
Home to world-class talent and the world’s third-largest economy, Japan is ripe with potential to produce the next unicorns and decacorns. In this episode, Jordan Fisher, venture partner at Antler Japan and Founder of Zehitomo Inc, unpacks the structural challenges holding back Japan’s startup scene. He shares why Antler is betting on cross-cultural founder teams, how global capital and secondaries can shift incentives, and why Japan’s government has finally made innovation a national priority.