B Dash Camp 2026 Spring in Sapporo
Overview
Japan's largest invitation-only startup conference. Founders, public company executives, and VCs gather for panel discussions and the pitch contest 'Pitch Arena,' offering high-density networking. Held twice a year (Spring: Sapporo / Fall: Fukuoka).
Foundation
- Founded
- 2011
- Founder
- B Dash Ventures, Inc.
Founded as an independent VC to provide an exclusive venue for industry leaders
Transition
- 2011 B Dash Ventures founded; first B Dash Camp held
- 2015 Twice-yearly format takes hold (Spring: Sapporo / Fall: Fukuoka)
- 2022 Full return to in-person events after COVID, with attendance topping 1,000
- 2026 Pitch Arena opens applications to founders who have pivoted
Voices
Key figures of Japan's startup industry all in one place. The quality of networking is outstanding.
After attending several times, more than half the attendees become familiar faces. The invitation-only format provides trust.
Reporting from the venue, a blogger called the Pitch Arena final 'almost too high-level,' with every finalist bringing real traction: proof data, early revenue, and partnerships with major firms (from Junji Kawakami's on-site report, in Japanese)
Pitch Arena winner Ryohei Kobayashi declared that Japan alone has demonstrated compact, high-precision reentry technology, vowing to build transport infrastructure linking space and Earth (from BRIDGE's on-site report, in Japanese)
In the News
- Startup event B Dash Camp in Sapporo, with LY Corporation's Gen Miyazawa among the panelists (in Japanese)
- In the era of the 10 billion yen listing standard, Hollywood-style startups hold the key to a NEW BEGINNING #bdashcamp (in Japanese)
- Five companies to watch at B Dash Camp 2025: cosmobloom takes on the world with space structure technology from Japan #bdashcamp (in Japanese)
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