[Press Release] The Final Winners announced for FinTech startup pitch contest FINOPITCH 2026

TOKYO, Feb. 27, 2026 – FINOLAB Inc. – announces the final winners for FINOPITCH 2026, international FinTech startup contest. The judge panel selected the winners based on the presentation by the finalists.
Event Site https://4f-otmcbldg.tokyo/

The final winners are listed:

FINOPITCH 2026 Grand Prize 

INTERNATIONAL: Dynamo AI:https://www.dynamo.ai/

Japan: Dots for Inc.:https://dotsfor.com/ 

Audience Award 

INTERNATIONAL: HeyMax:https://heymax.ai 

Japan: Hello Clever Japan K.K.:https://helloclever.co/ 

Supporters Award

MITSUBISHI ESTATE Award: Hello Clever Japan K.K.:https://helloclever.co/ 

DENTSUSOKEN Award: Dots for Inc.:https://dotsfor.com/ 

Seven Bank Award: mind palace Inc.:https://mindpalace.jp/ 

Mastercard Award:MynaWallet, Inc.:https://www.mynawallet.co.jp/services 

Honorary Mention:TRADERPAL(USA):https://www.traderpalconnect.com/ 

FINOPITCH 2026 FINALIST

<INTERNATIONAL> 

Billd(Italy)「Billd」:https://billd.it 

Briddhi Financial Technologies(Bangladesh)「FinTech Innovation and Micro-Investing Solutions Micro-Investing Platform Strategy and Development  Digital Investment Technology Services」:https://briddhi.net/ 

CORE16(Korea)「Ontology based Investment Algorithm」:https://coresixteen.com/ 

Dynamo AI(USA)「DynamoEval/Guard」:https://www.dynamo.ai/ 

ESGSAT(Luxembourg)「Climat8」:https://esgsat.com 

Flowen(Thailand)「Flowen – Behavioral AI Debt Collection Platform」:www.flowenco.com 

Greenova8(Pakistan)「Greenova8」:https://greenova8.io/ 

HeyMax(Singapore)「HeyMax」:https://heymax.ai  

HiTRUST Pte. Ltd.(Taiwan/Singapore)「Veri-id & Veri FIDO」:https://www.hitrust.com/Fraud%20Detection.html 

OPESHA  SOLUTIONS(Kenya)「OPESHA Platform」:https://www.opeshasolutions.co.ke/ 

Shizen, Inc.(USA)「Shizen」:https://shizen.ai 

TRADERPAL(USA)「TRADERPAL CONNECT」:https://www.traderpalconnect.com/ 

<Japan>

Cresc, LLC「Vistalpha」:https://vistalpha.com 

Dots for Inc. 「d.CONNECT」:https://dotsfor.com/

Hello Clever Japan K.K. 「Hello Clever」:https://helloclever.co/ 

Kasanare, Inc. 「Kasanare」:https://kasanare.co.jp/service 

Lyodstech K.K. 「LYODS FUND ANALIZER」:https://www.lyodssoft.com/lyodstech-finopitch-fundanalysis/ 

mind palace Inc.「Credit2.0」:https://mindpalace.jp/ 

MynaWallet, Inc. 「MynaWallet」:https://www.mynawallet.co.jp/services 

Trustfolio LLC「Trust OS」:https://trust-os-b5878fac.base44.app/ 

uniFa-tech Inc. 「Enterprise Wallet Secure Booth with TELLAS」:https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000004.000144001.html 

WINWILL Inc. 「“CashBridge,” a marketplace-style factoring platform」:https://www.cash-bridge.com/ 

About FINOPITCH

FINOPITCH, organized during the event 4F ( https://4f-otmcbldg.tokyo/ ), is an international pitch contest presented in English, with judging criteria, 1) Impact on Financial Industry, 2) Innovative Business Model, 3) Growth Potential, 4) Global Reach.

Awards

Grand Prix: Decided by Judge Panel, FINOVATORS.

Supporter Prize: Decided by 4F Supporters.

Audience Prize: Decided by audience vote.

■About FINOLAB Inc.

Address:Otemachi 1-6-1, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo

Representative:CEO, Hiroshi Yamamoto

Founded:2019-07-11

Capital:JPY 300 Million 

Business Domain:Promoting FinTech initiatives of Members, including startups and corporates, and expand FinTech ecosystem in Japan. 

Web:https://finolab.co.jp/


■About FINOLAB Community 

The Fintech Center of Tokyo, FINOLAB is a membership community and an office space located in the heart of international financial district in Tokyo)to promote  FinTech ecosystem. Launched in Feb. 2016 by Mitsubishi Estate and Dentsu Group as the first FinTech Center in Japan. Consists of 60 Startup Members, 6 Associations and 21 Corporate Members (As of Mar. 2026). 

Web: https://finolab.tokyo/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/finolabchannel

■About FINOVATORS, General Incorporated AssociationNon-profit organization, with a group of pro-bono experts(Layer, Investor, Consultant, Analyst, Engineer, Entrepreneur, Banker, Public Sector Specialist, etc.)for supporting startups. Driving health innovation ecosystem in Japan by activities based on global and future vision, not limited to any organization or business area. http://finovators.org/