Source: Peatix

"HACHIKO PITCH: A pitch competition where you can meet the people you want to meet"

"HACHIKO PITCH" is an attempt to create "Hachiko, Japan's best meeting place where you can meet the people you want to meet" in the business world, where innovators from diverse communities who "have people they want to meet right now" make a pitch to people they want to meet.

This is a pitch competition that anyone who has someone they want to meet or who is trying something new can participate in.
Please come and take a look at the pitch competition, where people from all genres will come together!

<Date and time>
Date and time: Friday, September 6, 2024, 19:00-21:30 (SHIBUYA QWS doors open 18:50)

<Location>
・SCRAMBLE HALL in SHIBUYA QWS
SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE SQUARE 15th floor, 2-24-12 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

<Time Schedule (tentative)
19:00 Event start / HACHIKO PITCH event introduction (10 minutes)
19:10 Pitch start (70 minutes)
20:20 End of pitch/voting (10 mins)
20:30 Event ends
20:30～Networking party

*The following will be updated from time to time (last updated on August 8, 2024)
*The incubator for speakers has been released on August 8th!

<List of participating incubators>

・Kumamoto Moritoshin Plaza Business Support Facility XOSS POINT.https://xosspoint.jp/
In addition to traditional management consultation and start-up support, this is Kumamoto City's first startup support facility that works to discover and nurture entrepreneurs who aim to develop new markets and achieve rapid growth. As a base for supporting startups in Kumamoto City, it aims to create new business models and new industries by providing support programs tailored to the growth stage and forming an entrepreneurial community.

・Utsunomiya Ventures (Utsunomiya City Entrepreneur Support Facility)https://utsunomiya-ventures.com/
Established by Utsunomiya City in 2002, "Utsunomiya Ventures" is based on the philosophy of "supporting entrepreneurs who are always striving for growth and creating a system to nurture business leaders who will lead Utsunomiya", and its greatest feature is that the steering committee, which is made up of highly specialized and passionate supporters such as business managers and accountants, provides serious advice and supports the development of residents through a public-private partnership. In addition, events are held where people interested in starting a business can participate and interact, and it also supports the development of entrepreneurs and forms an entrepreneurial community.

・Fukuoka Growth Next　https://growth-next.com/
Fukuoka Growth Next (FGN) is a facility that aims to create companies that will become role models representing Fukuoka through support for aspiring entrepreneurs and intensive support for startups after they are founded, with the strong support of Fukuoka City, a special zone for global startups and job creation, and in collaboration with private companies. We aim to produce startups that provide new value by commercializing diverse ideas and growing them.

・SHIBUYA QWS　https://shibuya-qws.com/
SHIBUYA QWS is a co-creation facility located on the 15th floor of SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE SQUARE building directly connected to and above Shibuya Station. By intersecting the questions of players with diverse backgrounds, we aim to create a movement that leads to unknown value.

<Featured Participating Innovators>
We will release more information in the future!

<Moderator>
・Kenta Iwata (SHIBUYA QWS Community Manager)

＜Organizer＞ SHIBUYA QWS
<Co-organizer> Akira Yanagihara (Startup Supporter)

■Past speakers at incubators
Open Network Lab (Digital Garage), co-ba (Tsukuruba), Microsoft, Game Changer Catapult (Panasonic), DMM.make AKIBA, EDGEof, Open for the public., Yahoo!LODGE, Sega Sammy Holdings, Agorize Japan, Venture CAFE Tokyo, TUNNEL Tokyo, JR East Startup, Tokyu (TAP), Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, 100BANCH, Birth, K,D,C,,,, FUTURE GATEWAY, Shizuoka Railway (=ODEN), Adlight (YOXO BOX), WeWork, ANCHOR KOBE, SAAI, Plug & Play, MIRAI LAB PALETTE, Creww, Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, HAX Tokyo, G's Academy (Digital Hollywood Co., Ltd.), Co-startup Space & Community FUSE (Hamamatsu Iwata Shinkin Bank), CAMPFIRE, Adlight, SCOP TOYAMA, Minato Ward Industrial Promotion Center, QUINTBRIDGE (NTT West Japan), SHIMOKITA COLLEGE (HLAB), Musashino University School of Entrepreneurship (Musashino EMC), MAKERS UNIVERSITY, Business Contest KING Executive Committee, CIC TOKYO, Shibuya Startup Support, Tokyo Innovation Base, and others.

■ABOUT “SHIBUYA QWS”
SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE SQUARE opened on November 1, 2019, directly connected to and above Shibuya Station. SHIBUYA QWS (hereinafter QWS) is a members-only co-creation facility located on the 15th floor. With the concept of "Social Scramble Space / A crossroads of possibilities that asks questions from Shibuya to the world," the facility aims to create a movement that leads to unknown value by crossing the "questions" of players with diverse backgrounds.
https://shibuya-qws.com/

■Notes for participation:
・Seats at SHIBUYA QWS will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, so please apply early.
・Please note that we will be taking photos and videos of this event for the purpose of recording and publicity.
・Photos and videos taken may be posted on blogs, etc. by SHIBUYA QWS or by the speakers.
・Spectators and viewers are requested to refrain from recording or recording this event.

■ Regarding the content of your responses that includes personal information
We will use your information to inform you of upcoming events, collect anonymous statistical data, and not use it for any other purposes. We will manage your personal information in accordance with the personal information management regulations of SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE SQUARE, Ltd., and dispose of it in an appropriate manner after use.

■About the information listed for this event
Information regarding speakers and the program will be updated as changes or additional decisions are made.