What was said about #tiatokyo2017

After two full days of talks, workshops, learning opportunities and forging connections with the tech community, the fourth edition of Tech in Asia Tokyo came to a close yesterday. With over 1,400 attendees from all over the world joining us, how was the event like for them?

Read on to find out what they said!

David Corbin, Country Manager of Tech in Asia Japan, kickstarted the conference with a keynote on the expanding influence of Japan investors and corporations in the ecosystem.

#tiatokyo2017 David Corbin talks about strong involvement of Japanese investors in South East Asia startup ecosystem #japan #startups pic.twitter.com/xom2juT8uS

— Agata Kapturkiewicz (@akaptur88) September 27, 2017

Meanwhile, things were starting to get busy at Bootstrap Alley. We had 77 startup exhibitors on Day 1 and 76 on Day 2, each unique in their own way. Catch the overview here.

Keen to discover some great new startups at TechInAsia Tokyo today … @sendgrid is in the house so please say hi #tiatokyo2017 pic.twitter.com/WPuu4sIH1J

— Brendan Yell (@brendanyell) September 27, 2017

Catching up with the latest and greatest of Tech in Asia. #tiatokyo2017 #tokyo pic.twitter.com/jwluEx1Q5z

— Fabricio Teixeira (@fabriciot) September 27, 2017

Checking things out at #tiatokyo2017! #techinasia pic.twitter.com/exdLyz3M1Z

— Ekohe (@ekohe) September 28, 2017

We had several interesting startups, such as face recognition services startup Facepass. Forget about bringing your tickets out – all you need is your face to check-in at events!

“All you need is your face!” Facial recognition pass by Facepass @techinasia #tiatokyo2017 #startups pic.twitter.com/14e2HtW4iO

— Justa_EN (@justajapan) September 27, 2017

And a 70 year-old entrepreneur who develops automatic scribes using a fountain pen.

#tiatokyo2017　70歳で自動書記を開発！！ pic.twitter.com/EiNumlZ8W9

— スターターズ!!!@NFP10 (@OSSup_channel) September 27, 2017

We also had Prinker, a temporary tattoo machine that’s pain-free and safe to use.

#tiatokyo2017 インスタントタトゥー pic.twitter.com/QvUhVtw9pn

— スターターズ!!!@NFP10 (@OSSup_channel) September 27, 2017

As well as Meta Studios and their missile warning app….

This is the one app you don’t want MAUs going up. Sign of the times. #tiatokyo2017 https://t.co/jSHgDWiNRw pic.twitter.com/cUppVhoykI

— James Riney (@james_riney) September 28, 2017

Meanwhile, our speakers were excited to get on stage to share what they learnt with our attendees.

Speaking about scaling at @techinasia this week and I’m so pumped to hear from @AnneMarieDroste, @mdgarratt, and more. #tiatokyo2017

— Michael Litt (@michaellitt) September 25, 2017

Looking forward to speaking with @s1kun + @horrrrry + @hogil82 on VC in Japan. See you on stage at 2pm! #tiatokyo2017

— James Riney (@james_riney) September 27, 2017

Loved hearing from & catching up with @Allison_Baum of Fresco Capital after 3 years about why SEA is a great place to invest #tiatokyo2017 pic.twitter.com/hgxGJUK2yJ

— Brendan Yell (@brendanyell) September 27, 2017

There was also a panel discussion on VC in Southeast Asia, helmed by women speakers because #girlpower.

Awesome to see an all woman panel discussion on #vc at #tiatokyo2017! 💪 #womenintech pic.twitter.com/FWLhkl6rWx

— Mariko McTier (@marikomctier) September 27, 2017

Nulab’s CEO also announced their first-ever funding round, after 13 years of bootstrapping.

Congrats to Hashimoto of @nulabinc great panel at #tiatokyo2017

— dino slender (@dinojapao) September 28, 2017

Finally, what’s a Tech in Asia conference without our signature Arena pitching competition? After six intense pitches, aquaculture startup Umitron walked away as the biggest winner, pocketing US$4,500 cash and two other prizes.

Winner is Umitoron!とっても良さそうなCEOです。#tiatokyo2017#techinasia#ビックデータ#海#startup#swc2018#StartUpWorldcup pic.twitter.com/Ltb8x2fXnu

— K&C LLC (@keycandc) September 28, 2017

We’re glad some of our attendees – including this one – got inspired by the startup pitches. We sure hope to see some of you on stage someday 🙂

It is fun to watch startup pitches! It gives me motivation and insight. I wanna be there in the next round!! #tiatokyo2017

— Hiroshi Asaka (@LaGlocal) September 28, 2017

And with that, we wrapped up yet another successful conference.

Tech in Asia Tokyo wrapped up last evening. Our thoughts: https://t.co/NIHf9Y5q7v Thx @techinasia for a great event! #tiatokyo2017 pic.twitter.com/3VOPp5Ibog

— Touché (@go_touche) September 29, 2017

Had a blast being informed and entertained at #tiatokyo2017 pic.twitter.com/umH0BjT6vj

— Anthony Griffin (@griffinanton) September 29, 2017

To thank our attendees for their presence, we hosted them at a closing party to end the night with some food, drinks, and more networking. We hope these connections will last for a long time 🙂

Closing party at TIA was so fun!!#tiatokyo2017#techinasia#Closingparty#meetup#swc2018#StartUpWorldcup pic.twitter.com/StlSmid1y0

— K&C LLC (@keycandc) September 28, 2017

Tech in Asia Tokyo 2017 couldn’t have been made possible without the combined efforts of all our attendees, volunteers, speakers, sponsors, and partners. A big thank you to all who were physically there or supported us remotely by keeping up with our conference news and event hashtag, #tiatokyo2017.

As the dust settles and we prepare for a bigger and better one at Tech in Asia Tokyo 2018, first set your sights on our next major conference happening really soon – Tech in Asia Jakarta 2017. Mark your calendars for November 1 & 2 and get ready to connect with 6,000 attendees! Get your tickets to Indonesia’s biggest tech conference here.