How to start and launch a global startup from Day 1 with Founder Institute

Organizer:

Founder Institute Japan / Openfor.co / Venture Cafe

Venue: 

Venture Café Tokyo

Moderators:

• Erdinc Ekinci, Co-Founder, and CEO of Openfor.co, Managing Director of Founder Institute Japan/Korea/Taiwan.

• Yu Li Shein, Co-Founder, and CEO of Openfor.co, Co-Director of Founder Institute Japan/Korea/Taiwan.

Our amazing FI 2024 summer cohort graduates will join as panelists:

• Karim Honein, Founder at Tlaloc Blue

• Eri Koyano, Founder & CEO at menux

• Tanya Malik, Founder at Mirai Minds 

• Christian Cruz Godoy, Founder CTO/CEO at  Uni-ke 

• Tomonari Ikeda, CEO at Digirow Inc.

Who Should Attend?

• Anyone interested in entrepreneurship

• Anyone who has a pre-seed or seed tech company or a startup idea 

• Anyone interested in joining a global startup accelerator 

• Anyone who would like to engage with global community leaders and mentors 

• Anyone who wants to get insights from former FI Alumni

What is the Agenda?

• 6 PM: Demo Table of FI 2024 Graduates 

• 7 PM: Panel Discussion And Q&A

• 8 PM: Networking Session

About Startups :

• Tlaloc Blue: Offers innovative waste treatment solutions using insects and earthworms, enabling biowaste-generating companies to valorize waste and boost treatment yields by up to 60%, while also supporting emission compliance.

• menux : Enables fans to purchase stadium merchandise from the comfort of their seats, while empowering event organizers to elevate fan engagement, enhance stadium experiences and expand sponsor reach through its rich data insights.

• Mirai Minds: Provides affordable, high-quality 21st-century skills education in English for children ages 3-18 in Japan, addressing the need for holistic, culturally sensitive and future ready education that prepares them to become confident and resilient global citizens. 

• Uni-ke: A B2B2C fashion platform that consolidates the main verticals and service providers of the industry into one cohesive system.

• Digirow Inc.:  Digirow increases revenue for medium-sized retail businesses by attracting more repeat customers through AI-optimized messaging. 

About the Ecosystem Organizations:

• Founder Institute Japan: The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 7,000 entrepreneurs raise over $1.75BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.

• Openfor.co: A “Global Partnership Accelerator” originated in Silicon Valley that combined with an online platform and marketplace for learning, building, launching, monetizing, and growing partner ecosystems and collaborative community around you for achieving effective marketing, sales, community building, GTM, fundraising, and many more.

• Venture Cafe Tokyo: A community where various innovators, including entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, and students, gather, connect, and create innovation in society through a variety of programs.