Cross Round
Tables
Practitioners from diverse fields discuss “The past five years, the next five years” and global opportunities.
Tokyo / Japan · 2026
BUILD
BEYOND
BORDERS.
Beyond boundaries, creating the next change together.
Startup Ecosystem Summit 2026
01 / About
Innovation
has no borders.
More than making connections.
A day to question, collaborate, and act.
A day to question, collaborate, and act.
Startups, entrepreneurs, investors, accelerators, corporations, governments, and municipalities come together in Tokyo to begin the dialogue and collaboration that will create the next wave of growth.
For its fifth edition, the Summit reaches beyond countries, regions, and organizations to create new opportunities for practical co-creation.
5thANNUALSUMMIT
The place where change begins
Make every meeting
a starting point.
Global insights, practitioner round tables, and matching with support organizations. A platform designed to turn knowledge and networks into action.
02 / Program
One day.
Many frontiers.
Across industry, policy, and the world.
The program features cross round tables on “The past five years, the next five years” and “Global,” five shuffle sessions exploring open innovation, funding, impact, policy, and intellectual property, short pitches from government ministries and agencies, and networking to close the day.
It is a place where players from different sectors and perspectives meet, and where conversations turn into new collaborations.
Cross Round
Shuffle
Sessions
Focused conversations on open innovation, funding, impact, policy, and intellectual property.
Networking
Turn the day’s conversations and encounters into new partnerships and co-creation.
Timetable (coming soon)
03 / News
Updates
Event details, speakers, and registration updates will be posted here as they are confirmed.
Startup Ecosystem Summit 2026 is confirmed for December 10.↗
The session line-up is in preparation and will be announced here.…
04 / Overview
Event
overview
- Name
- Startup Ecosystem Summit 2026
- Date
- Thursday, December 10, 2026, 13:00–18:00
- Venue
- Tokyo Innovation Base
- Fee
- Free (advance registration required)
- Organizer
- Startup Ecosystem Association of Japan
05 / Organizer
Together,
forward.
Connecting Tokyo with the world’s
startup ecosystems.
startup ecosystems.
The Startup Ecosystem Association of Japan works with diverse players to build an environment where startups can emerge, grow, and change society.
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