Protostar Inc. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Hidemaro Maekawa), whose mission is to support challengers, will hold "StartupList Pitch," a completely free event where all presenting entrepreneurs can receive mentoring from 10 or more investors.

▽ Startups wishing to present, please apply via the link below. *Application is by screening.

https://theprotostar.typeform.com/to/gKBbOd

(This event is for "StartupList" users to present. If you have not yet registered as a user, please register here.)

About "StartupList Pitch"

This is a regular pitch event held on the last Tuesday of every month from 10:00 to 13:00.

Five to six seed- and early-stage startups pitch to investors, after which they are provided with an opportunity to receive direct mentoring from multiple investors.

After the event, a networking reception with light refreshments is also held, allowing participants to connect with multiple investors and entrepreneurs in a single session.

You can utilize this as an efficient networking venue.

Since its launch in 2015, the event has been held over 100 times in total, with more than 500 startup companies having presented to date.

Through this event, we continue to create opportunities for new encounters for many entrepreneurs and investors.

Event Outline

Date and Time: Tuesday, July 28, 2026, 10:00 - 13:00

Location: GROWTH Iidabashi (2-3-21 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo)

Target Audience: VCs, CVCs, corporations (investment departments), startups wishing to present in the future, students (invitation only)

Participation Fee: Free

Details and Application:

Startups wishing to present, please apply here (application is by screening)

This event is for "StartupList" users to present. If you have not yet registered as a user, please register here.

Inquiries about this event:

Protostar Inc.

StartupList Pitch Secretariat [email protected]

Protostar Inc. is looking for new colleagues to take on challenges together to achieve its mission.

▽ Recruitment information here

https://www.theprotostar.co/recruit

About Protostar Inc.

With a focus on supporting challengers, we offer a diverse range of services, including "StartupList," one of Japan's largest entrepreneur-investor matching services, and "JP STARTUPS," a media outlet that introduces and supports startups originating in Japan. In addition to our existing businesses, such as our alliance business that promotes co-creation and acceleration with startups, mainly among large corporations, and our entrepreneur support media "Kigyo LOG," one of Japan's largest, we have recently launched "Startup M&A" to support M&A as a growth and exit strategy for startups. We have established a system to broadly support "challengers."

Location: Nihonbashi Tomizawa-cho Building 501, 9-4 Nihonbashi Tomizawa-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0006

Capital: ¥89,098,750

Date of Establishment: November 30, 2016

URL: https://www.theprotostar.co/

Participating Organizations: - Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry J-Startup Supporters - Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry J-Startup KYUSHU - Tokyo Metropolitan Government Tokyo Innovation Base Starting Member - Tokyo Metropolitan Government Tokyo Innovation Base Partner - Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs Incubation HUB Promotion Project FY2016 Adopted Project - Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN (SMRJ) Startup Angel Collaboration Promotion Council (SAN) Member - Tsukuba Startup Ecosystem Consortium Regular Member - Diagonal Run Tokyo OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS - Japan Venture Capital Association Supporting Member

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  • Source: PR TIMES
  • Category: Event
  • Organizations: StartupList / JP STARTUPS / Diagonal Run Tokyo