Applications open at 8:00 on October 2nd 2018 and close at 23:59 on January 31st 2019 in PT. The program will host informational sessions in Tokyo, SF, LA, Boston, NYC, Chicago and London. It should take applicants anywhere between 1-2 hours to prepare their application and submit a video.

Based on the application answers and product demo video provided in the application, the most promising teams will go through a series of interviews with the SPORTS TECH TOKYO committee until the final teams are selected for the program.

We expect to select 100 – 150 participants to be invited to exclusive program events. From that, 10 -20 finalists will be chosen to join the 3 month mentorship program.

Notification is rolling basis. Teams will receive notification of acceptance into the program by the end of February. Finalists will be notified by the end of April. Please note that acceptance into the program does not guarantee a business deal.

The program will have a kickoff event in Tokyo where all participating teams are invited. Thereafter, there will be multiple exclusive networking events in both Tokyo and the U.S. as well as webinars.
The program for selected finalists will be held virtually over 3 months.

Participants will have the opportunity to connect with mentors, investors, and corporations in the sports tech industry, as well as be invited to exclusive events. And if selected as a finalist, participants have the opportunity to join the 3 month mentorship program.　This is an opportunity to learn from and connect with business professionals in the sports industry, world class mentors, investors, and corporations. Finalists may have an opportunity to receive funding from mentors, investors, and corporations that are part of the SPORTS TECH TOKYO program.

Participants will be invited to exclusive events and webinars, with no specific time commitment required. Those selected as a finalist should expect 2-3 hours of weekly programming for a 3 month period, plus several weeks of in person activities in both SF and Japan.

Participation in the program is on a team/company basis, but for specific meetings and activities it may make sense to limit participation to relevant members of the team.

Participants are expected to attend exclusive conferences and online activity to make the most of being a participant of SPORTS TECH TOKYO. Finalists will be expected to prepare an on-stage pitch for investors as part of demo day.

Most mentors will participate by meeting with teams to help them on their pitches, while others will participate by providing a talk or workshop.

Mentors are comprised of founders, industry professionals, and investors.

Participants and finalists will have an opportunity to pitch to an advisory board, and an advisory board may consider collaborating with and testing the products and services of participants and finalists. The advisory board may help startups accelerate their businesses.

The sports advisory board will include business professionals in the sports industry including sports associations, athletes, and sports media.

World Demo Day will be in August 2019. World-class investors from around the world will be there.

This program does not offer funding. However participants and finalists may have an opportunity to receive funding from those who join SPORTS TECH TOKYO (such as sponsors, partners and investors.)

There is no cost to the program.

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IP of a business plan, service and product an applicant develops during the program remains with the applicant.