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Entrepreneurship in Tokyo
Entrepreneurship in Tokyo
Entrepreneurship in Tokyo
Tokyo has developed a distinctive startup ecosystem that combines Japan's technological excellence with a growing entrepreneurial mindset challenging traditional corporate culture. The city offers founders unique advantages in robotics, fintech, and consumer technology, supported by world-class infrastructure and an enormous consumer market. For entrepreneurs, Tokyo provides access to unparalleled engineering talent, increased corporate venture capital activity, and government initiatives designed to boost innovation. While historically conservative in risk-taking, the ecosystem has evolved with accelerators like 500 Startups Japan and Open Network Lab supporting a new generation of founders. The 2020 Olympics preparation accelerated Tokyo's internationalization, making the city more accessible to foreign entrepreneurs and investors. For founders building hardware-intensive startups or targeting Asian markets, Tokyo offers technical depth and strategic positioning that few other hubs can match.
Tokyo has developed a distinctive startup ecosystem that combines Japan's technological excellence with a growing entrepreneurial mindset challenging traditional corporate culture. The city offers founders unique advantages in robotics, fintech, and consumer technology, supported by world-class infrastructure and an enormous consumer market. For entrepreneurs, Tokyo provides access to unparalleled engineering talent, increased corporate venture capital activity, and government initiatives designed to boost innovation. While historically conservative in risk-taking, the ecosystem has evolved with accelerators like 500 Startups Japan and Open Network Lab supporting a new generation of founders. The 2020 Olympics preparation accelerated Tokyo's internationalization, making the city more accessible to foreign entrepreneurs and investors. For founders building hardware-intensive startups or targeting Asian markets, Tokyo offers technical depth and strategic positioning that few other hubs can match.
Tokyo founders in numbers
The startup community in Tokyo shows a healthy mix of people still exploring ideas (51%) and those already building something (49%). This balance between early-stage thinking and committed founders shapes the local scene. Looking at the numbers, the median age of founders in Tokyo is 28.5, with an average age of 33.1. Most are in the 25-32 age range, which makes up 39.8% of the community. When it comes to background, 49% of founders in Tokyo have technical skills in areas like engineering or software development, while 51% come from business roles such as operations, product, or marketing. This mix creates plenty of opportunity for strong co-founder matches. Popular areas of interest include Machine Learning, Retail, SaaS, and Artificial Intelligence. Many founders in Tokyo also speak more than one language, adding fresh perspectives to the city’s startup ecosystem Impacts are {13},{14},{15},{16}.
Commitment Type
More than (51%) of Foundersbase founders in Tokyo, are exploring startup ideas, while (49%) are committed to an idea.
Age
The median age of Foundersbase founders in Tokyo is 28.5, while the average is age 33.1 with a maximum in the group of founders aging 25-32.
Type of Founder
About (49%) of Foundersbase founders in Tokyo are technical (Engineering, AI/ML), while (51%) are non-technical (Product, Marketing, Operations).
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