SAPPORO TV Tower
Jan 27th (Fri) 2023 | 13:00 - 20:00 JST

Sapporo City & Hokkaido Government aim to increase the number of startups and accelerate the growth of local ecosystem by attracting global investors, connecting local stakeholders and bringing opportunities for early stage startups!

That's why we hosted TechBBQ Sapporo in January 2023!

SAPPORO TV Tower
Jan 27th (Fri) 2023 | 13:00 - 20:00 JST

Sapporo City & Hokkaido Government aim to increase the number of startups and accelerate the growth of local ecosystem by attracting global investors, connecting local stakeholders and bringing opportunities for early stage startups!

Why Sapporo, Hokkaido?

Our goal is to create locally-connected startup ecosystem among startups, scaleups, investors, corporations and ecosystem builders by learning from the success stories of the growth of Nordic ecosystems.

We are looking for globally connected startups & investors that can build and grow our ecosystem together.

Startups:
You can get the first-hand supports from some of the most motivational startup supporters leading the ecosystem.

Investors:
You can get the early access to startups trying to scale the businesses globally.

Program

Community Panels

Small Ecosystems, Big Potential: The Nordic/Hokkaido Way

13:25 - 14:00

What can we learn from “Nordic Way” to build “Hokkaido Way” of building an ecosystem?

MODERATOR
Björn Lapakko
Angel Investor
Databutton / PAZZING

Nicole Leblanc
Partner
Woven Capital

Mette Hoberg
CEO
The Link & Startup Aarhus

Yamato Nakamoto
Chief of Startup promotion section

Hokkaido Futures: Investment, Industry & Growth

This session will tap into the importance of building ecosystems and local connectedness, particularly in cities or regions "off" the typical grid; never mind Silicon Valley, London or Tokyo - what does it take to build small and set yourself apart from your "bigger" counterparts?

MODERATOR
Amy Gutman
Journalist & Media Advisor
Forbes & Crain's Business

Motoki Harigaya
Startup Project Leader
JETRO

Burak Görgulu
Founder
KULBAY inc.

Hiroaki Mizuno
Japan CEO
Pie Systems

Talk Session

AgriFood Tech

Travel Tech

Student Driven Startup Ecosystem

Pitch

Startups Pitching

TechBBQ Sapporo Movie

Organizers

TechBBQ's main goal is to support and strengthen the Nordic ecosystem. Foster growth for startups and scaleups.

JETRO, or the Japan External Trade Organization, is a government-related organization that works to promote mutual trade and investment between Japan and the rest of the world.

Supporters