AI Meets Tokyo｜Demo Night

🚀 AI Meets Tokyo | Demo Day

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.

Join us on July 31 in Tokyo for a day dedicated to AI innovation and connection.