35 min
VCedia: Opportunities to Increase Openness and Amplify Japanese Innovation with Risa Ishii of Plug and Play Tech Center VCedia: Venture Capital l Entrepreneurship | Ecosystems
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Today I’m so excited to talk with Risa Ishii.
Risa is a Senior Partnerships Manager at Plug and Play Tech Center, the world’s largest early stage investor, accelerator and corporate innovation platform. They have close to 40 locations around the world, making over 250 investments a year. Bridging startups and corporations in Japan with the rest of the world, Risa focuses on Smart Cities which includes mobility, real estate, energy industries, and more. She oversees corporations' strategies and supports them in accelerating their innovation activities in the Bay Area, sometimes setting up their innovation roadmaps and providing related industry expertise.
Risa shares valuable insights on multiple facets of engaging with Japanese corporations, exciting events from the past year, and how Japanese young professionals can thrive outside of Japan.
Now let’s get started.
Episode Mentions:
Plug and Play Tech Center
Asks, Challenges, and Goals:
“My goal is to see as many Japanese young professionals as possible, thriving outside of the country. Whether it's government sector, private sector, startups or academic field, I see almost no Japanese population compared to the rest of Asia here in Silicon Valley. This is even more true for the younger generation and I really think that Japan has so much potential if we can allocate assets and provide opportunities for the younger generations seek these career paths. After then, Tokyo and then eventually the entire Japan will be the ranked as one of the most innovative countries.”
VCedia and Host Info/Promos:
Follow VCedia @the_vcedia on Twitter and Instagram, The VCedia on YouTube, and on our website at www.vcedia.com. You can also follow the host Schyler Cole on Twitter at @SchylerCole!
Know someone who should be on VCedia? Let us know here!
For startups:
https://forms.gle/8ESnmJf4XNRL5W1A6
For other guests:
https://forms.gle/LbTvrUUbXW1YiAPP7
Music
Intro/Outro - Instafunk - Premium Beats
Intermission - hard animal crossing type beat by vanity - https://soundcloud.com/11182018
Today I’m so excited to talk with Risa Ishii.
Risa is a Senior Partnerships Manager at Plug and Play Tech Center, the world’s largest early stage investor, accelerator and corporate innovation platform. They have close to 40 locations around the world, making over 250 investments a year. Bridging startups and corporations in Japan with the rest of the world, Risa focuses on Smart Cities which includes mobility, real estate, energy industries, and more. She oversees corporations' strategies and supports them in accelerating their innovation activities in the Bay Area, sometimes setting up their innovation roadmaps and providing related industry expertise.
Risa shares valuable insights on multiple facets of engaging with Japanese corporations, exciting events from the past year, and how Japanese young professionals can thrive outside of Japan.
Now let’s get started.
Episode Mentions:
Plug and Play Tech Center
Asks, Challenges, and Goals:
“My goal is to see as many Japanese young professionals as possible, thriving outside of the country. Whether it's government sector, private sector, startups or academic field, I see almost no Japanese population compared to the rest of Asia here in Silicon Valley. This is even more true for the younger generation and I really think that Japan has so much potential if we can allocate assets and provide opportunities for the younger generations seek these career paths. After then, Tokyo and then eventually the entire Japan will be the ranked as one of the most innovative countries.”
VCedia and Host Info/Promos:
Follow VCedia @the_vcedia on Twitter and Instagram, The VCedia on YouTube, and on our website at www.vcedia.com. You can also follow the host Schyler Cole on Twitter at @SchylerCole!
Know someone who should be on VCedia? Let us know here!
For startups:
https://forms.gle/8ESnmJf4XNRL5W1A6
For other guests:
https://forms.gle/LbTvrUUbXW1YiAPP7
Music
Intro/Outro - Instafunk - Premium Beats
Intermission - hard animal crossing type beat by vanity - https://soundcloud.com/11182018
35 min