Fukuoka Venture Market hosts a "Monthly Market" meeting where start-up companies can present business plans to potential partners and inventors.
Fukuoka International Business Association (FIBA) is an association in which people at the forefront of Fukuoka's business, academic, and government circles are invited to come together and exchange ideas and opinions on issues related to doing business in Fukuoka.
As of January 2019 there were 441 foreign-capitalized businesses based in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Source: Investment Promotion Division, Fukuoka Prefectural Government