From Gaming Skills to Engineering: Pro e-sports Team "FENNEL" and "nms Engineering" Launch Talent Development and Career Support Project
Pro e-sports team "FENNEL" and nms Engineering have launched a talent development and career support project to utilize the abilities students have cultivated through e-sports and gaming in the engineering field. Leveraging the strengths of both companies, the project aims to expand the potential of young people and create opportunities for them to thrive in society.
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Fennel Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President: Ryo Takashima; hereinafter "FENNEL"), which operates the professional e-sports team "FENNEL," has signed a sponsorship agreement with nms Engineering Inc. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Yoshikazu Matsui; hereinafter "nms Engineering"), which develops engineer dispatch services and design and development outsourcing.
This initiative focuses on the abilities cultivated by students dedicated to e-sports and gaming, aiming to help students recognize their experiences and strengths, connect them to future possibilities, and create opportunities for them to succeed in society.
Furthermore, we will develop a project throughout the year to support diverse career formation, including in the engineering field.
About nms Engineering
nms Engineering Inc. (a consolidated subsidiary of nms Holdings Inc. [TSE: 2162]) is a group of engineers that develops design and development outsourcing, design and development contracting, and engineer dispatch services in a wide range of fields, including software development, infrastructure, control/embedded systems, mechanical design, and circuit design. We aim to be an engineering partner that works closely with our customers' manufacturing and proactively moves to solve problems.
Background of the Sponsorship Agreement
Students dedicated to e-sports and gaming possess high aptitudes that can be utilized in the engineering field, such as situational judgment, logical thinking, problem-solving skills, and concentration.
On the other hand, the environment for appropriately evaluating their individuality and abilities and connecting them to opportunities for success is still not fully developed.
In Japan, where there is a shortage of engineering talent,
the way in which individuals' abilities and aptitudes are utilized is becoming more important than ever.
Under the philosophy of "Monozukuri (manufacturing) starting from human development," nms Engineering has been working to solve social issues through talent development and technological improvement.
This philosophy has a high affinity with FENNEL's efforts to expand the potential of young people through e-sports, and as the directions of both companies aligned, this project was launched.
Main Initiatives
In this project, FENNEL will utilize its e-sports community and content to help students dedicated to gaming recognize their abilities and potential and create opportunities for them to demonstrate them in society.
Furthermore, we will promote the creation of an environment where each individual can proactively consider and choose their own career, leveraging the thinking and problem-solving skills cultivated through gaming.
In addition, we aim to shed light on the experiences and skills gained through gaming, which have not been sufficiently evaluated until now, and spread their value to society.
Main Initiatives
* Planning and operating events and programs utilizing e-sports
* Visualization of thinking and communication skills through gaming experiences
* Providing opportunities for students to expand their potential
* Creating learning and growth opportunities through continuous community building
Future Developments
Through this initiative, FENNEL and nms Engineering will present a new model for talent development and career support starting from e-sports to society.
Furthermore, by expanding mechanisms to utilize skills cultivated through gaming in diverse fields, including engineering, we will maximize individual potential and contribute to expanding the base of technical talent in Japan.
About FENNEL
Established in 2019. As of 2026, it operates e-sports divisions in 10 titles.
The VALORANT division has won four championships in Japan, the Pokémon UNITE division won the world championship in the summer of 2024, and in 2026, it secured the right to participate in the "Pokémon World Championships 2026" as the Asian champion. It is a professional e-sports team that boasts the highest level of competitive results in all divisions in Japan.
It is also a pioneer in the e-sports industry, developing tournament operation businesses and apparel businesses. Its organized e-sports tournament brand "FFL" held weekly events, international tournaments, and student tournaments in the early days of the e-sports scene. It recorded a maximum simultaneous connection of 120,000 people, supporting the growth of the scene. In the apparel business, it has collaborated with DIESEL, WIND AND SEA, and others. The team's total SNS followers exceed 4.8 million, and total YouTube views exceed 700 million. It is a company that leads the Japanese e-sports scene by leveraging its strong fanbase in the e-sports scene and its knowledge of the youth scene, including e-sports fans, for marketing and entertainment businesses.
Company Profile
Company Name: Fennel Inc.
Representative Director and Chairman: Masaya Endo
Representative Director
This initiative focuses on the abilities cultivated by students dedicated to e-sports and gaming, aiming to help students recognize their experiences and strengths, connect them to future possibilities, and create opportunities for them to succeed in society.
Furthermore, we will develop a project throughout the year to support diverse career formation, including in the engineering field.
About nms Engineering
nms Engineering Inc. (a consolidated subsidiary of nms Holdings Inc. [TSE: 2162]) is a group of engineers that develops design and development outsourcing, design and development contracting, and engineer dispatch services in a wide range of fields, including software development, infrastructure, control/embedded systems, mechanical design, and circuit design. We aim to be an engineering partner that works closely with our customers' manufacturing and proactively moves to solve problems.
Background of the Sponsorship Agreement
Students dedicated to e-sports and gaming possess high aptitudes that can be utilized in the engineering field, such as situational judgment, logical thinking, problem-solving skills, and concentration.
On the other hand, the environment for appropriately evaluating their individuality and abilities and connecting them to opportunities for success is still not fully developed.
In Japan, where there is a shortage of engineering talent,
the way in which individuals' abilities and aptitudes are utilized is becoming more important than ever.
Under the philosophy of "Monozukuri (manufacturing) starting from human development," nms Engineering has been working to solve social issues through talent development and technological improvement.
This philosophy has a high affinity with FENNEL's efforts to expand the potential of young people through e-sports, and as the directions of both companies aligned, this project was launched.
Main Initiatives
In this project, FENNEL will utilize its e-sports community and content to help students dedicated to gaming recognize their abilities and potential and create opportunities for them to demonstrate them in society.
Furthermore, we will promote the creation of an environment where each individual can proactively consider and choose their own career, leveraging the thinking and problem-solving skills cultivated through gaming.
In addition, we aim to shed light on the experiences and skills gained through gaming, which have not been sufficiently evaluated until now, and spread their value to society.
Main Initiatives
* Planning and operating events and programs utilizing e-sports
* Visualization of thinking and communication skills through gaming experiences
* Providing opportunities for students to expand their potential
* Creating learning and growth opportunities through continuous community building
Future Developments
Through this initiative, FENNEL and nms Engineering will present a new model for talent development and career support starting from e-sports to society.
Furthermore, by expanding mechanisms to utilize skills cultivated through gaming in diverse fields, including engineering, we will maximize individual potential and contribute to expanding the base of technical talent in Japan.
About FENNEL
Established in 2019. As of 2026, it operates e-sports divisions in 10 titles.
The VALORANT division has won four championships in Japan, the Pokémon UNITE division won the world championship in the summer of 2024, and in 2026, it secured the right to participate in the "Pokémon World Championships 2026" as the Asian champion. It is a professional e-sports team that boasts the highest level of competitive results in all divisions in Japan.
It is also a pioneer in the e-sports industry, developing tournament operation businesses and apparel businesses. Its organized e-sports tournament brand "FFL" held weekly events, international tournaments, and student tournaments in the early days of the e-sports scene. It recorded a maximum simultaneous connection of 120,000 people, supporting the growth of the scene. In the apparel business, it has collaborated with DIESEL, WIND AND SEA, and others. The team's total SNS followers exceed 4.8 million, and total YouTube views exceed 700 million. It is a company that leads the Japanese e-sports scene by leveraging its strong fanbase in the e-sports scene and its knowledge of the youth scene, including e-sports fans, for marketing and entertainment businesses.
Company Profile
Company Name: Fennel Inc.
Representative Director and Chairman: Masaya Endo
Representative Director