[HiNODE Co., Ltd.] [First university event] HiNODE PiCTH2024 was held at iU Information Management Innovation Professional University. *HiNODE Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 5, 2024
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[First university event] HiNODE PiCTH2024 will be held at iU Information Management Innovation College.
*On July 20, 2024, five student entrepreneurs who were selected for the final screening gathered at iU Information Management Innovation Professional University. *
[HiNODE PiTCH2024]
Event report video
https://www.foriio.com/works/1241250
– *Event Overview*
This is a startup pitch event led by student entrepreneurs.
Contestants will make a 5-minute pitch, which will be evaluated by a jury of angel investors, VCs, and serial entrepreneurs, and will be granted the right to receive support such as business support. This time, student entrepreneurs mainly active in Tokyo, Kochi, and Okinawa gave a 5-minute presentation about the projects they are currently working on in front of investors, managers, and
entrepreneurs.
– * HINODE PiTCH 2024 Speaker List *
・Ken Yasuhiko
2nd year master’s student, Department of Social and Cultural Studies, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo ・Kana Shibata
Information Management Innovation Professional University, Department of Information Management Innovation, 2nd year student
・Yusuke Terauchi
Kochi University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 4th year ・Ai Hagiwara
Meio University, International Studies Department, Department of Business Administration, 3rd year
・Peak Aidan Zephyr
Meiji University, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronic Biology, Department of Life Science and Engineering, 2nd year undergraduate student
Situation after the event (front row from left: Ai Hagiwara, Ken Yasuhiko, Yusuke Terauchi, Peak Aidan Zephyr, Kana Shibata)
– *HiNODE PiTCH 2024 Judge*
・Motoharu Yoshida
Awae Co., Ltd., Shikoku Ushimogi Co., Ltd., Cipher Tech Co., Ltd. Representative Director/Mirai no Gakko Director/Chairman
・Seishi Sakakibara
Certified public accountant/tax accountant
・Daisuke Hiraike
lawyer
・Yutaro Kawakami
Director, Speeder Strategy Consulting, Uzabase Co., Ltd.
*・Talk session*
Before the pitch event, we held a talk session with our six guests and our representative Nagane.
[Part 1] Why starting a business in a rural area is required now ・Motoharu Yoshida
Awae Co., Ltd.
・Mitsuyuki Koyama
MARUKU Co., Ltd.
・Saeko Matsuhashi
Jewelry Belle Co., Ltd.
・Kazuto Nagane
HiNODE Co., Ltd.
[Part 2] Starting a business in your 20s and aiming for the future ・Shogo Kinoshita
Kawaseru Medical Co., Ltd.
・Kentaro Hamada
Neeew Local Co., Ltd.
・Kodai Takahashi
THE RICH Co., Ltd.
・Kazuto Nagane
HiNODE Co., Ltd.
・*About HiNODE Co., Ltd.*
[HiNODE Co., Ltd.] is a total consulting company that brings together experts in management, finance, IT, urban development, and medical welfare. We primarily support “start-up” companies (from seed stage to Series A) and “long-established” companies that have been in business for over 100 years, and continue to contribute to the development of the Japanese economy.
* ·Company Profile*
Company name: HiNODE Co., Ltd.
Representative name: Representative Director and CEO Kazuto Nagane Established: October 2022
Location: 5th floor, Yuasa Daini Building, Kita 5-jo Nishi 11-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Company website: https://hinode-inc.jp/