KBIC to Host Online Pitch Event Featuring Aerospace Startups on June 17

The Kawasaki Business Incubation Center, also known as KBIC, an open innovation hub for technology startups in the Shin-Kawasaki area of Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, will host an online pitch event on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. KBIC is operated by a joint venture that includes Tsucrea Inc. The event will feature startups working at the frontier of aerospace, including rocket engine development and space construction technologies. The participating companies will pitch for business matching and fundraising opportunities. The event is intended as a venue for business companies and investors to meet promising startups, and participants may also apply for individual matching meetings with companies of interest. Target participants include corporate representatives exploring new businesses or technologies, people interested in matching with the presenting companies, VC, CVC and corporate investment or partnership teams, and anyone interested in the latest aerospace technologies and information. Event details: Wednesday, June 17, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., held online as a webinar. Participation is free. A recorded archive will be provided later for those unable to attend live. The schedule begins at 2:00 p.m., followed by an event briefing from the secretariat from 2:00 to 2:03, company pitches from 2:05 to 2:55 with seven minutes per company, and closing around 3:00 p.m. Presenting companies, in order, are SUIHO SPACE INNOVATIONS, MJOLNIR SPACEWORKS, Space Quarters, cosmobloom and Zrek. Registration URL: https://51a7e816.form.kintoneapp.com/public/event20260617 SUIHO SPACE INNOVATIONS will be represented by CEO Makoto Yuzawa. The company aims to lower the barrier to entry in the space industry and create a company where young engineers can pursue their dreams and take on rocket development. By emphasizing field experience and data, and implementing test-driven development centered on combustion tests and flights, the company aims to make rockets safer and less expensive and to create a future where anyone can go to space. It seeks matching with companies and CVCs interested in space components and related technologies. Website: https://www.suiho-space.co.jp/ MJOLNIR SPACEWORKS will be represented by CEO Kazuo Yonekura. The company develops and manufactures rocket engines and tanks with the mission of creating a world where everyone can go to space. Its 40 kN-class engine has completed ground combustion testing and is moving toward launch. Its space tanks have been well received by rocket and satellite manufacturers, and sales are expanding. It seeks matching with people interested in deep tech, especially space startups. Website: https://mjolnir-sw.com/ Space Quarters will be represented by COO Munenori Takahashi. The Tohoku University-originated deep tech venture aims to reduce the cost and expandability constraints of space infrastructure through the concept of building in space, overcoming the cost, size and shape limits of Earth-based manufacturing. The company internally develops and integrates electron beam welders, assembly and welding robots, heat input processes, control systems and power supplies to enable on-orbit assembly, joining and inspection. It seeks matching with space equipment and component developers, welding equipment manufacturers, metal welding contractors, heavy industry companies, housing and building materials manufacturers, furniture and design businesses, and VC or CVC representatives covering space companies. Website: https://space-quarters.com/ cosmobloom will be represented by CEO Momoko Fukunaga. Originating from a university laboratory, the company analyzes, designs and develops flexible deployable structures and related space missions. To address the high transportation costs of large space structures, cosmobloom uses films as thin as food wrap to realize large antennas and solar array paddles, enabling lower-cost launches and contributing to advanced satellite communications and sustainable space utilization. It seeks matching with small satellite and constellation operators, telecom carriers and communications businesses interested in NTN and direct communications, businesses and local governments interested in adopting satellite communications, companies with element technologies such as RF equipment, and VCs or companies interested in the space sector. Website: https://cosmo-bloom.com/ Zrek will be represented by COO Ryoma Eguchi. The startup uses AI and robotics to support automation and labor-saving in manufacturing sites. Combining collaborative robots, image recognition, 3D point cloud processing and ROS2, it develops robotic systems that can handle high-mix and changing environments. Its AI robotics solutions are designed for real-world factory implementation, including loading workpieces into machine tools, inspection, transport, welding and processing support. Zrek seeks discussions with companies, research institutions and local governments in the space, aviation, defense and heavy industry sectors that are interested in automation, remote operation and labor-saving through robotics and AI. It also seeks partners for joint development, PoC and demonstration experiments applying its AI robotics technologies from ground manufacturing to the space industry, extreme environments and next-generation infrastructure. Website: https://www.zrek.org/ Participation notes: Advance registration is required. Participants should join through the event URL sent to their registered email address and should not transfer or distribute the URL. Please confirm in advance that your Zoom and network environment are ready. The ending time is approximate, and the event may be canceled if circumstances make it difficult to hold. Please enter an accurate email address; registration with an address other than a free email or mobile carrier address is recommended. Please contact the secretariat if you will be absent. Recording, audio recording and photography of the event are prohibited. Video or audio may be disrupted depending on the network environment on the day of the event. Information such as speakers and the timetable may change without prior notice and will be updated as changes or additions are confirmed. The organizer is the Kawasaki Business Incubation Center. KBIC is one of the largest incubation facilities in the Tokyo metropolitan area, housing around 50 tech companies and university laboratories conducting research and development at any given time. With experienced incubation managers and a wide range of support programs, KBIC provides detailed business and growth support to tenant companies, promotes open innovation and aims to build a world-class venture ecosystem. Official website: https://kbic.jp/ Tsucrea operates under the message “go with the startup side.” The company develops entrepreneurship support services as professionals supporting people who create businesses, as well as creative creation businesses supporting creators who generate value. Its activities include event planning and consultation services for aspiring and existing entrepreneurs, accelerator program development, joint businesses with entrepreneurs, product development and production. Company website: https://tsucrea.com/ Event inquiries: Kawasaki Business Incubation Center Joint Venture, Tsucrea Inc., Email: event@kawasaki-net.ne.jp. Media representatives who wish to cover the event should submit their affiliation, name and planned publication outlet together with their event registration in advance to event@kawasaki-net.ne.jp with the subject line “260617イベント取材依頼.” If publishing an article about the event, the organizer may request prior confirmation of the content.