Report: Over 200 Applicants! "ANOBAKA PITCH 2026 SPRING" Held, Connecting Portfolio Startups and Investors in Person

ANOBAKA Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Yasuo Nagano) announced that it held the "ANOBAKA PITCH 2026 SPRING," an invitation-only pitch event connecting its portfolio startups with major domestic VCs/CVCs, on Thursday, April 9, 2026. This event is held semi-annually, in spring and autumn. This time, over 200 applications were received, making it a night filled with excitement and numerous connections.

What is ANOBAKA PITCH? ANOBAKA PITCH is an invitation-only event that deepens mutual understanding through pitches and networking, inviting ANOBAKA's portfolio startups seeking funding and major domestic VCs/CVCs. Through individual meetings and negotiations after previous pitches, many startups have secured funding opportunities, and this event once again saw intense exchanges between startups aiming for further growth and the investors supporting them.

Event Overview Name: ANOBAKA PITCH 2026 SPRING Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026, 17:30-20:45 Venue: Bellesalle Toranomon Number of Applicants: Over 200 (VCs/CVCs/Operating Companies/Entrepreneurs, etc.) Sponsor: Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. Structure: Opening / Pitch Session (5 companies in first half, 5 in second half) / Audience-participatory live event "Investors' Reality" / Networking Session

Event Highlights The event kicked off with the customary opening movie, featuring comments from past presenting companies and investors, raising the audience's anticipation.

Ten companies shared their passionate vision for their businesses, raising expectations from the audience. In the main content of the event, the pitch session, 10 portfolio startups in the funding phase presented their passion for their products and future prospects with great enthusiasm.

List of Presenting Companies (in order of appearance) 1) DrumRole Inc. (Provides "DrumRole," a cloud-based production management system for small factories, etc.) Presenter: Ryutaro Matsumoto https://drumrole.jp/

2) Hampo Saki Inc. (Develops "LivMap," a shared map for teams) Presenter: Toshihito Kobayashi https://www.hampo.co/

3) S-CANVAS Inc. (Provides "nattoku.ai," an AI sales agent for e-commerce businesses) Presenter: Motohisa Nakamura https://s-canvas.com/

4) Madori LABO Inc. (Provides "Madori LABO PRO," which contributes to improving the sales capabilities of housing sales by using an automatic floor plan generation AI, the first of its kind in Japan, as its core function) Presenter: Yuto Noguchi https://madori-labo.com/

5) AuthenticAI Inc. (Develops "Maison AI," a generative AI platform specialized for creative industries such as fashion, interiors, and miscellaneous goods) Presenter: Toru Ueda https://authenticai.co.jp/

6) Dots for Inc. (Develops multiple infrastructure services promoting digital inclusion in rural Africa) Presenter: Carlos Oba https://dotsfor.com/

7) WashBox Inc. (Operates "WASHBOX," a B2B cleaning e-commerce platform) Presenter: Masaaki Kimura https://washbox.jp/

8) Molton Inc. (Provides "Cloud Legal," an AI-powered ALSP corporate legal service) Presenter: Yasufumi Sakichi https://www.cloudlegal.ai/

9) Yakkle Inc. (Provides "Yakkle," an online insurance medical service specialized in lifestyle diseases) Presenter: Yoshio Nunokawa https://yakkle.jp/

10) Autify Inc. (Globally expands "Autify," an AI-powered software test automation platform, in over 15 countries) Presenter: Chiharu Goto https://au