Strengthening the Japan-India Innovation Corridor
Strengthening the Japan–India Innovation Corridor
Event Overview
Please join BII, ICMG Group and our partners for this edition Japan-India Innovation Corridor summit on 5th Aug 2025.
As Japanese interest in India’s innovation economy grows, this curated gathering aims to deepen connections between the two ecosystems.
Over the past two years, British International Investment (BII) has worked to catalyze Japanese investment across emerging markets, especially in India and Africa. This event builds on that momentum — bringing together senior leaders from Japanese corporates, VCs, trading houses, financial institutions, and Indian venture capital funds and startups.
What to Expect
A high-quality, interactive afternoon featuring:
VC <> LP dialogues: Introducing Indian VC funds to Japanese investors
Startup <> Corporate synergies: Creating space for partnership between Indian startups and Japanese enterprises
Market insights: Understanding the opportunities and challenges for Indian startups looking to enter Japanese market and for Japanese investors looking to enter the Indian market.
📅 Event Details
Date: Tuesday, 5 August 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM JST (Registration opens at 1:30 PM)
2.00–2.10pm: Welcome Remarks
Srini Nagarajan – Managing Director and Head of Asia, BII
Hitoshi Funahashi – Founder/ President of ICMG Group
2.10–2.20pm: Keynote Speech
Tadashi Maeda – Chairman of Board of Directors, Japan Bank of International Cooperation
2.20–2.40pm: Overview of Japan-India Venture Capital Corridor & Exit Landscape
Karthik Reddy – Partner, Blume
Reihem Roy – Partner, Omnivore
2.40-3.05pm: Japanese Corporate Initiatives Toward Japan-India Co-Creation
Yu Aruga - Managing Director, ICMG Ventures
This session leads an executive from leading Japanese corporations—partners of ICMG—to share their aspirations and strategies for investment and co-creation with Indian startups, along with relevant case studies in a dialogue format.
3.05–3.50pm: Demystifying the GTM blueprint for Japan
Shun Sagara – Country Director of India, Genesia Ventures
A hybrid session for Indian B2B founders to learn the local GTM blueprint and connect with potential sales partners. Participants to include Japan's top GTM enablers (GTM SaaS vendors, B2B unicorn executives etc.) and potential clients (large enterprises).
3.50-4.05pm: Coffee break
4.10–4.35pm: Perspectives on climate tech and deep tech
Karthik Reddy – Partner, Blume (Moderator) Reihem Roy – Partner, Omnivore
Ritu Verma – Managing Partner, Ankur Capital
Shohei Maekawa – Co-CEO, SDG Impact Japan
Saurav Kumar – Founder & CEO, Euler
4.40–5.15pm: Pecha Kucha
Shreyans Kokra – Founder & CEO, Canvaloop
Shantanu Jain – Director, Founder's Office, Varaha
Anand Jain – Founder & CEO, Aerem
Kunal Khattar– Managing Partner, AdvantEdge
5.15–5.45pm: Kizuna: The rising bridge: India - Japan in the age of innovation
Vinay Menon – Partner, Pravega (Moderator)
Hosoya Takao - Former CEO, Mizuho Securities India
Ankur Bansal – Co-Founder, Blacksoil
5.50-6.00pm: Closing remarks
Tomotaka Goji – Managing Partner, CEO and President - UTEC and Chairman Japan Venture Capital Association
6.00-8.00pm; Networking
👥 Who Will Attend
This is an invite-only event with a curated audience of ~50 senior stakeholders, including:
Indian VC fund managers
Founders of high-growth startups
Leaders from Japanese corporates, VCs and financial institutions
Government and policy stakeholders from both countries
イベント概要
BII、ICMGグループ、およびパートナー共催
**「日印イノベーション・コリドー サミット」**にぜひご参加ください。
📅 開催日：2025年8月5日（火）
🕝 時間：午後2時00分～午後6時（受付開始：午後1時30分）
日本におけるインドのイノベーション経済への関心が高まる中、本イベントは日印両国のエコシステム間のつながりをさらに深めることを目的としています。
過去2年間、**British International Investment（BII）**は、日本から新興市場、特にインドおよびアフリカへの投資を促進するために取り組んできました。本サミットはその流れを受け継ぎ、日本の大手企業、ベンチャーキャピタル、商社、金融機関と、インドのスタートアップおよびVCファンドとの対話の場を提供します。
期待される内容
インタラクティブで質の高い午後のプログラム：
VCとLPの対話：インドのVCファンドを日本の投資家に紹介
スタートアップと企業の協業機会：日本企業とインドスタートアップ間のパートナーシップを促進
市場インサイトの共有：
インドのスタートアップにとっての日本市場参入の機会と課題
日本の投資家にとってのインド市場参入の展望
参加者について
本イベントは招待制で、約50名のシニアステークホルダーが参加予定です：
インドのVCファンドマネージャー
成長著しいスタートアップの創業者
日本の大手企業、ベンチャーキャピタル、金融機関のリーダー
日印両国の政府・政策関係者