City-Tech Tokyo attracted 25,000 attendees, both on- and off-line. A diverse group of founders, startups, investors, and ecosystem builders from around the world visited to learn from each other and showcase their projects, including the following visa holders from SSS:

・ekei labs: Provides Japan’s first body age measurement kit and lifestyle analysis platform.

・Mona: Social media for foodies, allowing even ordinary people to become influencers.

・Scurid: Builds a platform where each device can generate proof of identity and prove its legitimacy with distributed ledger technology (e.g. Bitcoin).

・Ringi: Develops dating applications (conversation aids, date suggestions, etc.) with the help of AI.

・SolarDuck: Generates solar power on the water, allowing for easy scaling up or production expansion.

Extra Day in Shibuya

The day after City-Tech Tokyo saw Shibuya play host to Extra Day in Shibuya (EDS). As a hub of culture and innovation, Shibuya is the perfect location to organize an event by startups, for startups. SSS was — naturally! — in attendance, to hold our “Super Brunch” and “Scramble Sessions” events.

Super Brunch caused quite a stir when the mayor of Shibuya City made a surprise visit to pledge their continued commitment to growing Shibuya into a global startup hotspot, stating, “Shibuya will continue to welcome innovative founders and startups from across the globe.” The Scramble Sessions included talks on scaling startups globally by Stripe and Deel, a talk by Astar, and a Startup Game Night by JVA.