After decades of slumber, Japan's tech industry, which has produced just ~10 unicorns, musters momentum as its startups raised ~$6.2B in 2021 and ~$6.4B in 2022
some of whom are questioning the wisdom of moving fast and breaking things in a world now breaking apart.” https://restofworld.org/...
Enormous pleasure writing this story about Japan's suddenly energized startup scene for the kind folks at @restofworld. I talked to a lot of terrific people for it. https://restofworld.org/...
“Its tech startup scene has for years been held back by siloed and intransigent corporate leaders, and an aging, risk-averse populace whose fear of innovation turned a once-futuristic nation into a digital backwater.” https://restofworld.org/...
“Japan's high quality of life is also not lost on local and foreign entrepreneurs — some of whom are questioning the wisdom of moving fast and breaking things in a world now breaking apart.” https://restofworld.org/...