DIGICONX THE PITCH
At TOKYO DIGICONX, a pitch event titled “DIGICONX THE PITCH” will be held on Friday, January 9, during the event period.
Among the exhibitors who applied to participate, 12 companies that passed the final selection presented their innovative and high-potential products, technologies, and services, with each company delivering a three-minute pitch.
Based on the evaluation by the panel of judges, the following companies received awards.
Award Results
| Grand Prize | OUEN, Inc. |
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| Runner-up (Tech Award) |
LIFESCAPES Inc. |
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| Runner-up (Business Creation Award) |
Xcoo, Inc. |
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| Runner-up (Content Award) Special Award |
NEIGHBOR |
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| Special Award (Creative Award) |
Supersub LLC |
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| Special Award (Market Award) |
Emotional Technologies Inc. | |
| Special Award (Development Award) |
Metaverse Creators Inc. |
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| Special Award (Startup Encouragement Award) |
NAGISACONNECT |
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Event Overview
| Date & Time | Friday, January 9, 2026 | 12:15–14:35 |
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| Venue | TOKYO DIGICONX Hikari Stage |
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Schedule |
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| 12:15 - 12:17 | Opening |
| 12:17 - 12:19 |
Judges Introduction ・ Shochiku Ventures Inc. Director & Senior Executive Officer Hiroaki Ishige ・ XR Artist Aimi Sekiguchi ・ Nikkei BP Research Institute Chief Consultant / Principal Researcher Toshiyuki Sugiyama |
| 12:19 - 12:26 |
Infoshield Inc. Ushering in a New Era of Emotion Sensing Enabled by Multimodal Emotional AI |
| 12:26 - 12:33 |
Emotional Technologies Inc. The Era of AI-Driven “Effective Communication” A New Challenge with Emotion Recognition & Analysis AI |
| 12:33 - 12:40 |
OUEN, Inc. 99% less setup. Zero training. A next-generation visual inspection AI that revolutionizes inspection in high-mix, low-volume production. |
| 12:40 - 12:47 |
SandBox Inc. Building Evidence-Driven Manufacturing with Neurotechnology at Its Core |
| 12:47 - 12:54 |
Supersub LLC A New Era in Anime Creation Begins — AI Anime Production Studio |
| 12:54 - 13:00 |
SmartApeLearning Experience the Real Struggles of Management. A Serious Game That Drives Organizational Change. |
| 13:00 - 13:09 | Break |
| 13:09 - 13:16 |
Xcoo, Inc. From Genomic Medicine to Optimal Care—Chrovis, Powered by AI |
| 13:16 - 13:23 |
DreamCore Now Is the Time to Build Homegrown Platforms |
| 13:23 - 13:30 |
NAGISACONNECT One Million Visitors in Eight Months— A New Interactive World Reveals Its Potential and a Distinct Advertising Model |
| 13:30 - 13:37 |
PANORAPRO Inc. Bakapa — The Easiest Way to Host a VTuber Music Live: A Virtual Karaoke Party |
| 13:37 - 13:44 |
Metaverse Creators Inc. From Japan to the World—Creating Global IPs Through Creator × AI Collaboration in the Metaverse |
| 13:44 - 13:50 |
LIFESCAPES Inc. Brain–Machine Interface (BMI) Technology That Refuses to Give Up on Healing |
| 13:50 - 14:05 | Judging / Break |
| 14:05 - 14:30 |
Awards Ceremony
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| 14:30 - 14:35 | Judges’ Comments |
| 14:35 | Closing |