking meetup 🤝 in Shibuya #14
Casual networking for IT professionals at a Shibuya bar, with rotating groups so you meet a wide mix of engineers, founders, and recruiters.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · EN
THS "Nihongo Night" open house
Tokyo Hackerspace's weekly Japanese-language open house in Akasaka: drop by, say hello, and see the maker space.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · JA
Thu, June 11, 2026
3events
Startup OI Tokyo #K-contents
Eleven Korean K-Content startups (games, K-POP, webtoons) pitch to Japanese investors and platforms at Tokyo Innovation Base.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · JA
Thursday Gathering #385
Venture Café Tokyo's weekly hybrid gathering at CIC Tokyo: sessions, founders, and open networking from 16:00 to 21:00.
Hybrid · Kanto (Tokyo) · JA/EN
Kubernetes Meetup Tokyo #74 KubeCon Europe 2026
The 74th Kubernetes Meetup Tokyo, held online around the theme of KubeCon Europe 2026.
Online · JA
Fri, June 12, 2026
3events
NAGOYA CONNÉCT #122
Venture Café Tokyo's monthly Nagoya gathering, hybrid evening sessions on startups and deep tech at Nagono Campus.
Hybrid · Chubu · JA/EN
AI & Trusted Systems - Conversations on AI, Trust, and the Future of Venture Building
Kickoff of a small-group series where corporate, startup, and VC leaders discuss AI in business, trust, and implementation.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · JA/EN
Beyond Vector Databases: Structured Retrieval and Graph-Native AI Systems
Tokyo AI workshop on grounding AI agents through structured and graph-native retrieval, moving beyond embeddings and vector databases.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · EN
