[Japanese] Phoenixi is holding its Social Innovator (SI) Program’s Cohort 1 Showcase [PDF flyer], an in-person pitch and networking event at toberu, a Kyoto-based residential incubator for aspiring corporate intrapreneurs and social entrepreneurs.
- When & Where: Wednesday 19 March 2025, 18:00–19:30
- 18:00–18:40 Pitches at toberu 1 [Access]
- 18:45–19:30 Q&A/networking at toberu 2
- Registration: required. Sign up here.
- Capacity: 70 people (first come, first served)
- Language: mostly Japanese (no English interpretation provided)
Notes:
- No bicycle/car parking available.
- Please bring your business cards.
- No English interpretation provided.
- This event will NOT be livestreamed but will be recorded, and the recordings will be posted on YouTube later.
[17:30] Doors open (toberu 1 only)
[18:00] Event begins | Pitches at toberu 1
- Opening remarks: Yutaka Iijima | Phoenixi COO & executive director
- Alum pitch: Yuichi Yoshimura | Re&Go Group Project Leader, NISSHA | Re&Go: a container sharing service that allows users to return containers instead of throwing them away
SI Cohort 1 Fellows’ final pitches:
- Emino Kobayashi | Wish: an intermediary app that matches all kinds of needs with optimum resources
- Mizuki Tawa, DDS | Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, MPH candidate | Kyoto U Graduate School of Management, MBA candidate | I & Company founder & CEO | Okuchi no Themepark: oral health for every child
- Kanon Hagiwara | Unwind founder & CEO | tawagram: Wellness Tracker Combining Intimacy, Weather & Health Patterns
- Kyle Barnes | Valuufy co-founder & CEO | Sustainability (r)Evolution: ValuuCompass
- Silas Reyes | Snack Software founder & CEO | Wika: Reinventing language schools and student success with A.I.
[18:45] Q&A/networking at toberu 2
A Q&A/networking session with the Fellows and event attendees. Refreshments will be served.
[19:30] Event concludes
Photos: in-person events held at toberu 1 in 2019
