Events

Oct 9, 2026San Francisco

On-site report from San Francisco Tech Week 2026

On-site coverage

We covered “Is Japan the Next Strategic Capital Hub?”, an official side event hosted by DG Daiwa Ventures and J-GIC, on site, and released the English panel discussion along with interviews with speakers and attendees.

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Jul 8, 2026

On-site report from MAP2026

On-site coverage (sponsored by MAP / CrowdWorks)

On-site coverage of MAP, a conference on startup M&A hosted by CrowdWorks that brought together more than 500 founders and M&A professionals. The video combines session highlights with interviews recorded right after the talks.

Jul 2, 2026Kyoto Shinkin Bank QUESTION, Kyoto

Go Global, Come to Japan - Startup Now & DGDV

Co-hosted with DG Daiwa Ventures (IVS2026 side event)

A side event about going global, held on the evening of day two of IVS2026. It had two sessions, one in Japanese with founders taking on the world from Japan and one in English on how overseas investors see the Japanese market, with live translation throughout. About 350 people applied for 150 seats.

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Jun 20, 2026

On-site report from Startup Market 2026

On-site coverage

On-site coverage of Startup Market 2026, a career conference that drew more than 2,000 applications. The video combines session highlights with interviews recorded backstage and at company booths.

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Apr 2026Tokyo

On-site report from SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026

Official media partner, on-site coverage

Startup Now joined SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026 as an official media partner. We released an on-site report in English, with highlights from keynotes and sessions and interviews with speakers and founders, along with an interview in English with Rob Freelen, Managing Director of Sozo Ventures.

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Jul 3, 2025Kyoto Research Park, Kyoto

Startup Podcast Connect 2025

Organizer

Held as a side conference of IVS2025, with talk sessions featuring the hosts of popular startup podcasts, followed by networking. More than 400 people applied.

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• Episodes from this event (Japanese)

May 26, 2025Spotify Japan, Shibuya, Tokyo

Startups × Podcasts: The Front Line

Co-hosted with IVS

A pre-event for IVS2025 with two sessions: one on corporate podcasts and advertising, and one on what startup podcasts in Japan and abroad can teach us. Seats were limited to 30, drawn by lottery.

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• Episodes from this event (Japanese)

Nov 7, 2024STUDIO VIZZ EBISU, Ebisu, Tokyo

Startup Now first anniversary event

Organizer

A public recording to mark the show’s first anniversary, with a co-founder of Turing as the guest. 140 people applied, and the recording was released as a video episode.

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• Episodes from this event (Japanese)

Jul 4, 2024Tamon, Kyoto Golden Building B1, Kyoto

Startup Big Meetup, featuring “BOOTUP RADIO” & “Startup Now”

Co-hosted with BOOTUP RADIO (official IVS side event)

A public recording and networking night held jointly with BOOTUP RADIO on the first evening of IVS KYOTO, as the second edition of Startup Podcast Connect. More than 100 people applied.

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• Episodes from this event (Japanese)

Jun 28, 2024Tokyo Innovation Base, Tokyo

Startup Podcast Connect

With START/FM and IVS (official IVS pre-event)

The show’s first in-person event, held with START/FM and IVS: public recordings of both shows, followed by networking.

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• Episodes from this event (Japanese)