GFTN's flagship global platform for entrepreneurial wisdom
Founders Day at the GFTN Forum, Japan 2025 gathered founders, entrepreneurs, and investors spotlighting the entrepreneurial spirit and innovation shaping Japan's fintech landscape. The GFTN Forum, Japan 2025 also saw the return of The Founders Peak, a popular platform where exceptional founders shares valuable insights on successful entrepreneurship.
The third edition in Tokyo, delivered valuable resources, connections, and real-world experiences that you need to thrive as a founder. Since its launch in Nov 2022, "the yellow circle" has hosted exceptional founders from nearly 40 countries at stages across Singapore, Rwanda, Japan, the Nordics, Ghana and Switzerland.
This platform for start-up founders works hard to bring all stakeholders critical to start-up success, to share their hard-earned knowledge and insights. These include:
- Venture capitalists
- Policymakers
- Mental health and well-being experts
- Women entrepreneurs and leaders
- Workshops on pitching and storytelling
- Mentorship programmes
- Masterclasses on intellectual property
- And more
The global Founders Peak stage returns to Tokyo at the GFTN Forum, Japan 2026. Get involved!
Agenda Overview
- Thursday 6 March 2025
10.00 - 10:15am
Festival Stage, 2F, EDOCCO, Kanda Myojin
10.15 - 10:30am
Festival Stage, 2F, EDOCCO, Kanda Myojin
Venture Capital Keynote
10.30 - 11:10am
Festival Stage, 2F, EDOCCO, Kanda Myojin
Panel - Accelerating Ambition: The Road to 100 Unicorns by 2027
11.10 - 11:15am
Festival Stage, 2F, EDOCCO, Kanda Myojin
11.15 - 11:25am
Festival Stage, 2F, EDOCCO, Kanda Myojin
11.25 - 11:35am
Festival Stage, 2F, EDOCCO, Kanda Myojin
11.35 - 11:45am
Festival Stage, 2F, EDOCCO, Kanda Myojin
11.45 - 11:55am
Festival Stage, 2F, EDOCCO, Kanda Myojin
12.00 - 1:00pm
Festival Stage, 2F, EDOCCO, Kanda Myojin
1.00 - 1:40pm
Festival Stage, 2F, EDOCCO, Kanda Myojin
Panel – Board Advisors: A Reality or Illusion of Value in Japan's Startup Ecosystem?
1.40 - 1:50pm
Festival Stage, 2F, EDOCCO, Kanda Myojin
1.50 - 2:00pm
Festival Stage, 2F, EDOCCO, Kanda Myojin
2.00 - 2:10pm
Festival Stage, 2F, EDOCCO, Kanda Myojin
2.10 - 2:20pm
Festival Stage, 2F, EDOCCO, Kanda Myojin
2.30 - 2:45pm
Festival Stage, 2F, EDOCCO, Kanda Myojin
2.45 - 2:55pm
Festival Stage, 2F, EDOCCO, Kanda Myojin
We The Women: Breaking Barriers, Building Businesses: A Global Dialogue on Female Entrepreneurship in Japan
3.30 - 3:40pm
Festival Stage, 2F, EDOCCO, Kanda Myojin
3.40 - 3:50pm
Festival Stage, 2F, EDOCCO, Kanda Myojin
3.50 - 4:00pm
Festival Stage, 2F, EDOCCO, Kanda Myojin
4.00 - 4:10pm
Festival Stage, 2F, EDOCCO, Kanda Myojin
5.30 - 7:30pm
Festival Stage, 2F, EDOCCO, Kanda Myojin
Agenda Overview
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