Koza Shinkin Bank Joins "KSA Partner Program" as Strategy Partner

The KSA Steering Committee (Secretariat: Four Cs Inc. and others), which operates "Koza Startup Arcade (KSA)," a community where diverse challengers gather, is pleased to announce that Koza Shinkin Bank (Head Office: Okinawa City, Okinawa Prefecture; Representative: Chairman Isamu Kiyuna; hereinafter, Koza Shinkin) will participate as a Strategy Partner (co-creation) in the "KSA Partner Program" starting April 1, 2026.

Through this participation, we will integrate the specialized knowledge of a regional financial institution rooted in the community with KSA's challenger community, accelerating new business creation and regional economic revitalization from Koza, Okinawa City.

Background of Strategy Partner Participation

The KSA Steering Committee and Koza Shinkin Bank have deeply collaborated to form Okinawa's startup ecosystem.

Koza Shinkin Bank has provided continuous sponsorship for "KOZAROCKS," an urban startup conference hosted by Four Cs Inc., the secretariat of the KSA Steering Committee, and has invested in the "Shinryo Fund," which aims to bridge Asia and Japan, thereby supporting both funding and community development.

The purpose of this participation as a "Strategy Partner" is to advance our existing cooperative relationship and promote more concrete co-creation projects with our committee, such as individual business collaborations and startup growth support. By intersecting the network of Koza Shinkin Bank, which is the core of regional finance, with the diverse talents gathered at KSA, KSA aims to "create a cycle of challenges and generate new industries and cultures."

Comments from Stakeholders

Koza Shinkin Bank was born and raised in Koza, making our desire to revitalize the town of Koza exceptionally strong. We expect the KSA Partner Program, which aims to "create a cycle of challenges in the region and foster new industries and cultures," to cultivate profitable industries in Koza and encourage young people to settle here. Regional financial institutions are inseparable from the regional economy and bear the responsibility to contribute to it. Koza Shinkin Bank focuses on supporting new businesses and assisting with business succession. Koza Shinkin Bank will continue to grow with the town of Koza for the next 100 years by sharing wisdom and acting together with the KSA Partner Program.

Koza Shinkin Bank has continuously supported the KSA challenger community through its ongoing sponsorship of "KOZAROCKS" and participation in the "Shinryo Fund." With this participation as a Strategy Partner, we expect the financial institution's expertise and network to be even more connected to the community, accelerating startup growth support and new business creation. Together, we will realize a future where new challenges are continuously born from Koza and contribute back to the regional economy and culture.

What is the KSA Partner Program?

Under the mission of "creating a cycle of challenges and generating new industries and cultures," KSA has fostered an environment where challengers gather and grow. Moving forward, it will transition to a phase of incorporating external resources from companies and organizations to promote the growth and social implementation of challenges.

The KSA Partner Program is a framework for companies to participate in the cycle of challenges and co-create new value through business collaboration, recruitment, demonstration, and knowledge provision. To accommodate different objectives and levels of involvement for each company, four types of partner plans are set according to the participation level.

What is KSA (Koza Startup Arcade)?

KSA is a challenger community formed in the shopping district area of Koza, Okinawa City, where startups, creators, government, financial institutions, and overseas businesses gather.

Currently, 15 locations, including co-working spaces, shared offices, studios, and galleries, collaborate to foster an environment where "challengers meet daily and co-creation is born."

About Four Cs Inc.

Four Cs Inc. is an Okinawa-based company actively working to become a "Bridge of Nations" (Bankoku Shinryo) to create new industries that drive growth in Japan and Asia. It operates the Okinawa-born independent venture capital fund "Shinryo Fund," the innovation hub "Koza Startup Arcade" in Koza, Okinawa City, and "KOZAROCKS," one of the largest startup conferences in the prefecture. The company aims to support next-generation entrepreneurs in co-creation with local communities and serve as a bridge connecting Japan and Asia. On Note, we share our daily initiatives and the entrepreneurs Four Cs supports.