In person
LOCAL SCALE — Updating Japan from the Regions — produced by Hamahub!
Hamamatsu City reverse pitches, talk session, and networking connecting regional companies with nationwide startups at TIB.
- When
- Wed, May 13, 2026 · 18:30–21:00 JST
- Where
- Tokyo Innovation Base, 千代田区丸の内３丁目８−３
- Region
- Kanto (Tokyo)
- Organizer
- Tokyo Innovation Base
- Language
- JA
- Source
- Peatix
Summary
Hamamatsu City brings its regional innovation matching platform Hamahub! to Tokyo Innovation Base for an evening connecting Hamamatsu-area companies with nationwide startups. Three Hamamatsu firms (Aikan, Entetsu Group, Tenryu Mokuzai) deliver reverse pitches presenting concrete collaboration assets and challenges they want solved. A talk session features Yusuke Mizuno (Life is Tech CEO) and Kazutoshi Hosoya (Chiiki Shinbunsha CEO), moderated by For Startups' Satoko Suzuki, exploring how regional-startup co-creation accelerates. Pi Photonics founder Takahiro Ikeda shares a Hamahub! support case. The program closes with a one-hour networking session for direct deal conversations. Aimed at startups seeking proof-of-concept fields, corporates interested in regional open innovation, and investors wanting networks beyond the capital region.
About the community
An open innovation event for startups and corporates looking to partner with Hamamatsu-area companies — featuring reverse pitches from three local firms, a talk session on regional-startup co-creation with Life is Tech CEO Yusuke Mizuno, and an hour of focused networking.
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