mark bivens
This post is addressed to a niche group of individuals working in venture capital in Japan, though the story may resonate beyond borders. You are talented, smart, and ambitious. The job of venture capital appeals to you: imagining the future, allocating capital to promising startups, enabling...
mark bivens
Today marks a milestone for Shizen Capital which warrants a moment of celebration. In May, we introduced the Sprout GP-in-Training program to play our small part in combating the pervasive diversity problem in VC in Japan. We evaluated several impressive candidates over the summer, and last month...
mark bivens
Welcome Mayumi Wakebe into the Shizen capital team ! Just prior to the summer we announced our new Sprout initiative at Shizen Capital. Our hypothesis was that female venture capitalists were far too scarce in Japan, and not for lack of talent. We believe that diversity in venture capital teams...