How Foreign Venture Firms Bridge the Gap Between Japanese Startups and Traditional Japanese Companies

Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Time: 7:30 - 9:00
Venue: Tokyo American Club, B2 Manhattan
Speaker: Akira Kurabayashi, Managing Director, Draper Nexus Ventures    
Hosting Committee: Alternative Investment Subcommittee
Member Fee: ¥4,600
Guest Fee: ¥8,000
Meal: Plated Breakfast
Registration/Cancellation Deadline: Thursday, May 25, 12:00 

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​Event Overview:

Japan has a vibrant VC market with many young and creative entrepreneurs creating new businesses daily. Many of these businesses are built with the intention of being sold in a "trade sale" to larger Japanese companies. Major Japanese corporations are interested in these businesses but have a hard time understanding their business models, valuing them and integrating their personnel following acquisition.   
 
Foreign VC funds can help and have found a niche in "bridging the cultural gap" between Japanese VCs and major Japanese firms. Our June VC Breakfast speaker will be Akira Kurabayashi, the Manager of Draper Nexus Ventures, whose firm facilitates these transitions.  

Please join us to learn more about Japan's VC/Megafirm "culture gap" and how Draper Nexus builds bridges between the two.

For more information about the speaker, please click here.

Frank Packard, Christopher P. Wells, Co-chairs
Jenifer Rogers, Vice Chair
Andrew Conrad, Board Liaison
ACCJ Alternative Investment Subcommittee

NOTE 1: This event is ON THE RECORD.

NOTE 2: If you cancel after the stated deadline, the full meeting fee will be charged to your account. Sorry, no substitutions or walk-ins.

NOTE 3: If you are driving to Tokyo American Club, please inform the ACCJ in advance as arrangements must be made and a 1,100 yen parking fee will apply.