

SWITCH Day 0: From One Block to Global Impact
Your next market is closer than you think. Start the conversation here.
Are you a founder looking for the right country to take your startup next?
B71, HKSTP and Leave A Nest are co-hosting a day of market exploration, and each partner brings a different strength. B71 runs a startup network across 6 countries, from Southeast Asia to Japan, China and Silicon Valley. HKSTP shows you how to land in Hong Kong. Leave A Nest adds its own network in Japan, with a closer look at Yokohama.
You won’t just hear from us. Founders who have already expanded overseas will talk about what it took to land: who helped, what they got wrong, and what they’d do differently.
The VCs and CVCs on the investor panel will explain what they look for in a startup going cross-border.
Then stay for the afternoon. Twelve startups will pitch, and our judges will give feedback live on stage. Judging them will be:
Joyce Ng, GP, iGlobe Partners
and more to be announced soon.
Agenda
9:00 AM - Registration
9:30 AM - Opening addresses
9:50 AM - Investment Vehicles Panel, led by UntroD Capital Asia
11:00 AM - Explore the Japan Ecosystem with Leave A Nest, with a focus on Yokohama, plus four Japanese startups pitching
12:00 PM - Networking lunch
1:15 PM - Explore the NUSX Ecosystem
1:30 PM - Explore Hong Kong with HKSTP
1:45 PM - Fireside Chat: Founders Going Global
2:30 PM - Startup Pitch Session: 12 global startups
If you’re a founder weighing your next market, an investor tracking deals across Asia, a corporate looking for startups to pilot or build solutions with, or a partner who helps startups land, this one day replaces months of cold emails.