TechCrunch Partners with SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026 to Feature Startup Battlefield Competition

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:38:00 +0200

TechCrunch will participate in SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026, Asia’s largest innovation conference, from April 27–29 at Tokyo Big Sight. Beyond coverage, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield program manager, Isabelle Johannessen, will serve as a judge for the SusHi Tech Challenge, the event's premier global startup pitch competition. The Grand Prix winner will earn ¥10,000,000 and automatic entry into TechCrunch Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield Top 200, giving them a chance to present on one of the world’s most prestigious startup stages. SusHi Tech Tokyo, now in its fourth year, attracts 750 startup exhibitors from 60 countries and hosts over 10,000 business meetings, with more than 60,000 attendees expected. The event focuses on four domains: AI, Robotics, Resilience, and Entertainment, featuring speakers like Howard Wright from Nvidia, Rob Chu from AWS, Eva Chen from Trend Micro, and Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike. In addition to business sessions, the conference offers reverse pitches by 62 corporat