[Kumamoto City] [Speakers decided] Promote Kumamoto’s startup environment in the metropolitan area
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Press release: February 9, 2024
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[Speakers decided] Promote Kumamoto’s startup environment in the metropolitan area
*“KUMAMOTO STARTUP NIGHT 2024” will be held! *
* “KUMAMOTO STARTUP” was a great success last year.
NIGHT”. This year too, Mayor Onishi of Kumamoto City will be on stage and will have a talk session with startup managers from Kumamoto City about Kumamoto City’s startup support measures, as well as global expansion and innovation creation. *
* Other panel discussions and “Kumamoto City
Pitch” will also feature people with ties to Kumamoto, so please join us. * ■What is “KUMAMOTO STARTUP NIGHT”?
People involved in startups in Kumamoto, including entrepreneurs and business owners with connections to Kumamoto, and government officials including Mayor Onishi, will gather together to hold panel talks on various themes, as well as discussions by startups from Kumamoto. We will hold business plan pitches and keynotes by startups representing Kumamoto, and will promote the city’s support measures, startup environment, and startups in the metropolitan area, where many entrepreneurs and investors are concentrated. This is an event to be held.
In addition to involving people involved in startups in the Tokyo metropolitan area and entrepreneurs aiming to expand into Kumamoto City into Kumamoto City’s startup community, which will lead to the expansion of business opportunities, we will also create startups that will serve as role models and increase entrepreneurial momentum within the city area. We aim to foster this.
■What is “Kumamoto City Pitch”?
This event provides an opportunity to present your company’s business model to venture capital (VC), financial institutions, business companies, etc. in order to support funding and business matching for startups with growth ambitions.
Up until now, the event has been held in Kumamoto City, but in order to provide stronger support to Kumamoto startups aiming for further growth, this year the event will be held in the Tokyo metropolitan area in order to disseminate business models to more people. , to promote matching.
■“KUMAMOTO STARTUP NIGHT 2024” event overview
Event name: KUMAMOTO STARTUP NIGHT 2024
Event date: Thursday, February 15, 2024
Event time: 16:00 – 21:00
Holding method: Hybrid holding (on-site participation + online distribution) Meeting place: CIC Tokyo
(15th floor, Toranomon Hills Business Tower, 1-17-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo) Participation fee: Free
■Timetable
■How to apply
Please apply using the URL below or the QR code on the right. https://kumamotostartupnight2024.peatix.com/view
■Responsible department/contact information
〒860-8601 1-1 Tedorihonmachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City (8th floor, Kumamoto City Hall Main Building)
Kumamoto City Economic and Tourism Bureau Industry Department Entrepreneurship and New Industry Support Division
Phone: 096-328-2392 (direct)
Email: kigyoushinsangyou@city.kumamoto.lg.jp
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