Eighteen months ago, Mayumi Wakebe joined Shizen Capital as the inaugural candidate of our Sprout initiative, a GP-in-Training program for ambitious women in Japan who aspire to become Partner in a VC fund or manage their own. Our rationale in launching the Sprout program was driven by our...
One year ago we announced the Sprout initiative at Shizen Capital. Sprout is a GP-in-Training program for ambitious women in Japan who aspire to manage their own VC fund. The Sprout participant is first employed by Shizen Capital as Investment Director, during which she is exposed to all aspects...
Years ago I began publishing an annual list of technology predictions in order to provoke constructive dialogue and highlight insightful female VCs globally. In continuity and upon popular demand, here are forecasts from six professionals who are poised to make an outsized positive impact on the...