In collaboration with leading venture capital firms, OIST Innovation offers startups and entrepreneurial researchers or students the opportunity to connect directly with venture capitalists for one-on-one mentoring and discussion.
Each round begins with an open seminar-style introduction, where participants can learn about the VC firm's investment focus and characteristics. This is followed by private, closed-door mentoring sessions between startups/researchers/students and the VC representatives.

The featured VC for this round is Beyond Next Ventures.

Registration is required.
Since mentors will be matched to registered startups based on relevant expertise, please apply for the individual mentoring session by March 13th.
For the introduction session, we will not set a registration deadline so that participants can feel free to sign up at the last minute.

About Beyond Next Ventures

 

Creating the beyond next society; enabling exceptional people solving global challenges Beyond Next Ventures is a deep-tech venture capital firm dedicated to translating scientific breakthroughs into real-world impact and building a virtuous cycle in which the value created fuels the next wave of innovation. We manage JPY 48 billion (approximately US$320 million) in funds focused on deep-tech startups. Through our proprietary company creation capabilities—including executive talent matching, and the TECHNIUM Global Conference that convenes key stakeholders from Japan and around the world—we strengthen a deep-tech innovation ecosystem and accelerate the commercialization of research outcomes in collaboration with industry, academia, and government.
https://beyondnextventures.com/

Mentors

Mentors will be matched to registered startups from capitalists with relevant expertise.

 

Event Overview

Event Title:
VC Mentoring Hours: Beyond Next Ventures

Date:
Friday, Match 27th, 2026
13:00–15:00

Timetable:
13:00–13:30 – Introduction to Beyond Next Ventures / Q&A
13:30–14:00 – Mentoring Session 1
14:00–14:30 – Mentoring Session 2
14:30–15:00 – Mentoring Session 3

Guest VC:
Beyond Next Ventures

Who is elligible:

• OIST Startups
• OIST Innovation Incubator Tenants
• Deep-Tech startups in Okinawa
• OIST researchers or students interested in startup

Language:
English / Japanese

Registration Form:

https://forms.office.com/r/1wvyeG0h4i