TECH PLANTER is back to Silicon Valley at online style
Leave a Nest America Inc (President: Ryuta Takeda), an overseas subsidiary of Leave a Nest, is co-hosting an online showcase event “TECH PLANTER World Communication in Silicon Valley” with silicon valley-based VC Blue Bear Ventures on April 24th, 2025 17:00-19:00 (PST). In this event, in total 9 selected deeptech startups will get a chance to pitch in front of Japanese corporates.
Leave a Nest America has been discovering and showcasing US deep tech start-ups in and around Silicon Valley through “TECH PLANTER” since 2016. Blue Bear Ventures is a deep tech-focused VC spun out from CITRIS, an accelerator at the University of California, Berkeley, with a mission to implement university-originated technologies in society, not only investing in start-ups but also actively creating businesses with LP (Limited Partner) companies. It is actively engaged in business creation with LP companies as well as investment in start-ups.
In this event, we will invite 9 deeptech startups interested in Japanese market for them to pitch in front of Japanese big corporates.
Below are past TECH PLANTER pics held in Silicon Valley
■ Event overview ■
- Method: online
- Date and time:
- April 24th, 2025 17:00-19:00 (PST, US West Coast Time)
- April 25th, 2025 09:00-11:00 (JST, Japan Time)
- Those who register will be given the right to view the event online for one month after the event.
- Language: English
- Organiser: Leave a Nest America Inc. / Co-organiser: Blue Bear Ventures
■ Tentative Schedule (PST) ■
- 17:00-17:15: Welcoming talk
- by Leave a Nest America Inc. & Blue Bear Ventures
- 17:15-18:35: Presentation from 9 US startups
- 18:35-18:50: Wrap up talk
- April 24th, 2025 17:00-19:00 (GMT-8)
- 18:50-19:00: Announcement of the Winner of the pitch
■ Inquiries ■
If interested (either startup who wanna do pitch on this competition and/or Japanese big corporates who are interested in deeptech startup in Silicon Valley), please contact to the below address.
・Leave a Nest America Inc. Attn Dr. Ryuta Takeda
・Mail：[email protected]