IVS2026 Starts PASS Sales from April 14. New Executive/Investor Area 'IVS CORE' Established, 2-Area Configuration to be Held in Kyoto in July #IVS2026
Japan's largest startup conference 'IVS2026' will be held in Kyoto from July 1-3. PASS sales have started, introducing a new invite-only 'IVS CORE' area for executives and a new student event 'SPIKES'.
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Japan's largest startup conference "IVS2026" will be held for three days from July 1 (Wed) to July 3 (Fri), 2026, with Miyako Messe and Hotel Okura Kyoto as the main venues. We are pleased to announce that PASS sales have started today.
Structure of IVS2026 PASS
An access pass is required to participate in IVS2026. There are two types: the "IVS PASS" which grants access to the IVS area, and the strictly invite-only "CORE PASS" which grants access to the IVS CORE area.
[PASS / Price Super Early (Until June 14) / Early (Until June 30) / Target]
- IVS PASS: 39,800 yen (tax included) / 19,800 yen (tax included) / 29,800 yen (tax included) / Everyone involved in startups
- IVS PASS Student: 4,980 yen (tax included) / Students
- CORE PASS: Invite Only (Details provided upon invitation) / Executives, Investors, Decision Makers
- CORE PASS Startup: Invite Only (Details provided upon invitation) / Companies founded within 7 years that have raised or plan to raise equity financing
* The IVS PASS does not grant entry to the IVS CORE area.
Regarding the IVS PASS, the Super Early period will run until June 14, offering the regular priced 39,800 yen (tax included) pass for 19,800 yen (tax included). Additionally, the Early period will run from June 15 to June 30, offering it for 29,800 yen (tax included).
About IVS CORE
IVS CORE is a strictly invite-only conference. Only the principals whose discussions directly lead to decision-making regarding the crucial agendas of Japan's startup industry will gather here.
Taking place at Hotel Okura Kyoto, top-tier executives and investors in the industry will assemble in one place for everything from fundraising negotiations and decisions to corporate deals and policy recommendations. The conclusions reached here will become the industry standard. All sessions are off-the-record. Because recording, filming, and posting to social media are prohibited, truly candid discussions are born.
Between sessions, conversations will spark in the hotel lobby or lounge, naturally developing into business negotiations and deeper discussions. Shuttle buses will operate between the IVS venue (Miyako Messe), allowing free movement between the two areas.
Furthermore, IVS CORE will be held for two days from July 1 (Wed) to July 2 (Thu), 2026. Please experience the contents of the IVS venue (Miyako Messe) on Friday, July 3.
Purchase PASS Here
PASS Purchase: https://www.ivs.events/
First-Ever Student Initiative "SPIKES"
Under the theme "Stand out and break through," a festival for edgy students called "SPIKES" will be held for the first time at IVS. This is a three-day event where edgy talents such as entrepreneurs, leaders, creators, and geeks congregate. Students holding an IVS PASS are eligible to participate.
Details: https://spikes.4s.link/
Overview of IVS2026
IVS is Japan's largest startup conference that began in 2007. Startups, investors, large corporations, and creators from home and abroad gather under one roof, and in 2026, it will be held in Kyoto under the theme "Japan is Back".
This year, it will be held across two newly established areas: the culminating "IVS" area (Kyoto City Kangyokan "Miyako Messe", "ROHM Theatre Kyoto") which evolved from IVS2023, IVS2024, and IVS2025 held in Kyoto, and the Reiwa-era strictly invite-only IVS "IVS CORE" area (Hotel Okura Kyoto).
[IVS ("Miyako Messe" / "ROHM Theatre Kyoto")]
Startup stakeholders, business corporations, investors, aspiring entrepreneurs, supporters, government officials, research institutions, and students. This is an area open to everyone who creates the next generation. We will host stage sessions, the startup exhibition "Startup Market", and IVS's signature pitch event "IVS LAUNCHPAD".
Structure of IVS2026 PASS
An access pass is required to participate in IVS2026. There are two types: the "IVS PASS" which grants access to the IVS area, and the strictly invite-only "CORE PASS" which grants access to the IVS CORE area.
[PASS / Price Super Early (Until June 14) / Early (Until June 30) / Target]
- IVS PASS: 39,800 yen (tax included) / 19,800 yen (tax included) / 29,800 yen (tax included) / Everyone involved in startups
- IVS PASS Student: 4,980 yen (tax included) / Students
- CORE PASS: Invite Only (Details provided upon invitation) / Executives, Investors, Decision Makers
- CORE PASS Startup: Invite Only (Details provided upon invitation) / Companies founded within 7 years that have raised or plan to raise equity financing
* The IVS PASS does not grant entry to the IVS CORE area.
Regarding the IVS PASS, the Super Early period will run until June 14, offering the regular priced 39,800 yen (tax included) pass for 19,800 yen (tax included). Additionally, the Early period will run from June 15 to June 30, offering it for 29,800 yen (tax included).
About IVS CORE
IVS CORE is a strictly invite-only conference. Only the principals whose discussions directly lead to decision-making regarding the crucial agendas of Japan's startup industry will gather here.
Taking place at Hotel Okura Kyoto, top-tier executives and investors in the industry will assemble in one place for everything from fundraising negotiations and decisions to corporate deals and policy recommendations. The conclusions reached here will become the industry standard. All sessions are off-the-record. Because recording, filming, and posting to social media are prohibited, truly candid discussions are born.
Between sessions, conversations will spark in the hotel lobby or lounge, naturally developing into business negotiations and deeper discussions. Shuttle buses will operate between the IVS venue (Miyako Messe), allowing free movement between the two areas.
Furthermore, IVS CORE will be held for two days from July 1 (Wed) to July 2 (Thu), 2026. Please experience the contents of the IVS venue (Miyako Messe) on Friday, July 3.
Purchase PASS Here
PASS Purchase: https://www.ivs.events/
First-Ever Student Initiative "SPIKES"
Under the theme "Stand out and break through," a festival for edgy students called "SPIKES" will be held for the first time at IVS. This is a three-day event where edgy talents such as entrepreneurs, leaders, creators, and geeks congregate. Students holding an IVS PASS are eligible to participate.
Details: https://spikes.4s.link/
Overview of IVS2026
IVS is Japan's largest startup conference that began in 2007. Startups, investors, large corporations, and creators from home and abroad gather under one roof, and in 2026, it will be held in Kyoto under the theme "Japan is Back".
This year, it will be held across two newly established areas: the culminating "IVS" area (Kyoto City Kangyokan "Miyako Messe", "ROHM Theatre Kyoto") which evolved from IVS2023, IVS2024, and IVS2025 held in Kyoto, and the Reiwa-era strictly invite-only IVS "IVS CORE" area (Hotel Okura Kyoto).
[IVS ("Miyako Messe" / "ROHM Theatre Kyoto")]
Startup stakeholders, business corporations, investors, aspiring entrepreneurs, supporters, government officials, research institutions, and students. This is an area open to everyone who creates the next generation. We will host stage sessions, the startup exhibition "Startup Market", and IVS's signature pitch event "IVS LAUNCHPAD".