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Date: November 9-11, 2026 | Location: Tokyo, Japan

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CVC Investment Programs:

CVC Investment Programs is a cohort-based masterclass that delves into the critical building blocks for professional corporate venturing programs.

 

GCV Asia Congress:

A curated gathering of global investors and innovation leaders exploring Japan and APAC’s most compelling opportunities.

CVC Investment Programs: November 9, 2026 | 9AM - 5PM JST

PANEL

Startups & Strategics: What Works, What Doesn’t

A candid look at the startup–strategic investor relationships told from the founder’s side of the table. Drawing on real experience, panelists discuss how strategic investors can create value beyond capital, from onboarding and operational engagement to moving from pilot to commercial rollout.

They will also cover where these relationships stall, and what both startups and CVCs can do differently to turn strategic investment into lasting commercial success.

Featured Panelists

Sakya-Dasgupta-2024Dr. Sakyasingha Dasgupta
Founder, CEO & Chairman, EdgeCortix

michele-guarnieri-headshotMichele Guarnieri
Co-Founder and CEO,
hibot Corporation

Moderator

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Instructor and Corporate Venture Ecosystem Development Head,
Global Corporate Venturing

Location: T2-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Meiji Seimei Kan 7F, Tokyo, 100-0005, Japan

GCV Asia Congress: November 11, 2026 | 12:15 - 12:35PM JST

FIRESIDE CHAT

Silicon at the Edge: Scaling Edge AI for Real-World Applications

Explore how energy-efficient semiconductor innovation is unlocking the commercial potential of Edge and Physical AI. As demand grows for intelligence that runs locally, without relying on the cloud, the race is on to deliver high performance within tight power, and cost constraints.

From robotics and industrial automation to next-generation intelligent systems, this conversation will explore the opportunities and challenges of scaling AI processing closer to where data is generated and where decisions need to be made.

Speakers

Sakya-Dasgupta-2024Dr. Sakyasingha Dasgupta
Founder, CEO & Chairman, EdgeCortix

sota-tsutsuki Sota Tsutsuki
Senior Capitalist, Yanmar Ventures

Venue: Congrès Square Nihonbashi | Location: Tokyo, Japan

Edge AI to Physical AI:

One architecture, one software stack, from a single accelerator to a four-die platform.

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RAIDEN™ Physical AI Compute Platform
Scalable, energy-efficient compute for systems that sense, reason, act, and scale in the real world.

Physical AI Infrastructure
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AI Accelerator
High Performance, Low Power, Generative AI ready, effectively handles multi-billion parameter models

Efficient Hardware
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MERA™ Compiler and Framework
Industry first software platform enabling AI inference across heterogeneous systems

Unique Software
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Dynamic Neural Accelerator® Technology
Flexible, run-time reconfigurable, highly-parallelized and efficient architecture

Proprietary Architecture
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