Japan Society Innovation Series: Bridging US and Japan Innovation Ecosystems, Presented by Remarkable Ventures
Remarkable Ventures and Japan Society invite you to the Japan Society Innovation Series: Bridging US and Japan Innovation Ecosystems.
US Startups will have a chance to pitch to leading Japanese corporate venture arms and innovation teams:
SMBC
Mitsubishi Electric
Suntory
Iino Lines
Mitsubishi Corporation
Sumitomo Corporation
Marubeni Power
Asahi Kasei
This is a unique opportunity to pitch to major Japanese corporates and gain exposure to an audience of 200+ investors, operators, and ecosystem leaders. We are selecting a select number of high-quality startups to pitch.
Apply here to pitch to 7 Japanese Corporations and CVCs:
https://forms.gle/EKBVA8C8vwyVEckv6
Agenda:
5:30 PM: Doors open
6:00PM Welcome Remarks by Doug Peterson
Advisor & Board Member; Vice Chair of the Board of Directors, Japan Society; Executive Chairman of OneChronos
https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-peterson-1254245/
6:05 PM: Opening Remarks by Murat Aktihanoglu and Jon Axelrod
Remarkable Ventures, Managing Partners
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-axelrod-781454/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/murat/
6:10 PM: Introductions from Japanese Corporations
6:20 PM: Pitches from US Startups to Japanese CVC Panel
Japanese Corporate VC Panel Chair:
Eiko Ooka
Investment committee member of SMBC Fin Atlas Beyond Fund
https://www.linkedin.com/in/eiko-ooka-b4013b13/
Japanese Corporate VC Panel Members:
Kazutoshi Ukon
Mitsubishi Electric Innovation Fund
https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/cvc/member.html
Christian Sassman
Head of Global DX & Ventures at Suntory Holdings Limited
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiansassmann/
Ryo Tateishi
Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas) - Director, Business Development
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryo-tateishi-08464612a/
Kenji Togasaki
Senior Vice President, IINO LINES
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenji-togasaki-b4a8a8/
Tyler Schinto
Presidio Ventures (Sumitomo Corporation)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerschinto/
Hernan Figueroa
VP of Digital Innovation, Marubeni Power
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hernan-figueroa/
Jeff Chen
Managing Director @Asahi Kasei Ventures
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-chen-jianfeng/
US Startups Pitching:
Nancy Rhodes, Alternew
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancyrhodes/
Durlabh Jain, Coolr Group
https://www.linkedin.com/in/durlabh/
Shamoon Siddiqui, Human Friendly Robotics
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamoons/
Darius Vaillancourt, Datastrut AI
https://www.linkedin.com/in/p-darius-vaillancourt-99481928/
Annie Morris, Hygia Technologies
https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-morris-sulevia/
Paul Burani, Atlas Primer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pburani/
If you are interested in pitching to Japanese corporations, CVCs, and an audience of 200+ people, apply here:
https://forms.gle/EKBVA8C8vwyVEckv6
7:30 PM: Networking Reception
8:00 PM: End of event
Event Co-Hosts:
Japan Society and Remarkable Ventures
Remarkable Ventures
https://www.remarkable.vc/