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Japan startup News

February 20, 2026 JPX Launches Startup Acceleration 100 Index

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Ecosystem

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VC

February 19, 2026 HVC KYOTO 2026 opens applications

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healthcare

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life sciences

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Events

February 18, 2026 Deep Tech Forum Tokyo 2026

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DeepTech

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VC

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Events

February 17, 2026 Residency program by Asu Capital Partners & DeNA opens applications for batch 2

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Accelerator

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VC

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Ecosystem

February 16, 2026 Japan–Gulf Business & Investment Forum 2026 highlights expanding bilateral opportunities

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Consortium

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VC

February 13, 2026 JETRO and Columbia Technology Ventures host climatetech event in New York

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climatechange

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Sustainability

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Startup Pitch

February 12, 2026 OSAP 20th cohort demo day in Osaka

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Accelerator

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Startup Pitch

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Events

February 11, 2026 US-based VC launches accelerator program for Japanese founders

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Accelerator

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VC

February 10, 2026 Hokkaido F Village X hosts first demo day

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Accelerator

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Startup Pitch

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Events

February 9, 2026 Bridge to Tokyo Pitch & Partnership Vol.3 held next week

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Startup Pitch

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VC

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Networking

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Events

February 6, 2026 Japan–Vietnam Fast Track Pitch 2025 highlights growing cross-border innovation

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Ecosystem

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Startup Pitch

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Events

February 5, 2026 GLIN Impact Capital launches second social impact fund

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VC

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Smart Society

February 4, 2026 Antler Japan invests JPY240M in 10 startups

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Accelerator

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DeepTech

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VC

February 3, 2026 Japan’s first private wet lab on university campus launched in Fukuoka

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life sciences

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biotech

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Ecosystem

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