{"id":170993,"date":"2025-05-15T10:32:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T01:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=170993&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-05-15T10:32:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T01:32:41","slug":"fukuoka-launches-startup-hub-tenjin","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-launches-startup-hub-tenjin\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka Launches Startup Hub in Tenjin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka Prefecture has launched its first startup support hub, &#8220;Global Connect Fukuoka,&#8221; inside the One Fukuoka Building in Tenjin. Operated by CIC Fukuoka, a U.S.-based startup accelerator, the center connects startups with investors, offers management consulting, and organizes pitch events to help businesses secure funding and expand internationally. Staffed by six full-time personnel, the office serves mainly local startups and SMEs. Monthly events like &#8220;F\u2605Pitch&#8221; will be held to encourage business matching with venture capitalists and financial institutions. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/gcfukuoka.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Global Connect Fukuoka<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-170985\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_global-connect-fukuoka_2025_WEB-001.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fukuoka Launches Startup Hub in Tenjin\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_global-connect-fukuoka_2025_WEB-001.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_global-connect-fukuoka_2025_WEB-001.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_global-connect-fukuoka_2025_WEB-001.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_global-connect-fukuoka_2025_WEB-001.jpeg?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>Fukuoka Prefecture has launched its first startup support hub, &#8220;Global Connect Fukuoka,&#8221; inside the One Fukuoka Building in Tenjin&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":170989,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-170993","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-tenjin","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/170993","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=170993"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}