Japan’s DeepTech Venture Challenge 2026 — 15 Founders, $30K Grand Prize, Tokyo July 23

The India × Japan DeepTech & AI Venture Challenge is a one-day Demo Day in Tokyo for Japanese founders who have a clear problem but no engineering team to build it. Grand prize is not money. It's a dedicated team of 4-6 engineers building the winner's product for 10-12 weeks. Sectors: AI, biotech, robotics, MedTech, enterprise AI, climate tech, fintech. 15 spots. Rolling review. Applications close July 10, 2026.