Meet the right people.
Start the business that follows.
GSE2026 offers two business matching programs.
The first is Direct Matching, where you search for and approach the participants you want to meet.
The second is Quick Matching, which brings together participants selected by theme for efficient introductions.
Together, they broaden your range of connections while delivering high-potential matches that lead to real business.
Why GSE Matching
Key players from Japan and abroad, all in one place
Startups, investors, corporates, and support organisations gather together, opening up new business possibilities.
A wide range of theme-focused programs
Life sciences, AI, corporate collaboration, global VCs, manufacturing, and more — making it easier to connect with the right counterpart for your goals.
Efficient networking in a short time
Theme-based sessions and short meetings let you build multiple connections quickly.
Search in advance via the participant database
Search by business area and meeting needs, then send meeting offers and communicate before the event.
Meet on-site or online
If your schedule doesn’t align on the day, online meetings are available — so you can connect flexibly before, during, and after the event.
Matching Programs
Alongside open matching, where you freely search for and connect with participants,
we are preparing a range of curated programs focused on specific fields and themes.
Each is designed to be easy to join according to your objective
— fundraising, business partnerships, PoCs, market expansion, research application, or international collaboration.
GSE Direct Match
The core GSE matching program, connecting participants directly.
Search for the people you want to meet among GSE participants and send a meeting offer. Once both sides agree, the match is confirmed, and you can hold your meeting online or on-site during the event. It flexibly accommodates a wide range of needs — “I’m looking for investors,” “I want to meet corporates,” “I need advice on expanding overseas,” “I’m scouting startups,” and more.
*The profile you submit when registering for GSE doubles as your pitch to other participants.
Drug Discovery, Healthcare & Medical Devices
Connecting businesses at the forefront of drug discovery and healthcare.
A business matching program specialising in life sciences, bio, and healthcare, connecting startups from Japan and abroad with corporates. Because you meet counterparts who understand the field, discussions can start at a high level of specificity. Individual matching with major Japanese corporations opens the door to new business opportunities.
Corporate–Startup Collaboration for AI Implementation
Connecting industrial challenges with frontier technology through AI.
Centred on AI, this program connects startup technologies and solutions across advanced robotics, semiconductors and communications, space, and fusion energy. Through reverse pitches by major Japanese corporations and individual matching sessions, it offers a starting point for new business opportunities, partnerships, and market expansion.
Open Innovation & Collaboration with Kansai Corporations
Sit down at the negotiating table with Kansai’s leading companies.
A program that creates business meeting opportunities between major companies centred in Kansai and startups from Japan and abroad. By engaging directly with companies rooted in the region’s industrial base, you can explore concrete possibilities for open innovation and collaboration. It offers a starting point for new business opportunities, partnerships, and market expansion.
Prototyping, Precision Machining & Commercialisation with Osaka Manufacturers
Explore how your service takes shape on the Osaka factory floor.
A program where small and medium-sized manufacturers in Osaka Prefecture meet startups to explore possibilities in technology development and business partnerships. Engaging directly with concrete, field-driven challenges and needs — prototyping, precision machining, commercialisation — you can discuss how your technology might be implemented in practice.
Global Investment Opportunities & Future Overseas Expansion
Talk through your next growth strategy with global VCs.
A program that creates connections with the global VCs attending GSE2026 and provides opportunities for dialogue on fundraising and growth strategy. Beyond simply meeting investors, it serves as a forum to discuss fundraising strategy, growth scenarios, and overseas expansion — everything needed to take your business to its next stage. It can also become a foothold for future international expansion.
Find Your Match
We’ve built a process that connects registration, meetings, and negotiations seamlessly.
Find your counterpart and turn a purpose-driven introduction into your next move.
Register for
GSE2026
On the participant page (EventHub), accessible after purchasing your GSE ticket, register your company information, business activities, areas of interest, and meeting needs. The more specific your needs, the more accurate your matches.
Browse participants
and programs
Search the participant database and theme-based programs to find the people you want to meet and the sessions you want to join.
* Programs can be viewed under Sessions on My Page (updated regularly).
Send meeting
offers and apply
Send offers for individual meetings, or apply to the matching programs that interest you.
Coordinate in
advance
Align on schedule and objectives with your counterpart. Pre-event communication is also available if needed.
Meet on-site
or online
In addition to face-to-face meetings at the venue, online meetings are available depending on your schedule.
More Connections at Side Events
Alongside our main programs, a variety of matching opportunities will also be available at side events.
VC/CVC × startups, quantum technology, GX, university research seeds, CxO talent, fintech, and more
— we’re preparing spaces to connect around specific areas of expertise and interest.
Being able to connect with players across such a wide range of industries, fields, and roles within a single event is what makes GSE distinctive.
If you find a theme that interests you, we encourage you to apply to the side events as well.
So that a first meeting doesn’t become the last
Business matching at GSE2026 is the beginning of a new connection.
We aim to turn meetings at the main venue and conversations at side events into exchange and co-creation in Osaka and Kansai — building relationships that continue long after the event ends.
Find your future business partner and co-creation counterpart here in Osaka and Kansai.