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Inno Vietnam-Japan Fast Track Pitch 2025 to Be Held as the Second Event of ASEAN-JAPAN Fast Track Pitch 2025
December 9, 2025
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Japan Friendship Cooperation, in 2023 The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), with ASEAN’s government agencies, launched a cooperation scheme for new innovations called “ASEAN-JAPAN Co-Creation Fast Track Initiative”. This initiative is intended to promote collaboration between Japanese and ASEAN companies for open innovation and co-creation. The Fast Track Pitch events held under the initiative to date attracted a total of more than 2,650 people from a range of organizations including startups, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), large companies, investors and supporting organizations. These events have contributed to accelerating the implementation of various collaborative initiatives between Japanese and ASEAN companies.
This year, as the third round of this initiative, pitch events will be held in the following four countries: the Republic of Singapore, the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, Malaysia, and the Republic of Indonesia, with the first event slated to be held in Singapore on January 14, 2026.
1．Inno Vietnam-Japan Fast Track Pitch 2025
For Inno Vietnam-Japan Fast Track Pitch 2025, which will be the second ASEAN-Japan Fast Track Pitch 2025 event, six companies proactively engaging in open innovation in Vietnam have set the challenges that they want to meet in collaboration with other companies. Details of the challenges faced by these “Challenge Owner” companies are available on the following special website operated by JETRO. These Challenge Owners are calling for proposals that will help resolve their challenges from all companies around the world. The deadline for the submission of proposals is Monday, December 15 (23:59 Vietnam time).
JETRO’s special website:
Co-organized by: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Embassy of Japan in Vietnam, Ministry of Finance of Vietnam, and Vietnam National Innovation Center
The Challenge Owner companies will evaluate the proposals submitted for their challenges and select the finalists for the final pitch event to be held in Vietnam on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Details of this event will be shared on the above-mentioned JETRO special website once finalized.
Outline of the event
- Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026
- Time: Afternoon
- Venue: In Hanoi, Vietnam (to be confirmed)
- Format In-person and online
- Language: English
- Participation fee: To be announced on JETRO’s website at a later date
2. Challenge Owner Companies and Challenges
Details of the Inno Vietnam-Japan Fast Track Pitch 2025 Challenge Owner companies and their challenges are as shown below:
For details of each company's challenge, please refer to the materials below and the above-mentioned JETRO special website.
3．Results from the Past Fast Track Pitch Events
- METI Holds the Singapore-Japan Fast Track Pitch Event 2024 in Singapore to Accelerate Global Open Innovation of Japanese Companies/Startups/SMEs
- METI Holds the Inno Vietnam-Japan Fast Track Pitch Event 2024 in Hanoi to Accelerate Global Open Innovation of Japanese Companies/Startups/SMEs
- METI Holds the Indonesia-Japan Fast Track Pitch Event 2024 in Jakarta to Accelerate Global Open Innovation of Japanese Companies/Startups/SMEs
- METI Holds the Zest Thailand/Thailand-Japan Fast Track Pitch Event 2025 in Bangkok to Accelerate Global Open Innovation of Japanese Companies, Startups and SMEs
4. Schedule for Other Fast Track Pitch 2025 Events
The schedule for other Fast Track Pitch 2025 events will be announced on METI’s and JETRO’s websites once finalized.
Division in Charge
Asia and Pacific Division, Trade Policy Bureau
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