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TORYUMON TOKYO/FUKUOKA 2025 RISE: Unleashing Opportunities for Young Entrepreneurs

The TORYUMON startup festival, tailored for the U25 generation, is gearing up for its 2025 gatherings in both Tokyo and Fukuoka. Highlighting the rich tapestry of young entrepreneurial spirit, TORYUMON presents a unique platform for budding entrepreneurs, those in the preparation phase, and anyone with a vested interest in startups.

Uniting Communities: Announcing Community Partners

Recently, the organizers unveiled a lineup of commendable community partners who will play pivotal roles at the event. These carefully selected partners include:

• - TOKYO Community Partners:

- IBP Business Study Program
- Keio Business Community
- Business Contest KING Executive Committee
- LocalHost Japan
- MEC
- Neurabit
- SHIBUYA STARTUP OASIS
- OVAL JAPAN
- Waseda University Senior High School Entrepreneurial and Investment Project
- Takeoff Tokyo
- Waseda AI Research Group
- Waseda Startup Circle Wit

• - FUKUOKA Community Partners:

- COMPASS Kokura
- Nagasaki Prefectural University Startup Circle FIRPEN
- Hackts Co., Ltd.
- QUSIS (Kyushu University Startup Club)
- Kyushu University Robert Fan/Entrepreneurship Center (QREC)
- Sprout Association
- Venture Café Fukuoka
- XOSS POINT

These collaborations are not with academic institutions but focus on cultivating entrepreneurial networks that resonate with the younger generation.

An Event to Remember

Previously, TORYUMON TOKYO 2024 IGNITE drew an impressive crowd of approximately 800 attendees, reaffirming its position as a significant platform for entrepreneurship. The upcoming TORYUMON 2025 events aim to build on this momentum by fostering communication between aspiring entrepreneurs and renowned figures in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, including distinguished entrepreneurs, investors, and politicians. This event serves as a gateway into the startup world, providing opportunities for U25 participants to forge relationships, gain insights, and fuel their ambitions.

Event Objectives

TORYUMON strives not only to spotlight young entrepreneurs who have emerged from the program, but also to highlight success stories of student entrepreneurs who have successfully secured seed funding amounting to around 10 million yen. With a creative ambiance and the opportunity to acquire valuable knowledge, TORYUMON embodies a gateway for youth interested in startups to engage and establish connections within the entrepreneurial community.

Event Details

TORYUMON FUKUOKA 2025 RISE

• - Date: May 31, 2025 (Saturday) 14:00 - 18:05
• - Venue: Fukuoka Growth Next, Fukuoka City, Chuo-ku, Daimyo 2-6-11
• - Participation: Students / U25 only (150 spots for U25 and 50 for U30, with U30 to be selected via lottery)

Schedule for TORYUMON FUKUOKA

• - 13:30 - 14:00: Registration
• - 14:00 - 14:15: Opening Remarks
• - 14:15 - 15:15: Talk by Young Entrepreneurs – Realities of Challenges and Future Perspectives
• - 15:15 - 15:45: Networking Session 1
• - 15:45 - 16:45: Cross-border Startups from Fukuoka – Realities of Business Expansion and Funding
• - 16:45 - 17:15: Networking Session 2
• - 17:15 - 17:25: Closing Remarks
• - 17:25 - 18:05: Networking

TORYUMON TOKYO 2025 RISE

• - Date: June 28, 2025 (Saturday) 12:45 - 19:45
• - Venue: Tokyo Port City Takeshiba, Port Hall, Minato-ku, Kaigan 1-7-1
• - Participation: Students / U25 only

Schedule for TORYUMON TOKYO

• - 12:15 - 12:45: Entrance
• - 12:45 - 13:00: Opening Remarks
• - 13:00 - 14:00: Learn from Young Entrepreneurs - Growth Strategies During the Seed Phase
• - 14:00 - 14:30: Networking Session 1
• - 14:30 - 15:00: VC Reverse Pitch
• - 15:00 - 16:00: Networking Session 2
• - 16:00 - 17:00: U25 TORYUMON Pitch
• - 17:00 - 17:30: Networking Session 3
• - 17:30 - 18:30: Learn from Entrepreneurs with Large Funding – Strategies for Building Organizations and Products that Shape the Future
• - 18:30 - 18:45: Closing & Results Announcement
• - 18:45 - 19:45: Networking Session 4

Registration for both events is now open, encouraging all interested U25 participants to embrace this opportunity.

For inquiries regarding this press release, please contact:
TORYUMON Operations Office at: toryumon[at]f-ventures.vc (please replace [at] with @)