'women in VC' Tag
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A milestone
October 26, 2023Today 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 we hired Mayumi Wakebe as the inaugural Sprout […]
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Our new GP-in-training
October 8, 2023Welcome 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 is important for maximizing financial performance […]