Erdinc Ekinci

Co-Founder & CEO, Openfor.co · Openfor.co

About

Erdinc Ekinci is the Co-Founder and CEO of Openfor.co, Founder and CEO of Co-Capital, and Managing Director of Founder Institute Japan, Korea and Taiwan. He is an entrepreneur, ecosystem builder, and startup mentor supporting founders with GTM, sales, partnerships, international expansion, visibility, and investment readiness.

Upcoming (2)

Sep

Wednesday · 6:00 PM JST · Zoom

Investor Office Hour with Yu Li Shein

Erdinc Ekinci

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Oct

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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Upcoming (2)

Investor Office Hour with Yu Li Shein

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

Past (98)

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

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

Investor Office Hour with Chinh Q. Tran

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

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

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

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

Productize & Automate With AI: From Idea to Scalable Systems

Building a Business Model & Monetization: Turning Idea into Revenue

Robotics Startups & Cross-Border Fundraising: How to Attract Global Capital and Industrial Partners

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

Startup Fundraising in Japan: Featuring Decile Group

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

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

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

Launching Your First Fund from Scratch

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

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

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

How to Get Investment as a Foreign Founder in Japan

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

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

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

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

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-

Startup English Pitch Practice Session: Get Feedback on Your Pitch

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

Startup English Pitch Practice Session: Get Feedback on Your Pitch

AMA with VCs Featuring Woohyun Nahm (Korea Investment Accelerator)

AMA with VC Featuring David Yi and Meet up @Shibuya

AMA with CVCs featuring Erik Colin from Cathay Venture

Tokyo Founder’s Meetup @ VENTURE CAFE

Startup English Pitch Practice Session: Get Feedback on Your Pitch

AMA with VCs Featuring Pras Hanuma (NextUnicorn.Fund)

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

Startup English Pitch Practice Session: Get Feedback on Your Pitch

CVC in Japan: Connecting Startups with Corporate Innovation & Trends

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

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

SPARK2050 Roadshow – Korea 2025 Pitch Competition

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

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

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

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

Global Startup & Investor Ecosystem Get-Together in Korea

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

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

CVC in Japan: Connecting Startups with Corporate Innovation & Trends

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

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

Startup Funding in Japan: How to Raise Money with VCs

Startup Funding in Taiwan: How to Raise Money with VCs

Japan’s Startup Ecosystem Get Together at Yokohama

Startup Funding in Korea: How to Raise Money with VCs

Meet the Taiwan Startup Ecosystem with Startup Island TAIWAN & More

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

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

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

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

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

Understanding How Venture Capital Works For Start-Ups

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

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

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

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

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

How Venture Capital/VC Works: AMA with VCs

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

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

Global GTM Partnerships for Startups: Mini Workshop + Open Mic + Networking

Startup Ecosystem Supporters and Startups Get Together by Founder Institute Korea

Boosting Startup Ecosystem Collaborations by Openfor.co & Founder Institute

Startup Ecosystem Supporters Get Together & Shinnenkai

1st Cohort Co-Host Event: Connect & Collaborate Mini Workshop to Create a Collaborative Content

FOUNDERS ROUNDTABLE - JAPAN: BUILDING THE FUTURE OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS