{"id":152164,"date":"2023-03-22T12:14:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T03:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=152164&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-03-22T12:14:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T03:14:17","slug":"new-fund-targets-kyushu-and-okinawa-startups","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/new-fund-targets-kyushu-and-okinawa-startups\/","title":{"rendered":"New Fund Targets Kyushu and Okinawa Startups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hong Kong-based asset management firm MCP Group, headquartered in Fukuoka City, officially announced on the 20th the launch of a fund focused on investing in startups in Kyushu and Okinawa. The fund is named &#8220;Kyushu-based Japan Evolution Fund&#8221;. Major regional banks such as Fukuoka Bank, Nishi Nippon City Bank, and Higo Bank, as well as Nishitetsu Railway and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, are investing in the fund. Starting with a scale of 2 billion yen, including MCP&#8217;s own funds, the fund aims to reach a scale of 5 billion yen, including funds from foreign investors. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcp-jef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230320-MCP_JEF-PR-JP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MCP Asset Management <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOJC201XA0Q3A320C2000000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nikkei<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_tenjin-nishidori-mar_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"New Fund Targets Kyushu and Okinawa Startups\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_tenjin-nishidori-mar_2023_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_tenjin-nishidori-mar_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_tenjin-nishidori-mar_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_tenjin-nishidori-mar_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hong Kong-based asset management firm MCP Group, headquartered in Fukuoka City, officially announced on the 20th the launch of a fund focused on investing in startups in Kyushu and Okinawa. The fund is named&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":152173,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-152164","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-city","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/152164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"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=152164"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}