E51 Raising $1bn to bringing entrepreneurship to Japan with World Innovation Lab founder and CEO Gen Isayama
APR 6, 202353 MIN
E51 Raising $1bn to bringing entrepreneurship to Japan with World Innovation Lab founder and CEO Gen Isayama
APR 6, 202353 MIN
Description
In this episode, Erasmus Elsner is talking to Gen Isayama, co-founder and CEO of World Innovation Lab, a Palo Alto and Tokyo based venture firm investing in growth-stage companies and serving as a bridge between startups and Japanese corporations.
00:00 Intro
01:30 World Innovation Lab
04:10 From Japanese lawyer to Silicon Valley VC
09:10 From DCM to WIL
13:55 WIL investment thesis
19:40 Japanese entrepreneurial culture
26:57 Open innovation Models at WIL
31:57 Raising Fund I
37:00 Full spectrum of WIL Activities
42:16 Investment strategy and portfolio construction
48:06 Outlook for WIL III
51:23 Call to action
