Meet and pitch to renowned judges at Tech in Asia Tour: Road to Tokyo 2015

Are you a startup with a great product to showcase, but need help in getting the word out to potential investors? Tech in Asia Tour: Road to Tokyo 2015 provides you with the chance to do so.

Tour is a pitching competition for both software and hardware tech startups with an innovative solution or proven traction. We give companies the opportunity to get up on stage and demonstrate their products, explain their ideas, and share their stories. It’s a competition exclusively looking to give a leg up to startups that have raised less than US$1.5 million of external funds.

The winner of each city will earn themselves free flights and accommodation, conference passes, and a startup booth at Tech in Asia Tokyo 2015, where they get the unparalleled opportunity to test products and gather feedback from more than 2,000 international tech-savvy early adopters. On top of that, they will also get to network with over 50 international investors at our conference on September 8 & 9.

Furthermore, with renowned judges from East Ventures, KK Fund, Golden Gate Ventures, and more flying in for the Tour, it might just be the catalyst you need to propel your business into the spotlight.

Renowned judges

We’re ramping up the heat ahead of our second Tour in the lead up to Tech in Asia Tokyo 2015 and we are excited to announce the list of judges that we have on board:

Aaron Tan, Associate Director (Investments), Singtel Innov8
Adrian Stewart, Partner, Galaxy Ventures Co., Ltd
Daisuke Sasaki, founder and CEO, freee
James Kwon, Director, Qualcomm Ventures
Jamie Lin, Partner, AppWorks
James Riney, Principal, DeNA
Justin Hall, Principal, Golden Gate Ventures
Koichi Saito, Founder & General Partner, KK Fund
Kuo-Yi Lim, Managing Director, Monk’s Hill Ventures
Marc Syz, Managing Director, ACE & Company
Masanori Hashimoto, Founder and CEO, Nulab
Matthew Romaine, Co-Founder and CEO, Gengo
Michael Lints, Venture Partner, Golden Gate Ventures
Monica Tsai, Director (Investments), Singtel Innov8
Roland Yau, Investment Director, CoCoon
Shinichi Iwata, Representative Director for Japan, Atomico
Takeshi Ebihara, Founding General Partner, Rebright Partners
Tina Cheng, Partner (Chief Rep of Taiwan), Cherubic Ventures
Willson Cuaca, Managing Partner, East Ventures
Yasuhiro Seo, General Manager, IMJ Investment Partners
Yoshiomi Kurisu, CEO, Hatena
Yuya Takegawa, Vice President, CyberAgent Ventures

The first deadline to apply for the Tech in Asia Tour: Road to Tokyo 2015 is June 16. Check out our tour website for more details.

Attending our Tokyo conference in September? Remember to claim your 25% discount off all conference passes with code tiatokyo25 before June 21.

Read also: The 10-city search for the best startups to showcase at Tech in Asia Tokyo 2015 has begun