Over the past week, we had the privilege of hosting our exclusive business meetup in India, "Unlocking Japan: Market Entry & Business Growth," at the IIT Madras Research Park (IITMRP), Chennai, and the Bangalore International Centre, Bangalore

It was amazing to connect with so many startup founders and investors . I shared my journey as the Founder & CEO of FOX Academy KK, Japan, and a Hokkaido Government-Startup Visa Holder, along with tips on:

✨ How to enter the Japanese market
✨ Building a strong presence in one of the world’s toughest markets
✨ My experience getting both the Startup Visa and Business Manager Visa

A big thanks to our incredible partners for supporting these events:
eChai Ventures, Sapporo Transnational Expansion and Partnership (STEP) , North Greenation, Japan, Deep Tech Core ,Sapporo,NetDoor, Hokkaido, Japan.

Thank you to everyone who joined and made these events special. Let’s keep building strong connections and exploring new opportunities between India and Japan!

Special thanks to the YOXO - Innovation City Yokohama team for their support.

Seiko Miura Hr. Dr. Takahisa Karita Aya M. Yu Shinagawa

The eChai Effect - In Their Words

"eChai is playing biggest role in my personal and professional life together. Its a community where i meet like minded people to share idea and learn from their idea. Even while playing cricket i learn something and i implement something new from that learning. Its my entry point for building network in different countries where my base is not established yet. Personally my only fun activity day in a week is eChai cricket and social."
yash shah - Chairman, ES Group of Companies
yash shah
Chairman, ES Group of Companies
"I have evolved from role of Community Builder to Startup Consultant to Startup Ecosystem Enabler to Angel Investor and now launching a Venture Studio and eChai has been a catalyst in my overall journey as Startup Evangelist since 13 years."
Mehul Shah - Co-Founder at Counselvise & Ivy Growth
Mehul Shah
Co-Founder at Counselvise & Ivy Growth
“When we launched LegalWiz.in back in 2016, concept of procuring legal and compliance services through a digital commerce platform wasn't as prominent in India. eChai played a significant role in providing the early adopters, and building significant positioning in the startup fraternity. Overtime, eChai grew to be a massive network of like-minded entrepreneurs and extended that benefit to all the members in a true "co-rise" spirit. I personally love to attend eChai events, learn from subject matter experts who share relatable and actionable insights and experiences. For startup journeys, it is so important to be surrounded by people who can add relevance, perspective, and push you to do better. Most importantly a group of people where you aren't being judged about things going right or wrong, but be a motivational force that keeps you going, yet keeping you in check. eChai is that place for me!”
Shrijay Sheth - Founder at LegalWiz.in and Hire4Higher Consulting
Shrijay Sheth
Founder at LegalWiz.in and Hire4Higher Consulting

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