April 16-17, 2025 – Tokyo, Japan
Taisu Ventures was proud to sponsor this year’s TEAMZ Web3/AI Summit 2025 as a Gold Sponsor, supporting the continued growth of the blockchain and AI industries across Asia and beyond. Held at Toranomon Hills Forum in the heart of Tokyo, this year’s summit brought together over 4,000 leaders, including government officials, VCs, founders, corporates, and builders for two packed days of discussions, networking, and ecosystem building.
As part of our commitment to fostering Web3 innovation, we shared our booth with two of our portfolio companies, Movement Labs and FlickPlay, highlighting the future of modular blockchain infrastructure and IP-driven digital engagement.
Throughout the event, Cooper Scanlon (Co-Founder of Movement Labs) and Joe (APAC Activation, Movement Labs) engaged directly with builders and developers, sharing how Movement Labs is expanding the Move programming language into the Ethereum ecosystem. By making it easier for developers to build modular, high-performance applications, Movement is bridging Move’s security and scalability advantages with broader Web3 communities. Their conversations at TEAMZ reflected growing enthusiasm from developers and enterprises alike about the future possibilities unlocked by Movement’s technology.
Alongside them, Pierina Merino, Founder and CEO of FlickPlay, shared insights into FlickPlay’s innovative IP-driven, map-based engagement platform. FlickPlay allows users to interact with branded digital assets in real-world locations, blending gaming, commerce, and social discovery. With partnerships ranging from major entertainment brands to emerging Web3 projects, FlickPlay is redefining how users experience and collect digital assets in physical spaces, something especially resonant as Web3 intersects increasingly with real-world activations.
Our booth became a hub of activity, attracting builders, institutional representatives, and investors curious about new Move applications and the convergence of Web3 and consumer experiences.
On April 17, Takashi Hayashida, Managing Partner at Taisu Ventures, took the stage alongside a distinguished panel of industry leaders to discuss the evolving landscape of Web3 fund strategies.
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The panel explored trends shaping capital formation in Web3, from cross-border fund strategies to new models like tokenized venture structures. Hayashida-san emphasized the importance of investing with a thesis-driven approach and the increasing institutional interest in modular blockchain infrastructure.
TEAMZ 2025 also featured appearances by major figures across government and Web3, including:
The caliber of attendees and speakers underlined TEAMZ’s growing role as a premier platform for bridging Japan’s Web3 initiatives with global innovation.
At Taisu Ventures, we are proud to not only invest in the future but actively build it alongside our founders. From modular blockchain networks to digital entertainment experiences, the future of Web3 is already being written—and we’re thrilled to play a part in it.
About Movement Labs
Movement Labs develops the Movement Network, an ecosystem of Modular Move-Based Blockchains. The company is creating the first Move Virtual Machine for Ethereum, along with open-source tools to promote Move adoption across blockchains. Their platform enables developers to launch high-performance Move VM rollups easily, bridging Move and EVM ecosystems.
About FlickPlay
FlickPlay is building a social platform that connects digital collectibles with real-world locations. Through a map-based experience, users can discover, unlock, and interact with branded digital assets tied to physical spaces. FlickPlay bridges Web3 and mainstream audiences by combining gaming, IP-driven content, and commerce in an intuitive, location-aware format.
