2025.01.31Tokyo Unicorn Summit 2025: Uniting Asia’s leading startup visionaries for cross-border innovation

We are pleased to announce that the inaugural Tokyo Unicorn Summit will be held on May 7th, 2025 at Azabudai Hills in Tokyo, bringing together approximately 100 unicorn and soon-to-be-unicorn companies from across Asia.

PBMC, which runs solutions-focused multilingual news service J-Stories, will co-host the event with a major Korean-language newspaper, The Chosun Ilbo, with the support from various startup support organizations from Korea, Taiwan region, Japan and other Asian countries. This exclusive, invitation-only event will feature networking opportunities, private sessions, and Asia’s top leaders as guest speakers.

In a world increasingly fragmented by conflict and discord, the need for collaboration and unity has never been greater. The Tokyo Unicorn Summit seeks to transcend borders and bring together Asia’s most influential innovators and visionaries. This unprecedented event is a dynamic platform where diverse ideas converge, exploring ways for top decision-makers in the startup ecosystems across Asia to collaborate and together solve social and environmental issues throughout the region.

The Tokyo Unicorn Summit aims to serve as a catalyst for Asia’s top entrepreneurs to unite and make the region the world’s innovation hub for the next generation. By uniting visionary entrepreneurs, we aim to bridge divides, spark collaboration, and address today’s challenges while unlocking tomorrow’s opportunities.

[Event Overview]

Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Time: 12:00-21:00 JST (Tentative; Subject to change)
Venue: Azabudai Hills (Tokyo)
Language: English
Organizer: Tokyo Unicorn Summit 2025 Committee
Co-Hosts: The Chosun Ilbo, J-Stories/Pacific Bridge Media & Consulting (PBMC), Korea Startup Forum
Partners and Supporters: SusHI Tech Tokyo, Startup Island TAIWAN and more

Participating Startups:

CxOs of

Unicorns
Recently IPO’ed unicorns
Series B to pre-IPO

from Korea, Taiwan region, Japan, and other Asian countries

Financial-sector Participants:

Investment banks
Cross-border VCs / CVCs
M&A specialists

For more details, please visit Peatix.

For Inquiries Regarding This Matter

Pacific Bridge Media & Consulting Inc.
Email: jstories@pacificbridge.jp / info@pacificbridge.jp
Phone: +81-50-5527-0955

Tokyo office of The Chosun ilbo
Email: tokyo_office@chosun.com
Phone: +81-3-3214-5256

About J-Stories

J-Stories is a solutions-focused media platform dedicated to introducing Japan-origin innovations that address global challenges such as environmental issues and food shortages. Since its launch in April 2022, J-Stories has published over 500 articles and has been widely disseminating innovations and ideas from Japanese startups, NGOs, and university research institutions through articles and videos.