KYO SUMI 2026, co-hosted by Kyoto Financial Group, The Bank of Kyoto, Kyoto Capital Partners and the Tokyo Stock Exchange, will be held on 5 November at the Kyoto Keizai Center. The event will feature pitches by 25 startups, more than 40 booths, a business consultation area for 8 VC firms, a student business plan competition and special exhibitions.
“KYOTO INNOVATOR’S SUMMIT 2026 (KYO SUMI 2026),” held in Kyoto, is co-hosted by Kyoto Financial Group, The Bank of Kyoto, Kyoto Capital Partners and the Tokyo Stock Exchange / Japan Exchange Group as an event connecting startups with large companies, universities and investors. The event will be held free of charge on floors 2 to 4 of the Kyoto Keizai Center. More than 700 people reportedly attended the previous event, and this year’s program is scheduled to feature sessions, pitches, exhibition booths and networking events running concurrently. BRIDGE is also scheduled to cooperate on an on-site report.
Five programs covering fundraising, global expansion and exits are planned for the sessions, with Yasuhiko Yurimoto (百合本 安彦) of Global Brain delivering the keynote address. A session examining how deep-tech startups can grow in global markets will feature Kyoto-based companies including Enecoat Technologies, Regeneflo and Kyoto Fusioneering, with Yagi (八木) of Kyoto University Innovation Capital participating from an investor’s perspective.