Tech Osaka Summit: dates, who attends, and how founders get in
A global startup event that brings together startups, leading companies, investors, researchers, and other key players from Japan and around the world.
The essentials from the organiser's own pages: when, where, how big, and how founders get in. Speakers, investor lists and past editions are on the official site.
- Next edition
- Jan 26–27, 2027 · Tech Osaka Summit 2027 source
- Where
- Knowledge Capital Congrès Convention Center, B2F, North Building, Grand Front Osaka, Osaka, Japan
- Format
- in-person
- Tickets
- Free admission (2027)
- Startup pass
- General admission is free. Startups can apply to exhibit (free; applications are reviewed and exhibitors selected) or enter the free pitch contest through its application and screening process. source
- Pitch Contest Tech Osaka Award 2027
- Tech Osaka Summit 2027 Pitch Contest: GRAND PRIZE—Hankyu Hanshin Properties Award JPY 2,000,000; EXCELLENCE AWARD JPY 500,000. source
Next edition
| Dates | Jan 26–27, 2027 source |
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| Edition | Tech Osaka Summit 2027 |
| Venue | Knowledge Capital Congrès Convention Center, B2F, North Building, Grand Front Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
How founders get in
| Startup programme | General admission is free. Startups can apply to exhibit (free; applications are reviewed and exhibitors selected) or enter the free pitch contest through its application and screening process. source |
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Pitch Contest Tech Osaka Award 2027
| Prize | Tech Osaka Summit 2027 Pitch Contest: GRAND PRIZE—Hankyu Hanshin Properties Award JPY 2,000,000; EXCELLENCE AWARD JPY 500,000. source |
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Meeting investors there
Founders can connect with investors through rapid-fire matchmaking and one-on-one business-matching sessions; exhibiting startups receive priority access to matching with corporations and investors. source
Before you go: the hub's cold email to VCs playbook covers the pre-event outreach that fills a meeting calendar, and Causo matches your stage and thesis to the funds in its database so you know who to ask for a meeting.
Official links and socials
Prepare for it
- How to cold email VCs — book the meetings before you land.
- The 12-slide seed deck — what to have ready when a partner says "send me the deck".
- Pitch Deck Roaster — a slide-by-slide pass before you submit to Pitch Contest Tech Osaka Award 2027.
- Accelerator deadlines — the application windows that open around the event.
Sources
Every fact above was read from one of these official pages on Oct 26, 2026: