Starting up in Japan? Techstars Tokyo 2025 AMA @ JIC
Should Japan be on you radar as a founder?
The answer is YES and Techstars Tokyo may be able to help you!
With Holly Liu, a mentor, Takuya Goto, an alum, and Noriya Tarutani, a partner, to Techstars Tokyo, Yuki Shirato, Managing Director, will speak about the growing startup ecosystem in Japan and the Tokyo accelerator program.
About Holly Liu
As a co-founder of the mobile gaming unicorn Kabam, Holly Liu was pivotal in its success through key leadership roles including lead designer for the lucrative "Kingdoms of Camelot" franchise and Chief Development Officer driving the international expansion that led to the company's 2017 sale, establishing her as a recognized entrepreneur, speaker, and mentor in the gaming industry.
About Takuya Goto / AssetHub (Techstars Tokyo 2024)
AssetHub is an AI-native 3D modeling platform that lets creators work the way they're used to while AI quietly handles the heavy lifting—think "Cursor for game art."
Takuya is CEO of AssetHuba, previously co-founded Gaudiy, led product development & consumer-facing IP strategy
About Noriya Tarutani / JETRO Startup
JETRO is a government-related organization that promotes mutual trade and investment between Japan and the rest of the world. As part of its activities, JETRO Startup connects startups, corporations, and VCs/CVCs to grow the startup innovation ecosystem, and is one of the partners of Techstars Tokyo.
Noriya is the head of JETRO Startup. He has dedicated over 20 years to supporting the global expansion of Japanese startups and the entry of international startups into Japan across Tokyo, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley.
We encourage attendees to ask any questions about the program!
https://www.techstars.com/blog/pov/should-japan-be-on-your-radar-as-a-founder