AI Meets Tokyo｜Demo Night
🚀 AI Meets Tokyo | Demo Night
Rooted in Tokyo’s vibrant tech innovation landscape, this exclusive Demo Day brings together standout early-stage AI startups, venture investors, and industry practitioners from Japan and the broader Asia-Pacific region.
Built as a focused, no-frills stage for product showcase and ecosystem connection, the event centers entirely on AI innovation: breakthrough technologies, real-world commercial use cases, and high-value networking across the local AI builder community.
🌟 What to Expect
Curated Main Stage Pitches: A handpicked lineup of top AI startups deliver tight, focused presentations of their latest products and commercial progress, covering LLM applications, autonomous AI agents, vertical industry solutions and other fast-growing tracks.
Dedicated Networking Session: Enjoy unstructured networking time to connect deeply with founding teams, investors, and tech professionals. Build targeted, high-caliber professional connections within Tokyo’s AI ecosystem.
Targeted Ecosystem Matchmaking: The gathering brings together corporate innovation teams, investment institutions and tech community representatives, opening channels for capital collaboration, industry partnership and technology implementation.
🎤 Pitching Teams
A curated roster of promising AI startups from Tokyo and across APAC. Full lineup will be announced ahead of the event.
🔥We welcome all promising AI teams to apply for an on-stage Demo Pitch slot — dedicated pitch spots are open for application via the Demo Pitch Pass ticket type, with all submissions reviewed on a rolling basis.
👥 Who Should Attend
Founders & Startup Core Teams: AI entrepreneurs and team leads based in Japan and APAC, seeking product exposure, funding opportunities and industry collaboration.
Investors & Capital Partners: VCs, angel investors and corporate venture teams focused on early-stage AI, looking to source high-potential projects in the Tokyo market.
Tech Practitioners & Developers: AI engineers, product managers and research fellows eager to explore frontier AI use cases and expand technical horizons.
Tech Media & Ecosystem Partners: Media outlets, industry communities and service providers tracking the evolution of Japan’s AI landscape.
🎫 Available Passes
All passes are subject to approval to maintain a high-quality, focused attendee community.
Standard Pass
Free general admission to the full event — watch all live pitches, join the networking session, and connect with the community on site.
Demo Pitch Pass
Secure a 7-minute pitch slot on the main stage in front of investors, media and industry leaders. Includes all Standard Pass benefits, plus pre-event pitch guidance and post-event targeted investor introductions.
VC Investor Pass
Exclusive fast-track for investment professionals. Enjoy early access to full startup profiles and pitch decks ahead of the event, priority seating, and access to a dedicated investor-founder matchmaking session.