{"id":174558,"date":"2025-11-28T16:44:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T07:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=174558&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-11-28T17:07:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T08:07:47","slug":"thursday-gathering-50","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/thursday-gathering-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Gathering #50 &#8211; ROCKET PITCH NIGHT FUKUOKA 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ROCKET PITCH NIGHT, which welcomed over 100 startups and more than 1,000 participants in May 2025, has so far brought together around 850 startups and over 10,000 audience members. This time, it will be held as a special edition of Venture Caf\u00e9 Fukuoka\u2019s \u201cThursday Gathering,\u201d launched last November! We are expecting up to 40 presenters and over 400 participants.<\/p>\n<p>This event is open to everyone\u2014not just university students or researchers. Startups, early-stage entrepreneurs, NPOs, and corporate innovation teams are all welcome to apply. Through 3-minute pitches and interactions with a diverse group of participants, this is an opportunity to explore and shape the future. We look forward to challengers from not only the Kansai region but from across Japan and around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto: hello@venturecafefukuoka.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hello@venturecafefukuoka.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-174560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/fn_tg50_2025_cl.jpeg?resize=1400%2C788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Thursday Gathering #50 - ROCKET PITCH NIGHT FUKUOKA 2025\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/fn_tg50_2025_cl.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/fn_tg50_2025_cl.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/fn_tg50_2025_cl.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/fn_tg50_2025_cl.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Timetable:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 3:30pm Open<br \/>\n\u2022 4:00pm-4:50pm Global Gathering Kyushu Qualifying Tournament<br \/>\n\u2022 5:00pm\u2013 8:00pm\u3000ROCKET PITCH NIGHT FUKUOKA 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date and Time:<\/strong> Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, 17:00 to 20:00<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/e2JLUzLXu4nCU93U8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ONE FUKUOKA BLDG. 6F &amp; 7F SKYLOBBY<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Admission:<\/strong> Free (registration required) \/ Hybrid (On-site &amp; Online)<br \/>\n<strong>Registration &amp; details are <a href=\"https:\/\/venturecafefukuoka.org\/event\/rocket-pitch-night-fukuoka-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Organized by:<\/strong> Venture Caf\u00e9 Fukuoka<br \/>\n<strong>Languages:<\/strong> Japanese and\/or English (varies by session)<br \/>\nAll sessions are in-person only. Pre-registration required via the event website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ROCKET PITCH NIGHT, which welcomed over 100 startups and more than 1,000 participants in May 2025&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":174560,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-174558","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-tenjin","event-type-community","event-type-seminar","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/174558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174558"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}