​Are you an early stage founder who just raised and is trying to scale? Let's discuss growth strategies with Z Venture Capital (VC Arm of Yahoo! Japan and LINE) and network with other founders, investors and industry experts!

​We are inviting around 10 founders to present a short pitch on stage during the event. Apply To Pitch

​This event is hosted by Qlay, Z Venture Capital and Open Network Lab (ONLab).

​Agenda:

• ​​​​6:00 - 6:45 pm: Registration and Networking

• ​​6:45 - 7:00 pm: Announcements and Partner Introductions

• ​​​7:00- 7:15 pm: Fireside Chat with Hyung Kim (Principal at Z Venture Capital), Devin Ajimine (Founder & CEO of LifeAt) and Tom Nakata (Founder & CEO of Qlay).

• ​​​7:15- 7:30 pm: Startup Lightning Pitches - Apply to Pitch

• ​​7:30 - 9:00 pm: Networking w/ Food and Drinks!​​

​​​Hosts:

​​​Qlay (Berkeley SkyDeck Batch 17 IPP, ONLab Batch 28) is a Global Engineer Hiring Platform. We help startups source, screen and hire top-tier engineers in Vietnam and in other developing countries. Book a quick intro call to learn how you can strengthen your development without ruining your cash flow!

​Z Venture Capital (ZVC) is the VC arm of LY Corporation, which operates Yahoo! Japan and the LINE communication app. ZVC invests in early to later stage tech startups across a wide range of sectors.

​Open Network Lab (ONLab) is a seed accelerator program run by the Digital Garage Group, a large IT company that has been leading the internet revolution in Japan for the past three decades. There are 2 batches every year and each startup that gets accepted into the program will receive an investment of $100K.