The best startups and the biggest corporations should be connected, not kept apart.

japanstrategyOn the founding idea behind WiL, 2014

We do not just write a check. We hand a startup the door into Japan.

cross-borderdistributionOn what WiL offers founders, 2018

Money is easy to find. Access and trust are the hard parts.

investingphilosophyOn his approach to venture capital, 2019

Japan fell behind in the startup era. My job is to help it catch up.

entrepreneurshipjapanOn his work with Japanese government committees, 2020

Great technology should not be trapped by borders.

globalizationinnovationOn WiL's cross-border mission, 2016