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From Knowledge to Action.
IVS2025 is where academia, research, and education connect with startups to turn ideas into real-world impact.

Discover how to bring research into society and show students that entrepreneurship is a real path forward.
Here, you’ll find the people, insights, and opportunities to make it happen.

🎓 01 | Where Research Becomes Reality

・IVS Deeptech: Researchers, university startups, corporates, and VCs connect face-to-face
・IVS Global: A bridge between Japan’s deeptech and global investors
・Central Park: Live demos, academic showcases, and partnership opportunities with cities and industries

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Experience the moment when ideas move beyond papers and become real ventures.

📘 02 | Where Education Meets Entrepreneurship

・IVS Seed: A raw, authentic ecosystem of early-stage founders in action

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Bring back real-world startup insights to your classroom—and inspire the next wave of challengers.

🔬 03 | Where Research, Education & Policy Converge

・Meeting Booth: Hands-on collaboration between startups, academia, and public sector
・IVS AI: Explore the future of learning through education x AI, regions x AI
・Funding Lounge: Universities meet investors and corporate partners to explore bold new alliances

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Understand the startup ecosystem as a practical “next step” for research and education.

🧭 Why Join IVS2025?

Because the future depends on people who can bridge the worlds of academia and industry.
IVS2025 is the ground where educators, researchers, and founders plant the seeds of tomorrow.

Turn research into impact. Turn education into a spark for the future.

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    The 6 Theme Zones

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    Discover What Matters —
    Where Every Meeting Moves You Forward

    We connect innovative startups and investors around key themes.This specialized structure ensures that, even as the event grows, participants can engage in meaningful, high-impact conversations and discover valuable connections.

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    Central Park

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    A Park for New Encounters

    IVS isn’t just about watching stage programs or visiting booths.
    Here, you become the presenter. Share your vision, pitch your ideas, gather collaborators, and hear the dreams of others—right at the table.

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    Startup Market
    (IVS Selected 300)

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    Everyone Here Means Business.

    Startup Market brings together 300 selected startups in a high-intensity, action-oriented environment. It’s not just about pitching or exhibiting—this is Japan’s largest negotiation arena, where real business happens. Every participant is here to make deals, build partnerships, and shape the future.

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    IVS2025 LAUNCHPAD

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    The Gateway for the Next Generation of Startup Leaders

    IVS LAUNCHPAD is one of Japan’s largest pitch competitions, known as a launchpad for the next generation of entrepreneurs.Finalists, selected through a highly competitive process, pitch their products and vision in 6 minutes to a panel of investors, executives, and founders. Chosen from hundreds of applicants, they compete for the top spot—and the attention of key decision-makers.

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    • The right connections for your now—and what comes next.

    Is IVS Right for You?

    Discover how to make the most of IVS2025—tailored to your role.

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