'Shizen Capital' Tag

  • How to pitch us

    March 31, 2024

    As General Partners of Shizen Capital, we consider ourselves very fortunate to work as venture capitalists. We each also happen to have founded tech startups in our prior careers before entering the VC world. Although we would love to believe that we are brilliant, the reality is that we’ve been lucky. Any flashes of wisdom […]

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  • Shizen Capital Bonenkai 2023

    December 13, 2023

    Overheard in Tokyo: “An invitation to the Shizen Capital bonenkai is the hottest ticket in town!” Sincere thank you to all LPs and Founders. You are our raison d’être! #ShizenCapital #WeBackNonConformists

    posted in venture capital by mark bivens

  • Our investment sweet spot (redux)

    October 1, 2021

    We began investing in Japanese startups 5 years ago, when Japan was still considered by many to be the ultimate contrarian bet. Little did we know, but Japan’s modern digital renaissance was just beginning. Our first fund here returned a 3.5x DPI, and currently sits at a TVPI of 17x. This is not meant to […]

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