(aiESG; Head office: Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City; Representative Director: Shunsuke Managi) is an AI startup company from Kyushu University academia that conducts comprehensive ESG analysis and assessment at the product and service level. We are pleased to announce that aiESG has been selected as one of the 11 finalists for the "Startup World Cup 2025 Kyushu Qualifier" out of over 100 companies that applied. In conjunction with the selection, CEO Daikichi Seki will be speaking at the pitch contest to be held at Kumamoto Castle Hall on Friday, May 23. We also plan to have an exhibit in the exhibition space at the event to inform interested parties attending the event about our aiESG business.
Startup World Cup 2025 Kyushu Preliminary Round: 11 finalists to take the stage have finally been selected!

About the Startup World Cup

The Startup World Cup is one of the world's largest global pitch contests and conferences organized by Pegasus Tech Ventures of the U.S. Launched in 2017, this will be the seventh annual event. Regional qualifiers will be held in more than 100 countries and regions around the world, and the winners of the regional qualifiers will be invited to compete in the World Finals to be held in San Francisco in the fall of 2025, with approximately 150 million yen in investment prize money for the world champion. The Startup World Cup offers attractive benefits such as the world champion investment prize money, a chance to raise funds from global investors, networking with companies and celebrities, and a chance to raise their profile not only in Japan but also globally.

Summary
Date: Friday, May 23, 2025
Venue: Kumamoto Castle Event Hall
Sponsored by Pegasus Tech Ventures, Inc.
Co-organized by Kumamoto City
Details and spectator ticket application:https://www.startupworldcup.io/kyushu

Speaker Information

Daikichi Seki CEO
D. in physics from Kyoto University, he worked as a data scientist at Accenture's AI Center, where he launched and coordinated industry-academia collaborations with Kyoto University and Kyushu University, and developed and implemented industry-academia collaboration strategies. The results of the collaboration with Kyushu University later evolved into the company's AI Powered Enterprise Value Cockpit, and he was involved in leading its development and implementation for clients.

Interview with Daikichi Seki:
https://www.wantedly.com/companies/company_9232529/post_articles/959410

About aiESG Corporation (aiESG)

aiESG" is a start-up company from Kyushu University that aims to realize a sustainable society through product and service level ESG analysis. Based on the results of many years of international and academic ESG research, including UN report representatives, we provide an ESG assessment platform "aiESG" that traces back the entire supply chain. We also provide support services on all aspects of ESG.

Click here to visit our corporate website (Japanese only)https://aiesg.co.jp/)

About Us

Company name: aiESG Co.
Head Office: NMF Hakata Ekimae Bldg. 2F, 1-15-20 Hakata Ekimae, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka
President and Representative Director : Shunsuke Managi
Business : ESG analysis business at the product/service level
HP :https://aiesg.co.jp/
Establishment : July 2022

For inquiries regarding this matter, please contact: aiESG Public Relations, Inc.
e-mail: (English) pr@aiesg.co.jp