Events

Events for the entrepreneurial 99%

Investor office hours, founder sessions and operator talks from the Openfor ecosystem — online and in Tokyo. Free to attend.

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2 events

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 Ekinci

Tuesday · 10:00 AM JST · Zoom

Investor Office Hour with Stella Capital : How to Get Your Startup Noticed by Global VCs

Aizuddin Zakaria Adli, Erdinc Ekinci

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1 event

Tuesday · 6:00 PM JST · Tokyo Innovation Base（TIB）

The Human Signal: Founder-Led Cross-Border Sales on October 6

Timothy Connor, Anna Leshchuk, Erdinc Ekinci, Julio Alejandro Calanche

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Tuesday · 9:30 AM JST · Zoom

How to Create a Great First Startup Pitch using AI

Jonathan Greechan

Friday · 10:00 AM JST · Zoom

Physical AI Startups: Building, Scaling and Raising Global Capital

Wednesday · 1:00 AM JST · Zoom

Raising in the Age of AI: An Investor Q&A with Spyros Georgiadis

Spyros Georgiadis

Tuesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

Investor Office Hour with Chinh Q. Tran

Chinh Q. Tran, Erdinc Ekinci

Tuesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

Investor Office Hour: Raising Capital and Scaling in the MENA Market

Walied Albasheer, Erdinc Ekinci

Tuesday · 9:00 AM JST · Zoom

How to Get Customer Feedback on your Startup Idea in the Age of AI

Jonathan Greechan

Wednesday · 1:00 AM JST · Zoom

How to Find the First Customers for Your Startup Idea

Jonathan Greechan

Tuesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

Mentor Office Hour with a Cross-Border Venture Scout: Global GTM, Traction & Fundraising

Thursday · 7:00 PM JST · CIC Tokyo

The Human Signal: Cross-Border Sales From London To Japan

Julio Alejandro Calanche, Erdinc Ekinci

Monday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

Mentor Office Hour with a Cybersecurity Expert: From MVP to Enterprise-Ready

Joshua Qwek, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein

Tuesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

Mentor Office Hour with a Serial Entrepreneur: Product Strategy Using AI

Jetson Tan, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein

Thursday · 10:00 AM JST · Airmeet

How to Use AI to Validate Your Startup Idea in Days

Jonathan Greechan

Tuesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

Productize & Automate With AI: From Idea to Scalable Systems

Mathieu Romary, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein

Wednesday · 1:00 AM JST · Airmeet

How to Build Without a Team Using AI with Jonathan Greechan

Jonathan Greechan

Tuesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

Building a Business Model & Monetization: Turning Idea into Revenue

Jason Chen, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein

Friday · 2:00 AM JST · Airmeet

Go From Idea to Working App with AI, Featuring Adeo Ressi

Friday · 12:00 AM JST · Zoom

Venture Trailblazers featuring Tim Draper

Thursday · 1:00 AM JST · Airmeet

The AI-Native Founder Revolution: Build Your Company Faster Than Ever

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 Shein

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 Shein

Thursday · 6:00 PM JST · CIC Tokyo

Startup Fundraising in Japan: Featuring Decile Group

Yu Li Shein, Shota Atago, Bibi Ishikawa, Erdinc Ekinci

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 Shein

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 Shein

Thursday · 8:00 PM JST · CIC Tokyo

The Secret Behind the First Signal: A compressed miniworkshop on our Personal Incubator

Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein

Thursday · 7:00 PM JST · CIC Tokyo

Solo-Founder 101: How Anyone Can Start a Business Using AI

Tuesday · 10:00 AM JST · Zoom

Launching Your First Fund from Scratch

Jorden Woods, Radhika Iyengar, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein

Friday · 10:00 AM JST · Zoom

Breaking Into Venture Capital Without Prior Experience — Featuring Sarah Romanko

Sarah Romanko, Yu Li Shein

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 Shein

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 Ekinci

Monday · 9:00 PM JST · Zoom

Breaking Into Venture Capital Without Prior Experience, Featuring Connor Sattely

Connor Sattely, Yu Li Shein

Wednesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

FI Japan/ Korea/ Taiwan Joint Global 2025 Fall Cohort Graduation (Online Event)

Jeffrey Paine, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein

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 Ekinci

Tuesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

Revo Capital’s Cross-Border Strategy: Regional Startups to Global Success

Cenk Bayrakdar, Erdinc Ekinci

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

Monday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

$860M, 114 VC Deals: Why Saudi Leads MENA Startups (2025) with Omar

Omar Munawar, Erdinc Ekinci

Monday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

Becoming an Angel & Finding One: How Angel Investing Works (Workshop + AMA)

Jed Ng, Erdinc Ekinci

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 Ekinci

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 Shein

Tuesday, 2025 · 6:00 PM JST · Online Webinar

AMA with CVCs Featuring Andy Cheng (GrandTech Cloud Services Inc.)

Andy Cheng, Erdinc Ekinci

Monday, 2025 · 12:00 PM JST · Zoom

Monday Show: Startup Trends, VC Insights & Live Q&A Episode-2

Wednesday, 2025 · 4:00 PM JST · Online Meeting

Startup English Pitch Practice Session: Get Feedback on Your Pitch

Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein

Tuesday, 2025 · 6:30 PM JST · Zoom

AMA with VCs Featuring Woohyun Nahm (Korea Investment Accelerator)

Woohyun Nahm, Erdinc Ekinci

Tuesday, 2025 · 4:00 PM JST · SivanS株式会社

AMA with VC Featuring David Yi and Meet up @Shibuya

David Yi, Erdinc Ekinci

Monday, 2025 · 12:00 PM JST · Zoom

Monday Show: Startup Trends, VC Insights & Live Q&A

Tuesday, 2025 · 6:00 PM TST · Online Webiner

AMA with CVCs featuring Erik Colin from Cathay Venture

Erik Colin, Erdinc Ekinci

Thursday, 2025 · 7:00 PM JST · Toranomon Hills Business Tower

Tokyo Founder’s Meetup @ VENTURE CAFE

Wednesday, 2025 · 4:00 PM JST · Pitch Event

Startup English Pitch Practice Session: Get Feedback on Your Pitch

Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein

Tuesday, 2025 · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

AMA with VCs Featuring Pras Hanuma (NextUnicorn.Fund)

Pras Hanuma, Erdinc Ekinci

Thursday, 2025 · 7:00 PM JST · Toranomon Hills Business Tower

Human Side of Entrepreneurship: Lessons from 8K Startups + Open Mic Session

Wednesday, 2025 · 4:00 PM JST · Zoom

Startup English Pitch Practice Session: Get Feedback on Your Pitch

Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein

Tuesday, 2025 · 6:00 PM JST · Tokyo Innovation Base

CVC in Japan: Connecting Startups with Corporate Innovation & Trends

Haru Noda, Yasumasa Saito, Manji Suzuki, Erdinc Ekinci

Thursday, 2025 · 8:00 PM JST · CIC Tokyo

Mastering the Art of the Pitch: Unlocking Startup Success

Wednesday, 2025 · 4:00 PM JST · Zoom

Startup English Pitch Practice Session: GET FEEDBACK ON YOUR PITCH TO IMPROVE, AND GET CHANCE TO CONNECT WITH GLOBAL VCs

Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein

Wednesday, 2025 · 4:00 PM JST · Zoom

Startup English Pitch Practice Session: To Get Connected with Global Investors and Secure the Global Investment (1)

Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein

Monday, 2025 · 1:00 PM KST · Global Startup Center

SPARK2050 Roadshow – Korea 2025 Pitch Competition

Erdinc Ekinci, Brian JY Yoo, Eugene Noh, Rancho Lee

Wednesday, 2025 · 5:00 PM JST · Zoom

Startup English Pitch Practice Session: To Get Connected with Global Investors and Secure the Global Investment

Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein

Friday, 2025 · 2:30 PM JST · Ritsumeikan University - Osaka Ibaraki Campus (OIC)

ROCKET PITCH NIGHT KANSAI 2025

Thursday, 2025 · 6:00 PM JST · CIC Tokyo

FI Japan/Korea/Taiwan 2025 Spring Cohort Graduation Party Event (In-Person)

Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein

Tuesday, 2025 · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

AMA with VCs Featuring Jeffrey Paine (Golden Gate Ventures)

Jeffrey Paine, Erdinc Ekinci

Tuesday, 2025 · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

FI Japan/ Korea /Taiwan Joint Global 2025 Spring Cohort Graduation

Jun Kojima, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein

Wednesday, 2025 · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

Starting a Startup in Japan: What Every Entrepreneurs Needs to Know

+2Jamiel Hampton, Richard Orman, Sydney Seekford, Sandrine Monette, Marie-Solange Vottero, Erdinc Ekinci

Thursday, 2025 · 10:00 AM JST · TKP Tokyo Station Otemachi Conference Center

Spark2050 Roadshow - Japan 2025 Pitch Competition

Thursday, 2025 · 4:00 PM KST · Global Startup Center

Global Startup & Investor Ecosystem Get-Together in Korea

+1Erdinc Ekinci, James Lim, Rancho Lee, Eugene Kim, Cenk Baladura

Friday, 2025 · 6:00 PM JST · SusHi Tech Square

Understanding How Venture Capital Works For Startup ベンチャーキャピタルの仕組みを理解するs

Thursday, 2025 · 12:00 PM JST · Tokyo Big Sight East Halls

Founders, VCs, & Leaders, CASUAL Gathering at Sushi Tech 2025 Conference

Thursday, 2025 · 6:00 PM JST · CIC Tokyo

CVC in Japan: Connecting Startups with Corporate Innovation & Trends

Yasumasa Saito, Erdinc Ekinci

Wednesday, 2025 · 5:00 PM JST · Frame Jinnan-zaka

India Startup & Business Ecosystem in Japan Get Together @Egg Forward

+4Jun Kojima, Mahesh Kasar, Sujan Sanku, Vinod Vasudevan, Gaurav Malhotra, Karthik Rampalli, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein

Thursday, 2025 · 5:00 PM JST · Venture Cafe Tokyo (CIC) 15th floor

From Research to Revenue: Turning University IP to Global Startup in AI Age

Wednesday, 2025 · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

Startup Funding in Japan: How to Raise Money with VCs

Jun Kojima, Erdinc Ekinci

Monday, 2025 · 6:00 PM TST · Zoom

Startup Funding in Taiwan: How to Raise Money with VCs

Elias Ek, Gaviann Tseng, Erdinc Ekinci

Wednesday, 2025 · 5:00 PM JST · 2-chōme-2-1 Minatomirai

Japan’s Startup Ecosystem Get Together at Yokohama

+2Erdinc Ekinci, Marcel Rasinger, Mahesh Kasar, Joe Hüg, Krishan Caldwell, Todor Panev

Tuesday, 2025 · 6:00 PM KST · Zoom

Startup Funding in Korea: How to Raise Money with VCs

Sean Kwon, Jihun Yeon, Erdinc Ekinci, Cenk Baladura

Monday, 2025 · 6:00 PM TST · Zoom

Meet the Taiwan Startup Ecosystem with Startup Island TAIWAN & More

+1Yvie Tai, Allen John Ku, Alyssa Chen, Edgar Chiu, Erdinc Ekinci

Wednesday, 2025 · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

Scaling Startups Globally: Insights from a Cross-Border Investor & Builder

Sertac Yeltekin, Erdinc Ekinci

Friday, 2025 · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

The AI Agent Revolution: Why Now Is the Best Time to Build Startup!

Thursday, 2025 · 6:00 PM JST · Toranomon Hills Forum

How to Run Your Startup and Survive Thrive in Japan & East Asia

Erdinc Ekinci, Tyson Batino, Alexander De Vore, Serkan Toso

Tuesday, 2025 · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

Why SE Asia’s Tech Ecosystem Failure Is Your Next Big Market Opportunity

John Millar, Erdinc Ekinci

Thursday, 2025 · 8:00 PM JST · CIC Tokyo

Unmasking the Accelerator: Are They Really Worth It?

Evan Burkosky, Xiaoxi Guo

Wednesday, 2025 · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

Funding the Future of Healthcare: From Serial Entrepreneur to Specialist VC

Fredrik Debong, Erdinc Ekinci

Thursday, 2025 · 8:00 PM JST · Toranomon Hills Business Tower

Understanding How Venture Capital Works For Start-Ups

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