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Column for IVS2026.
Useful information, Q&A, tips, and other ways to navigate IVS2026 will be updated from time to time.
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The heart of IVS, where only the key players shaping the future gather.
For official announcements, including speaker and program releases, IVS CORE information, and partner selections, please visit the NEWS page.
Jun 14, 2026
"The ultimate solution for introverts is referral recruiting": Inside IVS, which attracted 10,000 people with almost zero advertising, discussed by 4 organizers
Jun 14, 2026
"The ultimate solution for introverts is referral recruiting": Inside IVS, which attracted 10,000 people with almost zero advertising, discussed by 4 organizers
Jun 10, 2026
We are launching "Yami-Ichi" (Black Market) — An introduction to the IVS2026 networking area, designed so that everyone goes home glad they came.
Jun 10, 2026
We are launching "Yami-Ichi" (Black Market) — An introduction to the IVS2026 networking area, designed so that everyone goes home glad they came.
May 26, 2026
This year's IVS is seriously a "no time like the present" moment. What is the "Referral Ticket" that lets you attend for free and invite your friends?
May 26, 2026
This year's IVS is seriously a "no time like the present" moment. What is the "Referral Ticket" that lets you attend for free and invite your friends?
May 25, 2026
This year's theme is "Practical Utility." Introducing "KYOTO ZONE," where Kyoto's deep tech converges #IVS2026
May 25, 2026
This year's theme is "Practical Utility." Introducing "KYOTO ZONE," where Kyoto's deep tech converges #IVS2026
May 21, 2026
What is IVS Startup Market, anyway? As the PR representative, I'll answer the frequently asked questions one by one.
May 21, 2026
What is IVS Startup Market, anyway? As the PR representative, I'll answer the frequently asked questions one by one.
May 19, 2026
What are the NEXT staff (volunteer staff) at IVS2026? As the PR representative, I’ll answer frequently asked questions one by one.
May 19, 2026
What are the NEXT staff (volunteer staff) at IVS2026? As the PR representative, I’ll answer frequently asked questions one by one.
May 16, 2026
2,000 students stay in Kyoto for three days. We spoke with the operations team of SPIKES, which aims to become Japan's number one student event.
May 16, 2026
2,000 students stay in Kyoto for three days. We spoke with the operations team of SPIKES, which aims to become Japan's number one student event.
May 8, 2026
What exactly is “IVS CORE”? As the PR representative, I’ll answer frequently asked questions one by one.
May 8, 2026
What exactly is “IVS CORE”? As the PR representative, I’ll answer frequently asked questions one by one.
IVS
Startup Conference
スタートアップカンファレンス
KYOTO July
京都七月
13,000+ Registered
13,000人超
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IVS2026: Referral Ticket Free Campaign Ends as First 6,000 Tickets Distributed. Transition to Discounted Price of 9,800 Yen Until June 22
IVS2026 announces the second wave of featured sessions. Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Susumu Kitagawa, Governor of Kyoto Prefecture Takatoshi Nishiwaki, Member of the House of Representatives Seiji Kihara, Shintaro Tabata, and other frontline entrepreneurs, investors, business leaders, and policymakers will take the stage.
IVS2026 redesigns visitor "interaction" into a starring attraction. The networking area gets a major revamp centered around the new black market-style bartering matchmaker concept.
Startup Conference
スタートアップカンファレンス
KYOTO July
京都七月
13,000+ Registered
13,000人超
IVS2026: Referral Ticket Free Campaign Ends as First 6,000 Tickets Distributed. Transition to Discounted Price of 9,800 Yen Until June 22
IVS2026 announces the second wave of featured sessions. Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Susumu Kitagawa, Governor of Kyoto Prefecture Takatoshi Nishiwaki, Member of the House of Representatives Seiji Kihara, Shintaro Tabata, and other frontline entrepreneurs, investors, business leaders, and policymakers will take the stage.
IVS2026 redesigns visitor "interaction" into a starring attraction. The networking area gets a major revamp centered around the new black market-style bartering matchmaker concept.