City-Tech Challenge
City-Tech Challenge will be held to determine the top City-Tech, which will be indispensable for the realization of sustainable cities.
Startups representing City-Tech entered from cities around the world.
Simultaneous Japanese-English
interpretation services available.
*Seating is limited.
Prize Winners
Grand Prize

Prize Winner | Kyoto Fusioneering Ltd. |
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Prize Money | 10 million yen |
Special Prize by ENEOS Corporation

Prize Winner | Alterpacks Pte. Ltd. |
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Special Offer | Opportunities for collaboration proposals |
Special Prize by Shimizu Corporation -Japan

Prize Winner | Kyoto Fusioneering Ltd. |
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Special Offer | Providing a place for activity at Shimizu Innovation |
Special Prize by Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

Prize Winner | Synspective Inc. |
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Special Offer | Half-year membership for “The M Cube” (open innovation community & facility use) |
Special Prize by Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.

Prize Winner | Synspective Inc. |
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Special Offer | Half-year ticket to use our incubation facility for startups in YNK |
Special Prize by Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

Prize Winner | Alchemy Foodtech Pte.Ltd. |
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Special Offer | LINK-J enrollment fee exemption, and 1 year free annual fee |
Special Prize by Tokyu Corporation

Prize Winner | Alterpacks Pte. Ltd. |
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Special Offer | Free enrollment for co-creation facility “SHIBUYA QWS” + free membership for 6 months |
Special Prize by TOKYU LAND CORPORRATION

Prize Winner | Alterpacks Pte. Ltd. |
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Special Offer | Free use of “Business-Airport” (shared office) for 6 months, Meal voucher at Tokyu Plaza, Voucher for using “Shibuya SAUNAS |
Special Prize by Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group , Inc.

Prize Winner | Tractable Ltd. |
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Special Offer | One-year right to use “KicSpace HANEDA”, an incubation facility near Haneda Airport |
Special Prize by Uzabase, Inc.

Prize Winner | Alchemy Foodtech Pte.Ltd. |
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Special Offer | Participation in networking events with INITIAL users |
Special Prize by Tokyo Metropolitan Government





Prize Winner | BlueSpace.ai Inc., Tractable Ltd., Turing Chain Ltd., Alterpacks Pte. Ltd., Alchemy Foodtech Pte.Ltd. |
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Special Offer | The Tokyo Metropolitan Government offers an entry support program for expanding their business to Tokyo. |
Pitch Semi-finalists
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Jonathan Nydell CEO PHION Technologies Corp.
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Suji Lee CEO Deeply Inc.
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Reina Saiki Business Strategy Officer of Management Strategy Office Synspective Inc.
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Kush Agarwal CEO/Founder WaveScan Technologies Pte. Ltd.
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Anna Walkowska CTO/Co-founder ProperGate Inc.
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Christine Moon Co-Founder/ COO/President BlueSpace.ai Inc.
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Naohiro Yoshikawa CSO DATAFLUCT,INC.
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Andrea Lee Customer Success (APAC) Tractable
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Chiemi Kamakura President/CEO Agatha Inc.
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Shozo Kamiya Founder/CEO I’mbesideyou Inc.
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Jeff Hu CEO Turing Chain Ltd.
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Yoshiyuki Sakuraba CEO Varinos Inc.
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Nero Lee Product Manager Panelsemi Corp.
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Karen Cheah Founder/CEO Alterpacks Pte. Ltd
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Alan Phua CEO/Co-Founder Alchemy Foodtech Pte. Ltd
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Lina Sakai CEO Fermenstation Co., Ltd.
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Jens Bischoff Business Development Manager Enapter S.r.I.
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Kiyoshi Seko Executive Officer/Head of Business and PR&Marketing Kyoto Fusioneering Ltd.
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Mohammad Farahani Founder/CEO SEPPURE Pte. Ltd.
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Koji Sakamoto COO TBM Co., Ltd.
Judges
Judge for final
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Andres Barreto Managing Director at Techstars
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Ee Ling Lim Executive Director, Market Launch at 500 Global
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Kathy Matsui General Partner at MPower Partners
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Koichiro Nakamura Founder/Senior Managing Director at Sozo Ventures
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Murat Aktihanoglu Co-Founder/Managing Partner at Remarkable Ventures
Judge for semi-final
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Anis Uzzaman Pegasus Tech Ventures
General Partner & CEO -
Masaya Kubota Partner at WiL
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Mikio Kawahara Chief Investment Officer at UTokyo Innovation Platform Co., Ltd.
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Sophie Meralli Vice President at Eight Roads Ventures
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Yamato Watanabe Managing Director at DG Daiwa Ventures
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Yuko Sasahara CEO at NTT DOCOMO Ventures