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 19, 2025, 19:00-21:30 (SHIBUYA QWS doors open 18:50, last entry 20:00)

<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 12, 2025)
*The speaker incubator has been released on August 12th!

<List of participating incubators>
This time, we have a large gathering of incubators related to "work" and "living"!

・K,D,C,,,　https://kdc-foodlab.com/

K,D,C,,, (KDC) is a co-creation space that supports "everyone involved with food." Located in a building directly connected to Shin-Okubo Station, it has two kitchens with manufacturing licenses and a co-working space, and provides comprehensive support from product development to networking, PR, and sales channel development. It is working to create new value in collaboration with the local community, companies, and local governments.

・Vlag yokohama　https://vlag.yokohama/

Vlag Yokohama opened in June 2024 on the top floor (42nd floor) of THE YOKOHAMA FRONT. Based on the concept of "a place of co-creation filled with signs of the future (Vlag)," the complex includes offices, a lounge, a cafe and bar, and a hall. Aiming to be a place where various people, cultures, and ideas from inside and outside Yokohama come together and where opportunities for the future can sprout, the first step towards a brighter future begins here.

・HOME/WORK VILLAGE　https://homeworkvillage.com/

The former Ikejiri Junior High School closed in 2004. Even today, traces of its days as a school and the memories of many children remain throughout the building. "HOME/WORK VILLAGE" opened in July 2025, incorporating not only the school building but also the gymnasium and schoolyard. The first floor of the school building is a fun area, always filled with dining, beverage, and merchandise, as well as a shared kitchen, streaming studio, and gallery. The second floor houses a coworking space and a creative learning school for children, while the third floor houses offices, bringing together a diverse range of people working and studying. In addition to its traditional gymnasium function, the gymnasium building now features a book lounge where people can enjoy reading and studios that foster various sports communities. The former schoolyard area has been replanted with trees and lawns, creating a plaza open to the community and hosting various events.

・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.

<Participating innovators>

We will update this page regularly! Stay tuned!

<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), SME Corporation, 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, SYCL by Keio, PYNT, UNIVERCITY OF CREATIVITY, inadani sees, PILE, NETSUGEN, 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.

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