What Japan’s CVCs can teach the rest of us
The future of Japanese industry depends on startups. At some point in the early 2000s the...
Read Moreby Tim Romero | Oct 13, 2026 | 0
The future of Japanese industry depends on startups. At some point in the early 2000s the...
Read Moreby Tim Romero | Oct 14, 2025 | 0
Japanese startups is hot right now, and more and more foreign money is flowing in. But many...
Read Moreby Tim Romero | Jul 22, 2025 | 0
For the last 150 years Japan has made a science of borrowing the best ideas from the West and...
Read Moreby Tim Romero | Jun 24, 2025 | 0
Progress is not only slower in Japan, it is often different. Looking at the numbers, it’s...
Read Moreby Tim Romero | May 27, 2025 | 0
American startups dominate the current innovation cycle not as a result of startup innovation, but...
Read Moreby Tim Romero | Jan 21, 2025 | 0
Most outside of the energy industry are (pleasantly) surprised to learn how aggressively startups...
Read Moreby Tim Romero | Dec 10, 2024 | 0
While the rest of the world is copying Silicon Valley, Tokyo is looking at Paris. Today we sit...
Read Moreby Tim Romero | Oct 15, 2024 | 0
The Japanese government is taking a very hands-on approach to funding startups. Yuka Hata, Senior...
Read Moreby Tim Romero | Aug 20, 2024 | 0
SaaS startup valuations and growth rates have dropped sharply in most of the world, but not in...
Read Moreby Tim Romero | Jul 23, 2024 | 0
Japan has far fewer unicorns than one expects – or than venture capitalists desire. That...
Read Moreby Tim Romero | May 28, 2024 | 2
What keeps Japanese startups stuck in Japan? It’s not a lack of opportunity or ambition....
Read Moreby Tim Romero | Jan 7, 2023 | 10
There has never been a better time to be raising money in Japan than right now. Founders ask me...
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