Apply this week for the Cambridge cohort as the deadline is this Sunday, Oct 5! Pitches will follow on Oct 16. Tokyo will host the pitch day on Nov 20, with the deadline to apply set for Halloween (Oct 31). Each Venture Café is hosting their session on a different date with individual application deadlines--including for other cities in Japan, the US, Europe and Latin America--, so check out your local Venture Café website for more info. And good luck!
This October, Cambridge joins 15+ cities worldwide to host Pitch2Tokyo. One innovator will win the chance to represent our community at the Global Gathering 2026 in Tokyo and compete with startups from around the world.
The deadline to apply to pitch on Sunday, October 5th 2025 at 11:59pm. Apply today!
Pitch Nights: Oct 16 & Oct 30, 2025
Apply by: Sun, Oct 5 @ 11:59 PM
Decisions: Mon, Oct 10 by 5:00 PM EST
5 minutes to pitch
Unlimited slides
Delivered in English, in person
The winner will pitch at the Pitch2Tokyo Finals, gaining exposure, opportunity, and international recognition.
Global Gathering 2026 is supported by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
Disclaimer: MIT Startup Exchange can make introductions that ideally provide open ended discussions in order to share mutual interests and potentially create common ground that incite the parties to collaborate. MIT Startup Exchange introductions may eventually lead to mutual partnerships, but that is not in any way guaranteed by MIT, MIT Corporate Relations, MIT Industrial Liaison Program (ILP) or MIT Startup Exchange, which takes no responsibility for these outcomes and no formal part in such discussions following our introduction. MIT Startup Exchange and its activities and events are not for purposes of soliciting investment or offering securities.