India-Japan DeepTech Fest & AI Venture Challenge 2026: No Technical Cofounder? Win a Build Team Instead

Every pitch competition in Tokyo gives you cash. The India-Japan DeepTech Fest & AI Venture Challenge 2026 gives you engineers.

Demo Day Tokyo, July 23. 15 Japanese founders pitch on one stage. One winner gets $30,000 in engineering credits: 4-6 engineers building their product for 12 weeks. Sprint-based. Full code ownership. No equity.

The engineering team has shipped healthcare AI for a Japanese pharma partner and won at Mayo Clinic. All 15 founders get 50% off development and direct VC access. The only venture challenge in Japan where the startup competition prize writes code.

Apply before July 10.