Event
GTIE DEMO DAY 2026!
GTIE DEMO DAY 2026 will be held!
A pitch event will be held by research teams selected for the GAP Fund (**) provided by GTIE (*), a university startup ecosystem centered on universities in the Tokyo metropolitan area. This is a rare opportunity to experience the enthusiasm of researchers aiming to create new businesses and industries born from cutting-edge research seeds. Witness the eve of the birth of a university-launched startup and feel the possibilities of the future.
Researchers who aim to start businesses from their own research and cutting-edge technologies and all the players who create startups from universities will gather at this event. If you are interested in the university startup ecosystem, please join us for an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas.
We look forward to seeing you there.
-Event Summary
Date : June 8, 2026 (Monday) 12:45-18:00 (Registration starts at 12:15)
Location : Tokyo Innovation Base (TiB) 2F STAGE
Format : On-site (partially hybrid)
Admission : Free
Organizer : Greater Tokyo Innovation Ecosystem (GTIE)
Target audience : Startup ecosystem professionals, researchers, students, and GTIE staff
– Program of the day (tentative) *Details will be updated at a later date.
12:45 Opening remarks, opening remarks, introduction of GTIE
13:05-13:30 Keynote Session
13:40-17:30 Pitches (presentations by GAP Fund adopters)
17:30 Closing remarks
17:30-18:00 Networking
18:00 Closing
– Registration
Please register and participate in the event through Peatix below.https://peatix.com/event/5006042/
**Greater Tokyo Innvation Ecosystem (GTIE GTIE) is a platform for building a university startup ecosystem consisting of universities in the Tokyo metropolitan area (**).
***GAP Fund is a program that supports activities aimed at bridging the gap between basic research and commercialization at universities and creating university-launched startups.
***GTIE is working with 23 universities and research institutes, more than 150 local governments, and private companies to foster a university-launched startup ecosystem in the Tokyo metropolitan area through a variety of activities. (As of May 2026)
20 universities and research institutions eligible to apply for the GTIE GAP Fund: University of Tokyo, Waseda University, Tokyo University of Science, University of Tsukuba, Chiba University, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa University of Health and Welfare, Keio University, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Ibaraki University, University of Electro-Communications, Tokai University, RIKEN, Yokohama National University, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo Denki University, Kogakuin University