At IVS2024, a powerhouse panel tackled BIG questions: How can Japan accelerate growth, modernize infrastructure, and bridge tradition with innovation?

At IVS, policymakers and industry leaders came together to discuss Japan’s ¥10 trillion startup investment goal by 2027.

𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢’𝘴 𝘝𝘊 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦? At IVS Kyoto, a panel of investors— Yu Chen (Yunqi Partners), Hyuk-Tae Kwon (Pine Capital Management), Kay Lim (Z Venture Capital), Vishal Harnal (500 Global), and moderator Luke LI of Asu Capital Partners—shared their insights on how Japan and India are becoming key destinations for capital amid global uncertainty.

At IVS2024 KYOTO, key figures from Japan’s startup ecosystem—Toshimitsu Motegi (LDP Secretary-General), Hiro Nishiguchi (Startup Genome Japan), Masaru Nagura (CIC Japan), and moderator Chika Minami (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)—shared insights on elevating Japan’s global role.

𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘯𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴, 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢? At IVS Kyoto last year, Min-Jeong Lee (Bloomberg) moderated a discussion featuring Joseph Chan (AppWorks), Cindy Chow (Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund), and Kenichi Sawaya (Cool Japan Fund クールジャパン機構).

At Headline Asia, we highlight stories of founders who adapt and grow in changing markets. In this edition, we’re sharing the journey of Alex Yeh , the founder of GMI Cloud , and how he built a data center business that evolved into an AI-driven infrastructure company.

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