“JAPAN INNOVATION WEEK” where investors and startup ecosystem builders from around the world gather

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At “JAPAN INNOVATION WEEK,” starting with the demo day of the startup acceleration program “Techstars Tokyo,” which will be held for the first time in Japan by Techstars, which is the world's largest pre-seed investor, to be held on 11/12 (Tuesday), the “Startup Horizon Horizon” “Global Startup EXPO 2025” pre-event for the Osaka/Kansai Expo “2024 -Countdown to Global Startup EXPO 2025 Event-” and the “Global Corporate Venturing Asia Congress,” which will be an opportunity for corporate venture capital (CVC) from Asia and the world to interact, will be held.

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11/12 TUE - Techstars Tokyo Demo Day
11/13 WED - Global Corporate Venturing Asia Congress
11/14 THU - GRIC2024
11/15 FRI - Startup Horizon 2024 -Countdown to Global Startup EXPO 2025 Event-

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List of events held at “JAPAN INNOVATION WEEK”

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11/12 (Tue) Techstars Tokyo Demo Day

Techstars Tokyo Demo Day is a place where 12 Japanese and overseas startups selected from numerous applications spanning 79 countries/regions will present the results of the 3-month accelerator program. We would like to share the culmination of the equity accelerator program, which will be Japan's first trial, with those involved in the Japanese startup ecosystem, including domestic and foreign investors, and we invite everyone.

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○Event Overview

・Date: 2024/11/12 (Tue) 14:00-18:00

・Location: Muromachi Mitsui Conference Hall

・Organizers: Techstars Tokyo, Mitsui Fudosan, JETRO

・URL:https://lu.ma/q4bvwekk(By invitation only)

・Language: English (with Japanese translation)

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11/13 (Wed) Global Corporate Venturing Asia Congress

Global Corporate Venturing is leading media management, publication of analysis reports, community formation and event hosting, etc. related to CVC (corporate venture capital) around the world, and is hosting the Asian regional edition of flagship events held in 4 countries around the world in Japan and Tokyo. Over the past few years, the GCV Asia Congress has grown into an important event, particularly for the innovation sector of large companies in the Asia/Japan region. This year it will be held in Tokyo on November 13th, so please join us. The event has successfully connected international CVC organizations with Asian/Japanese companies and VCs, created opportunities for investment and venture growth in the Asia-Pacific region, and promoted networking opportunities for CVC investors in Japan, Asia Pacific, and the world.

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○Event Overview

・Date: 2024/11/13 (Wed) 8:45 - 20:00

・Location: Tokyo Midtown Yaesu 4th Floor Innovation Field

・Organizer: Global Corporate Venturing

・Co-organizer: Mitsui Fudosan (31VENTURES)

・URL:https://www.gcvasia.com

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11/14 (Thu) GRIC2024　

*The online session will be held on November 12 and 13

GRIC (GROWTH INDUSTRY CONFERENCE) is Japan's largest hybrid global conference and community specializing in growth industries. We provide “opportunities” and “places” for domestic and international top-tier ecosystem builders to gather.

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○Event Overview

・Date: DAY1-DAY2 Online Session DAY @Eventhub

　　　　　11/12 (Tue) 10:00-17:00 ※Schedule

　　　　　11/13 (Wed) 10:00-17:00 *Schedule

　　　　DAY3 OFFLINE DAY @渋谷ヒカリエ Hikarie Hall

　　　　　11/14 (Thu) 10:00-19:00 *Scheduled*Multiple contents will be streamed LIVE

・Location: Hybrid event (offline: Shibuya Hikarie Hikarie Hall, online: EventHub)

・Co-organizers: for Startups Co., Ltd., CIC Tokyo

・URL:https://gric.forstartups.com/

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11/15 (Fri) Startup Horizon 2024 -Countdown to Global Startup EXPO 2025 Event-

Startup Horizon 2024 -Countdown to Global Startup EXPO 2025 Event- is an event that conveys the potential of the Japanese startup ecosystem from Osaka/Kansai to the world in anticipation of “Global Startup EXPO 2025,” which is scheduled to be held within the 2025 Osaka/Kansai Expo. We aim to further globalize the startup ecosystem by attracting investment from overseas into Japanese startups.

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