Friday, September 29, 2017

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.

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.

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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 🙂

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

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 🙂


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.

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