📋 All Features
All 14 features of VPO
📅 2026.03.04 09:00
Revamped Pitch Process
Entrepreneurs can now more easily take steps to pitch. Direct pitch applications, scheduling interviews with representatives, and centralized information management on My Page have made the process smoother.
✨ Main Changes
- Entrepreneurs can now apply for pitches directly
- Interviews with representatives can also be scheduled from the calendar
- All necessary information for pitching can be checked from My Page
- The steps to pitch have been simplified and clarified
📅 2026.03.03 08:30
Revised Entrepreneur Membership Registration
The registration design has been renewed from being centered around pitch presenters to allowing a wider range of entrepreneurs to register and utilize the platform. The "Entrepreneur" category is now prioritized in the selection, and the survey has been enhanced with questions about business area, business stage, corporate establishment status, and planned fundraising.
✨ Main Changes
- Changed to prioritize "Entrepreneur" in category selection
- Added options for business areas (SaaS / AI / DeepTech, etc.)
- Divided business stages into 7 levels from idea stage to Series C and beyond
- Conditional branching for corporate establishment status (established → input year / not established)
- Planned fundraising amount for 6 months (displayed only for those currently fundraising, auto-reset every 6 months)
- Survey design aimed at improving matching accuracy with investors
📅 2026.03.01 17:55
Cheer Button × Messaging Integration
You can now send direct messages to entrepreneurs you are interested in from the cheer button. "Cheering" is the first step in communication. Even if you cancel your cheer, the messages exchanged until then will not disappear. Feel free to cheer and start a conversation with entrepreneurs.
✨ Main Features
- Messaging can be initiated through the cheer button
- Messages are retained even if the cheer is canceled
- Automatically cheers when selecting a speaker during event participation
- Speakers who have already been cheered are displayed as checked
- Casual cheering leads to meetings between investors and entrepreneurs
📅 2026.03.01 16:30
Comprehensive Event Top Page
A comprehensive top page has been created to grasp the overall picture of events at a glance. It introduces not only information about the next event but also past entrepreneurs who have presented. Find entrepreneurs you are interested in and try cheering or sending messages.
✨ Main Features
- Display of the date and details of the next event
- Random introduction section for past presenters
- Viewing of entrepreneur profiles
- Integration with cheer and messaging features
- Smooth navigation to event participation applications
📅 2026.02.28 10:00
Pitch Event
An online pitch event held twice a month. Born from the desire to provide a space where entrepreneurs can deliver their thoughts without hesitation. A live pitch event with professional commentators participating, creating wonderful matches with investors.
✨ Main Features
- Online pitch events held twice a month, totaling 24 times a year
- 6 to 8 startups pitch for 7 minutes each time
- Real-time cheering button and comment feature
- Live viewing with a countdown timer
- Archive videos released after the event
📅 2026.02.28 14:00
Messaging Feature
A one-on-one chat feature created to fulfill the desire to "talk to that entrepreneur" after the pitch. Investors and entrepreneurs can connect directly, facilitating smooth cheering and business matching.
✨ Main Features
- Real-time one-on-one chat
- Emoji reaction feature
- Message replies and thread display
- Unread message notifications
- Management of conversation history
📅 2026.02.28 15:00
Voting Feature
A voting feature created to express the desire to "cheer." Participant support encourages entrepreneurs and the voting results contribute to matching with investors.
✨ Main Features
- Support voting for pitch presenters
- Real-time aggregation of voting results
- Utilization as matching material with investors
- High reliability support with a complete real-name system
📅 2026.02.28 16:00
My Page
Created because I felt the need for a place to centrally manage event participation and messages. You can manage connections with investors and entrepreneurs and check all past activity history.
✨ Main Features
- Profile editing and avatar settings
- Check participation event history
- Message management
- Answer surveys by category
- Account settings
📅 2026.02.28 12:00
Speaker Entry
A simple form in step format created to lower the hurdles for pitching and allow more entrepreneurs to challenge themselves. This is your chance to appeal your business to investors.
✨ Main Features
- Guided input form with 5 steps
- Registration of company information and business details
- Upload pitch materials
- Add team member information
- Progress bar to visualize progress
📅 2026.02.28 13:00
Speaker Archive
A place has been created to discover "there were entrepreneurs like this" by looking at past presenters. You can view a list of over 1,000 presenting companies and shuffle them for discovering investment opportunities.
✨ Main Features
- Display of cards for past presenters
- Random display for fresh discoveries each time
- Shuffle button for re-display
- Supports photos and initial avatars
- Check presenter company names and pitch titles
📅 2026.03.01 12:00
Multilingual Support
Implemented with the desire for participants from outside Japan to use it comfortably. Automatically detects the browser's language settings upon access and translates into 12 languages with one click. This feature supports various languages.
✨ Main Features
- Automatic detection of browser language
- Supports 12 languages (English, Chinese, Korean, etc.)
- Integration with Google Translate
- One-click language switch button
- Available across all pages
📅 2026.02.28 11:00
Magic Link Authentication
Introduced to alleviate the stress of forgetting passwords and being unable to log in. One-click login via email or Google account. You can use it safely without a password.
✨ Main Features
- Magic link login via email
- Supports Google OAuth authentication
- Passwordless for improved security
- Based on Supabase Auth
- Session management and automatic updates
📅 2026.02.28 17:00
Profile Completion Modal
After logging in, a common modal across all pages guides you to fill in your incomplete profile. You can also answer category-specific surveys simultaneously, allowing you to start activities smoothly from your first login.
✨ Main Features
- Common profile completion modal across all pages
- Guided input in step format
- Category selection (VC/CVC/startup, etc.)
- Answer surveys by category
- Visualization of profile completion level
📅 2026.03.01 16:00
UPDATE.LOG
An update log has been created to easily understand the update information of this site. VPO is evolving daily. We will continuously deliver new features and improvements here, so please look forward to checking them out.
✨ Main Features
- List display of update history for new features and improvements
- Category-specific filtering (for participants/entrepreneurs/investors)
- Cheer buttons for each feature
- NEW badge display for the latest features
- Floating button accessible from all pages