Welcome to our Community Page for H2 Tokyo, a new resource covering upcoming activities and organizational information for H2 members. For any questions or suggestions on features/improvements, please feel free to drop a line into support@h2.co. 

Calendar 

For additional details covering upcoming events listed below, please refer to relevant email and calendar invites that include RSVP information. Participation in H2 events is on an invitation only basis and designed for H2 members and invited guests. NOTE: published dates for Chapter and Regional events are firm but subject to potential adjustments if required.

 

 Q2 2025 

  • H2 APAC Regional Forum (VC) - June 12 @ 12pm JST
  • H2 Tokyo Chapter Mixer - June 26 @ 7pm JST

 Q3 2025

  • H2 APAC Regional Forum (VC) - August 21 @ 12pm JST
  • H2 Tokyo Chapter Forum - September 18 @ 7pm JST

 Q4 2025

  • H2 APAC Regional Forum (VC) - November 6 @ 12pm JST
  • H2 Global Summit 2025 | Singapore | November 10-12
  • H2 Tokyo Chapter Forum - December 4 @ 7pm JST

Q1 2026

  • H2 Tokyo Chapter Mixer - January 22 @ 7pm JST
  • H2 APAC Regional Forum (VC) - February 19 @ 12pm JST
  • H2 Tokyo Chapter Forum - March 26 @ 7pm JST

 

Membership Class of 2025

To aid the ongoing development of H2's Chapter communities, we are introducing the concept of an annual Membership Class for each H2 Chapter to be supported by nominations from H2 members and partners. Nominations will kick off in June and run through September with new members being onboarded through this period and recognition of our 2025 Membership Classes during this year's H2 Global Summit. Our qualifying criteria for membership consideration with any H2 Chapter target experienced industry operators and leaders as listed below and nominations may be submitted through our H2 Membership Class of 2025 Nomination Form:

 

  • Founder/CEO: of Series A+ company backed by leading investor(s) - or -
  • CxO/VP or Regional MD: at prominent category leader, corporate or growth stage MNC - or -
  • Investor: with leading early to growth stage local, regional or global fund - and -
  • Experience: significant operating experience in leadership roles (8+ years)

 

H2 Global Summit 2025 | Singapore | November 10-12

We are pleased to extend an invitation to all members of our H2 Tokyo Chapter to join us for this year's H2 Global Summit (h2.co/summit) to be hosted in Singapore on November 10-12. This year's Summit experience is designed to facilitate idea exchange and relationship building among global participants as well as offer insights into the APAC technology ecosystem with a program consisting of unconference sessions, local ecosystem visits, professional development activities and networking opportunities: 

 

  • Pre-Summit Welcome | Nov 9: welcome dinner and group activity
  • Summit Day | Nov 10: unconference sessions; breakfast and lunch included, ending with sunset sail 
  • Ecosystem Day | Nov 11: organized outings and partner visits; breakfast included 
  • Leadership Day | Nov 12: professional development workshops for technology leaders 

For every H2 Chapter, we are offering a limited set of complimentary VIP Passes as well as Discounted Passes through September 15. To confirm participation and register for this year's H2 Global Summit, please complete the following form:

 

 

Chapter Leadership

Our Chapter Directors provide essential support and leadership for membership development, community engagement and partnership activities at the Chapter level. 

Aiko Katoh
Regional Managing Director @ Houzz
Chapter Director @ H2 Tokyo (Emeritus)
Antti Sonninen
Co-Founder & CEO @ Slush Tokyo
Chapter Director @ H2 Tokyo (Emeritus)
Daniel Heffernan
Representative Director @ Stripe Japan
Chapter Director @ H2 Tokyo (Emeritus)
Emi Takemura
Co-Founder & Head of Asia @ Peatix
Chapter Director @ H2 Tokyo (Emeritus)
Gen Kanai
Director of Asia Community Engagement @ Mozilla
Chapter Director @ H2 Tokyo (Emeritus)
Hannes Graah
Global Head of New Markets @ Spotify

Chapter Director @ H2 Tokyo (Emeritus)

Koji Fukada
CEO @ Sprocket
Chapter Director @ H2 Tokyo (Founding)
Kei Sugawara
CFO, Director of Board @ istyle

Chapter Director @ H2 Tokyo (Emeritus)

Matthew Romaine
Co-Founder & CEO @ Gengo

Chapter Director @ H2 Tokyo (Emeritus)

Tak Miyata
Executive Officer, Alliance & Global @ Mixi

Chapter Director @ H2 Tokyo (Founding)

Community Links

 

 

Partners

H2’s partnering activities have spanned a range of collaborations with leading industry organizations around the world across the investor, corporate, government, university and media spheres.

 

 

About H2

H2 is the premier global leadership network for the technology industry supporting startup ecosystems around the world. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Silicon Valley, our mission is to connect, educate and support leaders in innovation centers worldwide through our global network, platform and content. H2's membership consists of entrepreneurs, executives and investors from leading regional startups, global companies and early to growth stage funds in major technology centers across the globe.