{"id":174096,"date":"2025-11-06T11:36:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T02:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=174096&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-11-06T11:36:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T02:36:30","slug":"fukuoka-to-host-kyushus-largest-startup-pitch","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-to-host-kyushus-largest-startup-pitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka to Host Kyushu\u2019s Largest Startup Pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka will host Kyushu\u2019s largest startup pitch event, \u201cRocket Pitch Night FUKUOKA,\u201d on December 11 at the One Fukuoka Building (Tenjin). Organized by Venture Caf\u00e9 Fukuoka, the event will bring together up to 40 startups, students, and researchers from across Japan to present business ideas in just three minutes with three slides, following a format developed by Babson College in the U.S. Participants will compete across roughly five categories\u2014such as AI, environment and energy, and creative industries\u2014with judges and audience members voting to select winners. Each category\u2019s top presenter will receive free use of CIC\u2019s co-working office located in the same building. The event, expected to draw more than 350 attendees, aims to connect emerging entrepreneurs with investors and strengthen Fukuoka\u2019s growing startup ecosystem. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/venturecafefukuoka.org\/event\/rocket-pitch-night-fukuoka-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Venture Caf\u00e9 Fukuoka<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/venturecafefukuoka\/posts\/pfbid0sncvwrGZc25wRaBwTg9oRRMnhqyGPCEim72UBc6R1ZYZTHUpTLrkxiWf7Vvf8fQPl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-174086\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/fn_tg50_2025_cl.jpg?resize=960%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Thursday Gathering 50\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/fn_tg50_2025_cl.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/fn_tg50_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/fn_tg50_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. 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