M&A in Japan isn’t just an exit—it’s a growth hack. At IVS, we hosted a candid conversation with founders and operators who’ve used acquisitions to grow faster, go deeper, and build better businesses.

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.

It’s our honor to announce that Koichi Maruo joined the Headline team in Asia as Advisor on June 1, 2021.

As of May 10, Infinity Ventures in Asia and e.ventures in the US and Europe have rebranded together as Headline. Moving forward, Infinity Venture’s existing offices in Beijing, Taipei, and Tokyo will be known as Headline Asia. Headline will also have offices in San Francisco, Berlin, Paris, and São Paulo.

Partner Akihiko Okamoto and Investor Jonathan M. Hayashi discuss how to best land a deal at a conference.

Our Partner Joseph Huang talks with Matt Cheng from Cherubic Ventures and Jamie Lin from AppWorks about growing startups.

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Written by Jonathan Userovici

Written by Jonathan Userovici

Written by Jonathan Userovici

Written by Jonathan Userovici