Co-Lab: Co-founder Matching Event
Co-Lab : Meet Your Future Startup Partner
🔍 What is Co-Lab (日本語版は以下です。)
Co-Lab is a meetup series designed to help business and technical co-founders find the right partners to build startups together. Whether you’re an engineer with an idea, a business lead looking for a CTO, or just curious about joining a founding team—this is the room to be in.
In Japan’s growing startup ecosystem, it’s still rare to find a space where local and international founders can meet, collaborate, and test their compatibility. Co-Lab was created to change that.
🎯 Who is this for?
Founders with an idea or MVP looking for co-founders
Aspiring entrepreneurs who want to join a startup team
Tech and business professionals open to collaboration
Startup-curious creatives, product people, and designers
🤝 What to expect
This is not your average networking event. We’ve designed an interactive experience to help you make real connections and discover potential co-founder chemistry through:
✅ Short 60-sec idea pitches & 30-sec intros
✅ Interactive team-building challenges
✅ Language & role stickers to find the right people
✅ Speed discussions with startup-focused prompts
✅ Open networking
You’ll walk away with new ideas, new contacts, and maybe even a co-founder.
⭐️ Event Format
3:30pm - Doors open [Registration + Light Networking]
4:00pm - Introduction + Opening Remarks
4:15pm - Founder Intros + Elevator Pitches
4:45pm - Speed Dating
5:15pm - Team Building Challenges
6:00pm - Open Networking
6:30pm - Event Ends
🌍 Language Support
We welcome both Japanese and international participants. To help with communication, you’ll get a language sticker at check-in:
🟥 Japanese only | 🟦 English only | 🟦🟥 Bilingual
Event Sponsors
Impact Hub Tokyo
🔗 Join us
Whether you’re ready to build or just exploring what’s out there, come meet ambitious people who are serious about starting something meaningful. This is the place where great companies begin—with one conversation.
Spots are limited, so reserve your place now.
Can't make the event? 😓
Well we want to leave you with something that may help you the next time you're chatting to a potential co-founder.
This is a list of 50 questions to explore with a potential co-founder. They cover a wide range of topics and are very useful when deciding if someone is the right fit for your team.
Download it here 👉🏽 50 Co-Founder Questions PDF
🇯🇵 日本語翻訳版: 潜在的な共同創業者と話し合うための50の質問