SEP 12
Estonia-Japan Startup Meetup at FabCafe Tokyo
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Estonia-Japan Startup meetup: Opportunities for Japanese Founders in Estonia and Beyond
You might know Estonia as this small country in the North East of Europe with 1.3 million people. You might know the beautiful nature, clean air, or even by our world class e-services. Well, this is your chance to get to know even more about it!
Today Estonia might as well be named Unicornia, since it seems we have found the secret to breeding unicorns. Skype, Playtech, Transferwise & Taxify - do any of those names seem familiar? Well, these are the Estonian bred unicorns. The investments to Estonian startups are skyrocketing and the ecosystem is booming! You can read about what has been going on in our small but vibrant ecosystem here!
Come meet Startup Estonia and our friends on September 12 in FabCafe Shibuya! There will be drinks and snacks and most definitely some great discussions and building bridges between Japanese and Estonian founders & entrepreneurs.
Get to know:
How to start your business in Estonia?
What is Estonian e-residency and startup visa and how to apply
Who’s who in the ecosystem and how you can join?
What kinds of investments and public support is available for foreign founders
Estonia-Japan Startup meetup: Opportunities for Japanese Founders in Estonia and Beyond
You might know Estonia as this small country in the North East of Europe with 1.3 million people. You might know the beautiful nature, clean air, or even by our world class e-services. Well, this is your chance to get to know even more about it!
Today Estonia might as well be named Unicornia, since it seems we have found the secret to breeding unicorns. Skype, Playtech, Transferwise & Taxify - do any of those names seem familiar? Well, these are the Estonian bred unicorns. The investments to Estonian startups are skyrocketing and the ecosystem is booming! You can read about what has been going on in our small but vibrant ecosystem here!
Come meet Startup Estonia and our friends on September 12 in FabCafe Shibuya! There will be drinks and snacks and most definitely some great discussions and building bridges between Japanese and Estonian founders & entrepreneurs.
Get to know:
How to start your business in Estonia?
What is Estonian e-residency and startup visa and how to apply
Who’s who in the ecosystem and how you can join?
What kinds of investments and public support is available for foreign founders
Joining Startup Estonia at this event are Sten Tamkivi, CPO of Topia and one of the first employees of Skype; Sten-Kristian Saluveer, Tokyo-Tallinn based digital media entrepreneur and ecosystem innovator from Storytek; representative of Vivita International, a Mistletoe portfolio company (lead by Mr. Taizo-Son) and Villu Reiman from Estonian Foreign Investment Agency.
We will open the doors at 18:00 and start the official part of the event at 18:30. You can expect some inspirational talks about the Estonian startup ecosystem and get some tips and tricks to help you on the road to joining it. So don’t hesitate, join us!
Schedule:
18:00 Doors open
18:30 Welcoming speech by Startup Estonia
18:45 Keynote by Sten Tamkivi (Topia) and Q&A session
19:15 Panel discussion “What foreign entrepreneurs can gain from Estonia?” moderated by Sten-Kristian Saluveer
20:15 Networking party
We will open the doors at 18:00 and start the official part of the event at 18:30. You can expect some inspirational talks about the Estonian startup ecosystem and get some tips and tricks to help you on the road to joining it. So don’t hesitate, join us!
Schedule:
18:00 Doors open
18:30 Welcoming speech by Startup Estonia
18:45 Keynote by Sten Tamkivi (Topia) and Q&A session
19:15 Panel discussion “What foreign entrepreneurs can gain from Estonia?” moderated by Sten-Kristian Saluveer
20:15 Networking party
Skypeの最初の従業員の1人のSten Tamkiviさんの
お話が聞けるってんで行って見た。
通訳付いてないかなー
と淡い期待で行ったけど、そりゃ付いてないよねw
通訳付いてないかなー
と淡い期待で行ったけど、そりゃ付いてないよねw
このぐらいの話を英語で分からないんじゃ、
海外でスタートアップなんて出来ないよねー。
英語できる人誘うんだったわ。
時間に遅れて行ったんだけど、
思っていたよりも人が沢山いたし、
話した感じからも、みなさんできる感じの人ばっかりだった。
多分私が一番、全てにおいて、「出来ない人」な感じ。
日本で、エストニアの電子住民（e-Resident）の
普及活動をしている方とかも来てた。
ちなみに、今回のイベントは、
ワンドリンク付きで、軽食も付いてたのよ。
エストニアって、本当に人口が少なくて、
こうでもしないと生き残れないって切実さがあるのだなと。
