Hello Tomorrow Japan Challenge
Selects early-stage deep tech startups to pitch investors at Tokyo's Deep Tech Summit.
Hello Tomorrow Japan's Challenge runs as a funnel rather than a single-round application: a panel of judges first screens every written application, and startups that clear that review are invited into the Deep Tech Pioneers community, a year-round network with access to Hello Tomorrow's global relationships, VCs and corporate partners. From inside that community, startups can update and complete …
The Japan Challenge is open to early-stage deep tech startups working on new technology, scientific discovery or complex engineering that addresses unresolved industrial, social or environmental needs, or that creates new markets. Sixteen tracks span areas including aerospace, climate and environment, digital health, energy, food and agriculture, industrial AI and robotics, biotech and new materials, semiconductors, and sustainable construction.
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