Sep
29
Tuesday · 10:00 AM JST · Zoom
Quantum, AI and the Next Computing Wave: Where Capital Is Moving and How Breakthrough Companies Get Funded
Nardo Manaloto, Erdinc EkinciEndedRecap →
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Investor office hours, founder sessions and operator talks from the Openfor ecosystem — online and in Tokyo. Free to attend.
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144 events
Sep
15
Tuesday · 9:30 AM JST · Zoom
How to Create a Great First Startup Pitch using AI
Jonathan Greechan
EndedRecap →
Sep
11
Friday · 10:00 AM JST · Zoom
Physical AI Startups: Building, Scaling and Raising Global Capital
Doug GriffinEndedRecap →
Sep
2
Wednesday · 1:00 AM JST · Zoom
Raising in the Age of AI: An Investor Q&A with Spyros Georgiadis
Spyros Georgiadis
EndedRecap →
Sep
1
Tuesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom
Investor Office Hour with Chinh Q. Tran
Chinh Q. Tran, Erdinc EkinciEndedRecap →
Aug
18
Tuesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom
Investor Office Hour: Raising Capital and Scaling in the MENA Market
Walied Albasheer, Erdinc EkinciEndedRecap →
Aug
18
Tuesday · 9:00 AM JST · Zoom
How to Get Customer Feedback on your Startup Idea in the Age of AI
Jonathan Greechan
EndedRecap →
Aug
12
Wednesday · 1:00 AM JST · Zoom
How to Find the First Customers for Your Startup Idea
Jonathan Greechan
EndedRecap →
Aug
11
Tuesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom
Mentor Office Hour with a Cross-Border Venture Scout: Global GTM, Traction & Fundraising
Yu Li SheinEndedRecap →
Aug
6
Thursday · 7:00 PM JST · CIC Tokyo
The Human Signal: Cross-Border Sales From London To Japan
Julio Alejandro Calanche, Erdinc EkinciEndedRecap →
Aug
3
Monday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom
Mentor Office Hour with a Cybersecurity Expert: From MVP to Enterprise-Ready
Joshua Qwek, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li SheinEndedRecap →
Jul
28
Tuesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom
Mentor Office Hour with a Serial Entrepreneur: Product Strategy Using AI
Jetson Tan, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li SheinEndedRecap →
Jul
23
Thursday · 10:00 AM JST · Airmeet
How to Use AI to Validate Your Startup Idea in Days
Jonathan Greechan
EndedRecap →
Jul
21
Tuesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom
Productize & Automate With AI: From Idea to Scalable Systems
Mathieu Romary, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li SheinEndedRecap →
Jul
15
Wednesday · 1:00 AM JST · Airmeet
How to Build Without a Team Using AI with Jonathan Greechan
Jonathan Greechan
EndedRecap →
Jul
14
Tuesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom
Building a Business Model & Monetization: Turning Idea into Revenue
Jason Chen, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li SheinEndedRecap →
Jul
10
Friday · 2:00 AM JST · Airmeet
Go From Idea to Working App with AI, Featuring Adeo Ressi
Adeo Ressi
EndedRecap →
Jul
10
Friday · 12:00 AM JST · Zoom
Venture Trailblazers featuring Tim Draper
Tim Draper
EndedRecap →
Jul
9
Thursday · 1:00 AM JST · Airmeet
The AI-Native Founder Revolution: Build Your Company Faster Than Ever
Adeo Ressi
EndedRecap →
Jun
30
Tuesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom
Robotics Startups & Cross-Border Fundraising: How to Attract Global Capital and Industrial Partners
Sabrina Sasaki, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li SheinEndedRecap →
Jun
23
Tuesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom
The Skills Every Emerging VC Needs Before Raising a Fund — Featuring Myrto Lalacos
Myrto Lalacos, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li SheinEndedRecap →
Jun
11
Thursday · 6:00 PM JST · CIC Tokyo
Startup Fundraising in Japan: Featuring Decile Group
Yu Li Shein, Shota Atago, Bibi Ishikawa, Erdinc EkinciEndedRecap →
Jun
4
Thursday · 6:00 PM JST · CIC Tokyo
Navigating Japan Market: From Market Entry to Local Traction
Taisuke “Alex” Odajima, Jason Chen, Karen Onuma-Mielke, Yu Li SheinEndedRecap →
Jun
2
Tuesday · 10:00 AM JST · Zoom
Cross-Border Fundraising: How APAC Startups Raise from Global VCs
+1Martin Tobias, Arzu Tekir, Xiaoxi Guo, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li SheinEndedRecap →
May
21
Thursday · 8:00 PM JST · CIC Tokyo
The Secret Behind the First Signal: A compressed miniworkshop on our Personal Incubator
Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li SheinEndedRecap →
Apr
9
Thursday · 7:00 PM JST · CIC Tokyo
Solo-Founder 101: How Anyone Can Start a Business Using AI
Erdinc EkinciEndedRecap →
Mar
31
Tuesday · 10:00 AM JST · Zoom
Launching Your First Fund from Scratch
Jorden Woods, Radhika Iyengar, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li SheinEndedRecap →
Mar
20
Friday · 10:00 AM JST · Zoom
Breaking Into Venture Capital Without Prior Experience — Featuring Sarah Romanko
Sarah Romanko, Yu Li SheinEndedRecap →
Mar
12
Thursday · 4:00 PM JST · CIC Tokyo
FI Japan/Korea/Taiwan 2025 Fall Cohort In-Person Graduation Party @ Venture Café
+4Ryutaro (Ryan) Nakata, Chinh Q. Tran, Ben Hartwright, Ibrahim Orhan, Xiaoxi Guo, Richard Orman, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li SheinEndedRecap →
Mar
4
Wednesday · 6:00 PM JST · Tokyo Innovation Base
Pre-Seed Startup Fundraising in Japan, Featuring Japan Angels, and more
Colin Magne, Evan Burkosky, Koki Tanaka, Erdinc EkinciEndedRecap →
Mar
2
Monday · 9:00 PM JST · Zoom
Breaking Into Venture Capital Without Prior Experience, Featuring Connor Sattely
Connor Sattely, Yu Li SheinEndedRecap →
Feb
25
Wednesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom
FI Japan/ Korea/ Taiwan Joint Global 2025 Fall Cohort Graduation (Online Event)
Jeffrey Paine, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li SheinEndedRecap →
Feb
19
Thursday · 6:00 PM JST · Toranomon Hills Mori Tower
How to Get Investment as a Foreign Founder in Japan
Jeremy Kai Proctor, Yamato Sasagawa, Ibrahim Orhan, Erdinc EkinciEndedRecap →
Jan
27
Tuesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom
Revo Capital’s Cross-Border Strategy: Regional Startups to Global Success
Cenk Bayrakdar, Erdinc EkinciEndedRecap →
Jan
22
Thursday · 8:00 PM JST · CIC Tokyo
Go-to-Market Japan: The State of Japan’s Startup Ecosystem日本市場への参入：日本のスタートアップ・エコシステムの現状
Erdinc EkinciEndedRecap →
Jan
19
Monday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom
$860M, 114 VC Deals: Why Saudi Leads MENA Startups (2025) with Omar
Omar Munawar, Erdinc EkinciEndedRecap →
Jan
12
Monday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom
Becoming an Angel & Finding One: How Angel Investing Works (Workshop + AMA)
Jed Ng, Erdinc EkinciEndedRecap →
Jan
8
Thursday · 5:00 PM JST · CIC Tokyo
Startup Fundraising in Japan: How to Raise Money with VC 日本におけるスタートアップ資金調達：VCから資金を調達する方法-
Rebecca Chai, Jeongwoo Lim, Erdinc EkinciEndedRecap →
Dec
17
Wednesday, 2025 · 4:00 PM JST · Startup English Pitch Practice Session
Startup English Pitch Practice Session: Get Feedback on Your Pitch
Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li SheinEndedRecap →
Dec
9
Tuesday, 2025 · 6:00 PM JST · Online Webinar
AMA with CVCs Featuring Andy Cheng (GrandTech Cloud Services Inc.)
Andy Cheng, Erdinc EkinciEndedRecap →
Dec
8
Monday, 2025 · 12:00 PM JST · Zoom
Monday Show: Startup Trends, VC Insights & Live Q&A Episode-2
EndedRecap →
Dec
3
Wednesday, 2025 · 4:00 PM JST · Online Meeting
Startup English Pitch Practice Session: Get Feedback on Your Pitch
Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li SheinEndedRecap →
Dec
2
Tuesday, 2025 · 6:30 PM JST · Zoom
AMA with VCs Featuring Woohyun Nahm (Korea Investment Accelerator)
Woohyun Nahm, Erdinc EkinciEndedRecap →
Dec
2
Tuesday, 2025 · 4:00 PM JST · SivanS株式会社
AMA with VC Featuring David Yi and Meet up @Shibuya
David Yi, Erdinc EkinciEndedRecap →
Dec
1
Monday, 2025 · 12:00 PM JST · Zoom
Monday Show: Startup Trends, VC Insights & Live Q&A
EndedRecap →
Nov
25
Tuesday, 2025 · 6:00 PM TST · Online Webiner
AMA with CVCs featuring Erik Colin from Cathay Venture
Erik Colin, Erdinc EkinciEndedRecap →
Nov
20
Thursday, 2025 · 7:00 PM JST · Toranomon Hills Business Tower
Tokyo Founder’s Meetup @ VENTURE CAFE
Erdinc EkinciEndedRecap →
Nov
19
Wednesday, 2025 · 4:00 PM JST · Pitch Event
Startup English Pitch Practice Session: Get Feedback on Your Pitch
Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li SheinEndedRecap →
Nov
18
Tuesday, 2025 · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom
AMA with VCs Featuring Pras Hanuma (NextUnicorn.Fund)
Pras Hanuma, Erdinc EkinciEndedRecap →
Nov
6
Thursday, 2025 · 7:00 PM JST · Toranomon Hills Business Tower
Human Side of Entrepreneurship: Lessons from 8K Startups + Open Mic Session
Erdinc EkinciEndedRecap →
Nov
5
Wednesday, 2025 · 4:00 PM JST · Zoom
Startup English Pitch Practice Session: Get Feedback on Your Pitch
Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li SheinEndedRecap →
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