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We can offer opportunities below

Investment opportunities

Catch the biggest chance to attract investors by pitching on a stage, showcasing your demo and attending office hours.

Pitch Contest

Are you the founder of the next Sony or Toyota? Present your company for the whole world.

About Pitch Contest

Booths

Get a quick snapshot of the most interesting technologies changing the world in 2026.

About Booths

Investor Office hour

1-on-1 meet up opportunity for investor and founder

About Investor Office hour

Speed Dating

1-on-1 meet up with Investors, Corporates, and Senpai founders

About Speed Dating

Registered investors

Archibald Ciganer

Managing Partner
Artemis Ventures

Isabel Lo

Associate
HEARST Ventures

Rin Ishikawa

Venture Capitalit
Animal S

Yui Takahashi

Senior Associate Venture Capitalist
Norin chukin

Colin Magne

Partner
Inovexus

Bora Savas

Head of Global venture lab
Niterra Ventures

Panu Maulaheimo

Lead of Venture Capital
Helsinki Partners

Rii Takahashi

Principal
GREE Ventures

Jerry Chi

Head of Tokyo AI Innovation Lab
Super Cell

Cristina Vijoli

Senior Growth Manager
Helsinki Partners

Eichi Ueta

Managing Director
Mizuho

Joji Takeuchi

Exective manager
Asset Management One
All Investors

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Discover ambitious startups bridging Japan and the world.

Recruitment opportunities

200
Volunteers
20
Teams
80%
Students
60%
Japanese
63
Universities
25
Average Age
48
Nationalities

Struggling to find globally-minded, startup-ready talent in Japan?
Your next star hire is already here. Takeoff Tokyo's 200+ student volunteers represent the best ambition-driven talent from 63 universities and 48 countries.
They're multilingual, startup-savvy, and have real experience building global communities and managing complex operations.
Whether you need engineers, business developers, or operations specialists, you'll find candidates who are passionate about innovation and ready to scale with you. Recruiting at Takeoff Tokyo means meeting talent that's already proven they can execute.

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