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Go Global Hub

WHERE BORDERS INTERSECT AND IDEAS GO GLOBAL.

～A total of seven events will be held～

Event Overview
Registration
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Startup Lady has established the Go Global Hub, a platform where entrepreneurs, investors, and companies from Japan and around the world can connect, collaborate, and create new innovations as part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s FY2025 Global Exchange Activation Program.

This project aims to accelerate the growth of businesses entering overseas markets by leveraging cross-border knowledge, tools, and networks  to grow ventures with high scalability and significant social impact. 

Event Overview

Global Connector Salon
— A Hands-on Business Matching Exchange —

A unique program supported by Tokyo Metropolitan Government where global founders, companies and Japanese companies , enterprises , VC, to match their business to explore business opportunities.

This is not just another networking event—it’s a hands-on experience designed to build meaningful relationships through 1 on 1 business matching that could lead into the next phase of collaboration.

Keynote Speaker

TBD

Date

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Venue

United Inc.
Tokyo, Shibuya, 1 Chome−2−5 MFPR Shibuya Building
Please note that there's venue change! Also the event will be held on B1.

Schedule

  • 18:00 Doors Open

  • 18:30 Event start

  • 18:35 Key Note Speech

  • 19:00 1 on 1 matching

  • 20:20 Closing

  • 20:30 Networking (finger food and Drinks)

  • 21:30 End

  • ​Language: English (with Japanese support)

  • ​Capacity: 70-100 participants

  • ​Price: Free

Registration

※Please be sure to read the event participation terms and conditions before applying.

The Go Global Hub Backstory

Since our inception in 2017, Startup Lady has supported the growth of entrepreneurs and startups both in Japan and overseas. Through our activities, we have identified that for many entrepreneurs, the major barriers to overseas business expansion are not only language skills but also a lack of understanding of industry structures and cultural backgrounds.

Conversely, entrepreneurs who have worked directly with global founders and supporters tend to achieve greater success in global expansion.

Based on this experience, we have launched the Go Global Hub to facilitate meaningful connections and collaborations among global entrepreneurs, investors, and Japanese founders in order to foster the creation of new ventures. Leveraging our expertise in accelerator and venture studio operations, we aim to build a Tokyo-based platform to develop entrepreneurs, investors, and companies that thrive through cross-border collaboration.

Going Forward

The Go Global Hub will host 7 events in total, with three main themes: Co-Creation, Problem-Solving, and Business Matching. Through these gatherings, we will deepen relationships among participants and drive the creation of new ventures.

Planned Events Include:

  • Cross-Border Startup Match Salon (2 sessions) – Co-creation networking to form cross-border teams（September 16・ October 27 2025)

  • Global Connector Salon (2 sessions) – Practical business matching between Japan-based startups and overseas corporations/VCs （November 10 ・ December 2025)

  • Reverse Connect Tokyo (2 sessions) – International co-creation starting from real-world challenges faced by Japanese companies and entrepreneurs（January  February  2026)

  • Global Partner Matching (1 session, tentative title) – Large-scale, facilitated matching and connection event for entrepreneurs, founders, investors, and government officials （February  2026)

Go Global hub ambassador

  • I help early-stage startups scale, fundraise, and go global.

    As a founder of ZAIKO, a global ticketing and livestreaming platform, I spent over a decade building and scaling in Japan and across Asia. Now, I work with founders as a strategic advisor, fractional executive, helping teams turn big ideas into operating businesses.

    My focus is on early-stage startups (Pre-Seed to Series A) in tech, education, F&B, and entertainment. I’ve advised or invested in companies such as 77hz, ZAIKO, and KA International, offering hands-on support in:

    • Fundraising strategy & investor prep

    • Product development & go-to-market

    • Growth hacking & customer acquisition

    • Cross-border expansion (Japan & SE Asia)

    With over 20 years of experience across multiple industries and a global perspective on growth, I bring practical insight, deep networks, and operational expertise to every team I support.

  • I'm a partner of Apollo Capital Inc.I started my career at Japan Asia Investment Co., Ltd. After joining ITX Corporation, I was an director of several portfolio startups and subsidiaries. When ITX was acquired by Olympus corporation, I moved to it, where he acquired a Taiwanese company and was involved in PMI as its CFO. After that, I joined a VC-backed deep-tech startup, where he served as COO.

  • Schyler is an investor and builder dedicated to supporting diverse founders and mission-driven companies creating healthier lives and livelihoods. With a strong commitment to empowering people with greater financial, physical, mental, and temporal agency, she invests in ideas and organizations shaping a more equitable and sustainable future. She earned her BA in Economics from Stanford University and MPP at The University of Tokyo. She is the first African American venture capitalist in Japan, and is now an EIR at Value Create Ventures and is launching an revenue-based finance company to fill the funding gap for SMEs and startups.

  • Entrepreneur, former executive, and educator in Japan since 2006.

    My personal mission is to educate the next generation of kind entrepreneurs.

  • Christian had a successful corporate career before founding Aventa consultancy in 2009. He advised global and Japanese clients, launched startups, and established PDIE (Purpose Driven Innovation Ecosystem) in 2019. PDIE Group became a repeat Earthshot Prize nominator. Now Associate Partner at Venionaire Capital, Japan and senior advisor at the Future Food Institute, he's dedicated to global innovation for a better future.

  • - MBA (Master of Business Administration), MOT (Master of Technology Management / Knowledge Science)

    - QMS (ISO 9001) auditor, ISMS internal auditor ITIL certification

    -After working for a business company,enter Global consulting firm PwCC (PricewaterhouseCoopers consulting), IBM, Abeam consulting, NTT data etc.

    - Now mainly work as a management consultant, BCC CEO, GKLC association Chairperson

    - Speciality are Project Management, Bx and Dx initiatives, Business and system audit etc.

    - Favorite actors are Paul Walker, Ken Takakura, Yuki Matsushita

Go Global hub partner

We are also seeking collaborative partner companies, organizations, and media partners to help promote this initiative.
For details, please see the following page.

https://www.startuplady.org/en/newsgo-global-hubpartners

About Startup Lady Association

  • Organization Name: Startup Lady Association

  • Location: 2F, Shinjuku Entre Salon Bldg, 2-12-13 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

  • Representative Director: Moeko Suzuki

  • Website: https://www.startuplady.org/

Startup Lady Association is a Japan-based accelerator dedicated to fostering women entrepreneurs and the next generation of leaders. Guided by our vision of creating an international community and startup ecosystem where women founders can pursue their passions authentically, we focus on three core missions: Education, Inspiration, and Community.

Through our unique bilingual community, network, and training programs, we aim to cultivate globally-minded women leaders equipped with entrepreneurial skills.

 

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Startup Lady Association – PR Department