ROCKET PITCH NIGHT KANSAI 2025
Details
In May 2025, ROCKET PITCH NIGHT hosted 100 startup teams and over 1,000 participants. To date, over 810 teams and 9,700 attendees have joined the event. This year, it returns as a special edition of OIC CONNÉCT—a monthly gathering co-hosted by Ritsumeikan University and Venture Café Tokyo at Ritsumeikan's Osaka Ibaraki Campus (OIC). We are seeking 40 presenters and 500+ participants. Open to all—students, startups, aspiring entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and corporate innovators—this is an opportunity for anyone eager to share their vision in a 3-minute pitch. We invite bold challengers from Kansai, Japan, and beyond.
### Who are the Judges
- Alex ODAJIMA, Japan Representative Start2 Group K.K.
- Yu Li SHEIN, Director Founder Institute Japan-Korea-Taiwan
- Yoshikazu IKEDA, Associate DEEPCORE Inc.
- Shota ISODA, Principle Globis Capital Partners
- Eriko NONAKA, CEO N.FIELD Inc.
- Niklas TAWAST, Principal DG Incubation
- Keita YAZAKI, Senior Associate CyberAgent Capital, Inc.
- Manoka MUTA, Business Development Analyst Incubate Fund
- Anri TOMITA, CEO WORKPARK Inc.
- Yuji HARA, Partner and Director Apollo Capital Inc.
- Koki FUKATSU, Startup Expert Fast Track Initiative, Inc.
- Joshua FLANNERY, CEO Innovation Dojo Japan LLC
For more details- https://venturecafetokyo.org/event/rocket-pitch-night-kansai-2025-oic-37/
ROCKET PITCH NIGHT KANSAI 2025