Events for the entrepreneurial 99%

Nardo Manaloto, Erdinc Ekinci

Tuesday · 10:00 AM JST · Zoom

Quantum, AI and the Next Computing Wave: Where Capital Is Moving and How Breakthrough Companies Get Funded

Aizuddin Zakaria Adli, Erdinc Ekinci

Tuesday · 10:00 AM JST · Zoom

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

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

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

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

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Past events

144 events

Chinh Q. Tran, Erdinc Ekinci

Tuesday · 9:30 AM JST · Zoom

How to Create a Great First Startup Pitch using AI

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

Tuesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

Investor Office Hour with Chinh Q. Tran

Walied Albasheer, Erdinc Ekinci

Tuesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

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

Julio Alejandro Calanche, Erdinc Ekinci

Tuesday · 9:00 AM JST · Zoom

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

Wednesday · 1:00 AM JST · Zoom

How to Find the First Customers for Your Startup Idea

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

Joshua Qwek, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein

Monday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

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

Jetson Tan, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein

Tuesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

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

Mathieu Romary, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein

Thursday · 10:00 AM JST · Airmeet

How to Use AI to Validate Your Startup Idea in Days

Tuesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

Productize & Automate With AI: From Idea to Scalable Systems

Jason Chen, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein

Wednesday · 1:00 AM JST · Airmeet

How to Build Without a Team Using AI with Jonathan Greechan

Tuesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

Building a Business Model & Monetization: Turning Idea into Revenue

Sabrina Sasaki, 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

Myrto Lalacos, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein

Tuesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

The Skills Every Emerging VC Needs Before Raising a Fund — Featuring Myrto Lalacos

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

Thursday · 6:00 PM JST · CIC Tokyo

Startup Fundraising in Japan: Featuring Decile Group

Taisuke “Alex” Odajima, Jason Chen, Karen Onuma-Mielke, Yu Li Shein

Thursday · 6:00 PM JST · CIC Tokyo

Navigating Japan Market: From Market Entry to Local Traction

+1Martin Tobias, Arzu Tekir, Xiaoxi Guo, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein

Tuesday · 10:00 AM JST · Zoom

Cross-Border Fundraising: How APAC Startups Raise from Global VCs

May

Thursday · 8:00 PM JST · CIC Tokyo

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

Jorden Woods, Radhika Iyengar, 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

Sarah Romanko, Yu Li Shein

Friday · 10:00 AM JST · Zoom

Breaking Into Venture Capital Without Prior Experience — Featuring Sarah Romanko

+4Ryutaro (Ryan) Nakata, Chinh Q. Tran, Ben Hartwright, Ibrahim Orhan, Xiaoxi Guo, Richard Orman, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein

Thursday · 4:00 PM JST · CIC Tokyo

FI Japan/Korea/Taiwan 2025 Fall Cohort In-Person Graduation Party @ Venture Café

Colin Magne, Evan Burkosky, Koki Tanaka, Erdinc Ekinci

Wednesday · 6:00 PM JST · Tokyo Innovation Base

Pre-Seed Startup Fundraising in Japan, Featuring Japan Angels, and more

Connor Sattely, Yu Li Shein

Monday · 9:00 PM JST · Zoom

Breaking Into Venture Capital Without Prior Experience, Featuring Connor Sattely

Jeffrey Paine, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein

Wednesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

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

Jeremy Kai Proctor, Yamato Sasagawa, Ibrahim Orhan, Erdinc Ekinci

Thursday · 6:00 PM JST · Toranomon Hills Mori Tower

How to Get Investment as a Foreign Founder in Japan

Cenk Bayrakdar, Erdinc Ekinci

Tuesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

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

Omar Munawar, 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

Monday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

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

Jed Ng, Erdinc Ekinci

Rebecca Chai, Jeongwoo Lim, 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-

Wednesday, 2025 · 4:00 PM JST · Startup English Pitch Practice Session

Startup English Pitch Practice Session: Get Feedback on Your Pitch

Andy Cheng, Erdinc Ekinci

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

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

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

Woohyun Nahm, Erdinc Ekinci

Tuesday, 2025 · 6:30 PM JST · Zoom

AMA with VCs Featuring Woohyun Nahm (Korea Investment Accelerator)

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

Erik Colin, Erdinc Ekinci

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

AMA with CVCs featuring Erik Colin from Cathay Venture

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

Pras Hanuma, Erdinc Ekinci

Tuesday, 2025 · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

AMA with VCs Featuring Pras Hanuma (NextUnicorn.Fund)

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

Haru Noda, Yasumasa Saito, Manji Suzuki, Erdinc Ekinci

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

CVC in Japan: Connecting Startups with Corporate Innovation & Trends

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

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, Brian JY Yoo, Eugene Noh, Rancho Lee

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

SPARK2050 Roadshow – Korea 2025 Pitch Competition

Wednesday, 2025 · 5:00 PM JST · Zoom

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

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)

Jeffrey Paine, Erdinc Ekinci

Tuesday, 2025 · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

AMA with VCs Featuring Jeffrey Paine (Golden Gate Ventures)

Jun Kojima, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein

Tuesday, 2025 · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

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

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

Wednesday, 2025 · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

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

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

Spark2050 Roadshow - Japan 2025 Pitch Competition

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

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

Global Startup & Investor Ecosystem Get-Together in Korea

Yasumasa Saito, Erdinc Ekinci

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

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

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

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

Jun Kojima, Erdinc Ekinci

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

Elias Ek, Gaviann Tseng, Erdinc Ekinci

Monday, 2025 · 6:00 PM TST · Zoom

Startup Funding in Taiwan: How to Raise Money with VCs

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

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

Japan’s Startup Ecosystem Get Together at Yokohama

Sean Kwon, Jihun Yeon, Erdinc Ekinci, Cenk Baladura

Tuesday, 2025 · 6:00 PM KST · Zoom

Startup Funding in Korea: How to Raise Money with VCs

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

Monday, 2025 · 6:00 PM TST · Zoom

Meet the Taiwan Startup Ecosystem with Startup Island TAIWAN & More

Sertac Yeltekin, Erdinc Ekinci

Wednesday, 2025 · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

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

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

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

John Millar, Erdinc Ekinci

Tuesday, 2025 · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

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

Evan Burkosky, Xiaoxi Guo

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

Unmasking the Accelerator: Are They Really Worth It?

Fredrik Debong, Erdinc Ekinci

Wednesday, 2025 · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

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

Michael Ho, Erdinc Ekinci

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

Understanding How Venture Capital Works For Start-Ups

Thursday, 2025 · 10:00 AM JST · Zoom

Scaling from Seed to Series A: Insights from a Former VC & Exited Founder

Erdinc Ekinci, Walied Albasheer

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

Go-to-Market Japan: The State of Japan’s Startup Ecosystem

Tuesday, 2024 · 6:00 PM GST · Zoom

Venture Capital in the Middle East: Trends and Insights From Early Stage Focus VCs

Siong Yoong, Erdinc Ekinci

Tuesday, 2024 · 7:00 PM JST · Zoom

Rethinking Startup Exits: M&A Trends and Their Impact on Venture Capital in Asia

Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein, Rene Budeck

Friday, 2024 · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

Startup Pitch Night: Pitch Your Startup Ideas to the Investors/ Experts

Rancho Lee, Erdinc Ekinci

Thursday, 2024 · 5:00 PM JST · Zoom

How Venture Capital/VC Works: AMA with VCs

Yu Li Shein, Hiroko Nishiyama

Friday, 2024 · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

Founder instituteを利用した、Day1から始めるグローバルに強いスタートアップの作り方

+1Jack Huang, Rancho Lee, Rene Budeck, Erdinc Ekinci, Yu Li Shein

Thursday, 2024 · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

Cross-Border Funding in Asia: Insights from Japan, Korea & Taiwan based VCs

+10Erdinc Ekinci, Dogukan Atar, Michael Lee, CJ Yoon, Han Sung Kang, Doer Youngil Ahn, Jay Hyunjung Kim, Rancho Lee, Sam Sung, Josh Choi, Eugene Kim, Jungwook Lim, Beamy Shin, Laura Valls Alvarez

Friday, 2024 · 6:00 PM KST · Global Startup Center

Founder Institute 15th Anniversary Celebration Event in Korea: Startup Ecosystem Supporters & Startups Get Together

Wednesday, 2024 · 6:00 PM JST · SivanS Lab Venue

Founder Institute 15th Anniversary Celebration Event: Startup Ecosystem Supporters Get Together