Startups work differently in Japan, and there is a lot happening here right now. Disrupting Japan introduces you to the most innovative founders and VCs, and shows you what it’s like to be an innovator in a society that prizes conformity.
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Startups work differently in Japan, and there is a lot happening here right now. Disrupting Japan introduces you to the most innovative founders and VCs, and shows you what it’s like to be an innovator in a society that prizes conformity.
Fifteen years ago, University-run venture funds were all illegal here in Japan, but today a higher percentage of major Japanese universities have VC funds than in the US or Europe.
Today we sit down with Kei Furukawa, a partner at the University of Tokyo IPC, a $300M venture fund, and we talk about the unique role these funds play in Japan, how they drive innovation in rural areas, and why he has to talk professors out of becoming startup CEOs.
It's a great conversation, and I think you'll enjoy it.
Disrupting Japan
Startups work differently in Japan, and there is a lot happening here right now. Disrupting Japan introduces you to the most innovative founders and VCs, and shows you what it’s like to be an innovator in a society that prizes conformity.
