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ABOUT CORAL CAPITAL

Coral Capital is a leading early-stage venture capital firm based in Tokyo. We have backed some of Japan’s most important startups, including SmartHR (Japan’s largest HR SaaS), Kyoto Fusioneering (advanced nuclear/fusion energy), GITAI (space robotics), Ramp (corporate cards and spend management), and dozens more across AI, fintech, healthtech, and deep tech. We have also built one of the strongest content and community platforms in the Japanese startup ecosystem: a YouTube channel with over 100,000 subscribers (the largest tech-focused channel in Japan), the Startup Aquarium conference, and the Coral School networking series.

We believe Japan is entering a defining era. The country’s precision manufacturing, deep capital reserves, democratic alignment, and leadership in robotics, defense, energy, and longevity make it the West’s most important industrial and capital partner in Asia. Global supply chain realignment, the rise of physical AI, and a new wave of geopolitical cooperation are converging to make Japan more relevant to the world’s top founders and investors than at any point in decades.

Our thesis is simple: Build with Japan. We exist to connect Japan’s strengths with the world’s most ambitious companies and investors. And we need someone to help us tell that story.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Despite Japan’s resurgence, the “Japan × Tech” narrative barely exists in Western media. No one is consistently telling this story with the depth, credibility, and editorial taste it deserves. That’s the gap, and it’s yours to fill.

We’re looking for our first dedicated English content hire, someone who will build Coral’s international media presence from the ground up. This isn’t a marketing role. It’s a content leadership position at the intersection of media, venture capital, and one of the most important economic stories of the decade.

You’ll own the full English content strategy, from our “Build with Japan” YouTube and podcast series to curating high-end networking events that connect Japan’s most interesting founders with global investors, operators, and executives. You’ll have direct access to Coral’s leadership, LP network, and portfolio companies, and the creative freedom to define what this platform becomes.

WHAT YOU’LL OWN

Content Strategy & Production

• Own end-to-end English content strategy across YouTube, podcast, blog, newsletter, and social media, building an audience of global founders, investors, and operators who want to understand Japan
• Produce and direct video content for the “Build with Japan” series: you set the editorial direction and work with our production partners on execution
• Develop original formats and series that position Coral as the definitive English-language voice on Japan’s startup ecosystem and industrial resurgence
• Create content around high-conviction themes: physical AI and robotics, defense and dual-use technology, longevity and biotech, energy and advanced materials, and Japan’s role in global supply chains
• Surface and translate compelling Japanese-language content for international audiences, leveraging AI tools to scale without sacrificing quality

Events & Community

• Curate and produce English-language editions of Coral School: intimate, high-end networking events (~30 to 50 attendees) connecting senior executives, foreign companies entering Japan, overseas LPs, and top founders
• Develop event programming with a focus on signal over scale: speaker selection, thematic arcs, and guest curation that creates genuine relationship density
• Support Coral’s broader event strategy, including the annual Japan immersion trip for top US founders and investors

Narrative & Ecosystem Bridge

• Help shape and amplify Coral’s “Build with Japan” narrative, making the case that Japan is the West’s industrial and capital anchor in Asia
• Build relationships with overseas LPs, US/global VCs, foreign companies entering Japan, international media, and tech influencers
• Support Coral’s fundraising and BD efforts by producing content and events that demonstrate Coral’s unique positioning and network in Japan
• Engage with the global VC and tech community on social platforms, building Coral’s English-language presence with substance, not noise

WHO YOU ARE

Must-Have

• Native or near-native English speaker with strong Japanese ability (business level or above). You could be a Japanese-speaking foreigner, kikokushijo, or bilingual Japanese national
• Deep interest in (or experience with) Japan’s tech ecosystem, venture capital, or the broader Japan business landscape. You find this story genuinely compelling
• You have produced content in the form of long-form editorial, video, or podcasts. Even better if you’ve done all of the above. Journalism backgrounds (Japan Times, Bloomberg, Nikkei Asia, etc.) are a strong signal
• Strong editorial taste: you understand what makes content compelling to a sophisticated, senior audience. Not engagement-bait, but insight that makes people rethink their assumptions about Japan
• Comfortable in rooms with senior executives, LPs, and founders. You can hold the room as a host, moderator, or interviewer
• X/Twitter literate: you use the platform regularly, have a feel for how the algorithm works, and understand what kind of content resonates with founders, investors, and the tech community
• AI-native: you use AI tools daily in your workflow and think about how to leverage them for content production at scale
• Based in Tokyo or willing to relocate

Nice-to-Have

• Experience in venture capital, startups, or adjacent industries (consulting, investment banking, tech)
• Video direction sense: you don’t need to edit, but you know what looks and sounds good on camera
• Event production or community-building experience, especially cross-cultural events bridging Japan and the West
• An existing network in the Japan international business or media community
• Understanding of the themes driving Japan’s resurgence: physical AI, defense, energy, longevity, supply chain realignment

WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS

Japan is having a moment. After decades of being overlooked by Western investors and media, the country is rearming, reindustrializing, and reasserting itself as a critical node in the global technology supply chain. Trillions of dollars in capital, world-class manufacturing, and deep alignment with the US and its allies are converging to create what may be the most important under-told story in global tech.

Coral Capital has spent a decade building the platform, the network, and the thesis to tell this story with authority. What we need now is someone with the editorial instinct and production skill to make it resonate with the world’s best founders, investors, and operators.

If you’ve been looking for a role where you get to shape a narrative that actually matters, not recycle takes, but build a media property around one of the most important economic stories playing out today, this is it.

SEE OUR WORK

To get a feel for the narrative we’re building and the kind of content this role will own:

Blog Posts (2026)

• Japan Is Back. Let’s Build. (Coral’s 2026 Thesis)
• Why Japan Needs and Leads Nuclear Energy
• Why Hokkaido Is the New Taiwan
• If The US Wants Robots, They Need Japan
• Japan Is Rearming. Here’s What That Actually Means
• Japan Can Be America’s Arsenal (guest post on Noahpinion)

Video & Events

• Coral Capital YouTube (100,000+ subscribers)
• Startup Aquarium (annual startup conference)
• Coral School (curated networking series)

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE (FIRST 12 MONTHS)

• English YouTube / podcast content is shipping on a regular cadence with a clear editorial identity that global founders and investors actually follow
• Multiple English-language Coral School events have been hosted, with curated guest lists and strong attendee engagement
• Coral is recognized as the go-to English-language source on Japan’s startup ecosystem and industrial resurgence
• International LP and BD pipeline has measurably benefited from content and events
• A repeatable content and event playbook exists that can scale with the team

COMPENSATION & WORKING STYLE

• Competitive compensation commensurate with experience
• Tokyo-based; hybrid arrangement possible, with in-office presence expected for collaboration and event planning
• Contract-to-full-time path available for the right candidate
• Direct access to Coral’s leadership, portfolio companies, and LP network. This is a high-leverage, high-visibility role

PLEASE SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING

• A 1-minute video explaining what you’d like to accomplish in this role and how you’d contribute.
• Any owned media or content channels you run (please share the URLs)

【overview】

Coral Capital is a venture capital firm focused on promoting the Japanese economy through startups. We seek out the Sonys and Toyotas of the Reiwa era, investing at every stage and in every industry, from SaaS to nuclear fusion. We currently manage approximately ¥60 billion from Mizuho Bank, Mitsubishi Estate, Shinsei Bank, Founders Fund, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, GREE, and undisclosed and domestic international institutional investors, and are We have invested in over 100 companies, including SmartHR, Kakehashi, Kyoto Fusioneering, Kaminashi, hacomono, and GITAI.

We are currently hiring a new member (venture capitalist) for our investment team. The new member will be primarily responsible for sourcing investment opportunities and considering investments. We also expect him/her to be committed to various aspects of our rapidly growing company, including fundraising, supporting our investees, marketing, recruiting, and other tasks that may arise as we expand.

Coral Capital is one of the fastest growing venture capital firms in Japan, and in the medium to long term, it is also considering global expansion. This means that you will not only be able to learn about a variety of fields, but also be able to grow significantly as a venture capitalist in a short period of time by taking on daily challenges with broad discretion and ownership.

[role]

investment

• Systematically sourcing promising investment opportunities
• Form your own views and hypotheses about the investment area and startups. Why should you invest in that company? What creates the opportunity to generate significant returns in that field?
• Build relationships with key people across various communities, including academia, technology, startups, and government.
• Leading due diligence on everything relevant to making an investment decision: the founding team, product, technology, market strategy, competitive position, regulations, etc. of startups under consideration.

Startup support

• Work with our ecosystem team (the portfolio company support team) to think about how we can continue to provide top-class service to our portfolio companies.
• We contribute to various initiatives that bring together capital, talent, and insights for our investment destinations.

Fund Raising

• Building relationships with existing and potential LPs for future fundraising.
• Work with partners to close the fund.

content

• He thinks deeply about various trends in science and technology and offers his own unique perspective on them.
• Work closely with the Content Lead to collaboratively distribute content in various formats, including blog posts, YouTube videos, and presentations.

[ Ideal candidate ]

• Any industry is acceptable, but you must have at least three years of experience that allows you to convincingly explain why you can become a top-class investor.
• Experience in VC or startups would be a plus, but not required.
• A great balance of IQ and EQ.
• A strong passion for science and technology, supported by previous work and personal projects.
• Ability to understand and discuss a wide range of topics and a strong intellectual curiosity.
• Strong beliefs and the flexibility to evolve them
• Bilingual in Japanese and English (discussions and research in English are also required)

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A sneak peek at Coral’s hiring plans

Our mission is to partner with the companies defining Japan’s next century. We’ve invested in 140+ companies, including SmartHR, Kyoto Fusioneering, Anduril, and Ramp. We’re a small team that runs like a startup itself: high autonomy, low ego, and everyone improvising off one another to make the whole team better.

We’re hiring a Team Assistant for our Investment Team — the right hand to three of our investors: two based in San Francisco, and one who lives between Japan and SF. This is not a support role in the narrow sense. It’s the operating layer that lets three investors spend their time on founders and deals instead of logistics, and done well it makes the whole team move faster. We launched this seat in April 2026, which means there’s no script yet. We’re looking for someone to make it their own.

What this role really is

An investor’s time and attention are the scarcest things we have. Your job is to take everything that stands between them and their best work — the travel, the coordination, the thousand small operational things — and make it disappear. This isn’t about executing a task list. It’s about looking at how the Investment Team runs, finding what’s missing, and building it before anyone asks.

What you will do

• Be the right hand to three investors. Own their travel end to end — flights, hotels, itineraries tight enough that every trip counts — plus scheduling, dinners, business cards, CRM, and expenses. Two of them run out of San Francisco, so you’ll live across time zones.
• Jump into their projects. Whatever a given investor needs: producing a podcast recording, standing up automation for content, or something none of us has thought of yet. You figure out the how.
• Support the whole team, alongside our EA. Our website, branding materials, the events the Investment Team runs, internal events — with real ownership of whatever you take on.

Requirements

• Based in Japan and able to commute to our Toranomon (Tokyo) office (around two days a week, more during the onboarding period).
• Business-level fluency in both English and Japanese is required — you’ll produce documents and coordinate in Japanese, and work in English daily (investment meetings are in English, plus event coordination, podcast support, and working with our SF-based investors).
• Experience spotting what needs doing and driving it from idea to execution in an unstructured environment
• Sharp accuracy, real speed, airtight discretion with confidential information, and the ability to juggle many things at once.
• Genuine ownership, and the instinct to dive into unfamiliar work and tools and figure them out.

Nice to have

• Experience as a team assistant or in an operations role.
• Working knowledge of Google Workspace, Slack, and document management.
• Assistant or operations experience at a VC, PE firm, investment bank, consulting firm, or startup.
• Hands-on experience running events or coordinating speakers.
• A CRM (HubSpot and the like) or automation tools (GAS and the like) already in your toolkit.
• Experience building out websites or branding materials in Canva and WordPress.

Who you are

• You plan ahead and close gaps with systems, not just hustle.
• You find what needs doing and do it, even when no one’s defined it yet — self-direction and speed.
• You take ownership and see whatever you’re handed through to the finish, as if it were your own.
• You’re collaborative, and you take real pride in supporting a team.
• You stay calm when the curveballs keep coming, and you separate emotion from fact when you make the call.
• You approach unfamiliar work and tools with curiosity and put in the work to master them.
• You’re great with people and communicate clearly and concisely.
• You bring both speed and professionalism to every interaction with founders, investors, and other external partners.
• You’re genuinely curious about where technology is headed, and you try out new tools like AI on your own.

Why this role

• You work across the entire Investment Team, not for one person, with a front-row seat to how a VC actually runs.
• It’s an assistant role with the autonomy of an operations designer. You shape how the team runs, not just keep it running.
• You use English, technology, and structured thinking every day, and see your work translate directly into the team’s leverage.
• Hybrid and flexible, based in Tokyo — around two days a week in the office (more during onboarding), the rest remote.
• We invest in the people who take this seat. We want someone to grow with us over the long haul. It’s also a great fit if you see yourself growing toward a Chief of Staff–type role down the line.

Tools you’ll use (examples)

Google Workspace / Slack / Asana / Notion / calendar scheduling tools / expense platforms / business-card apps / CRM / a range of IT and AI tools.

• Have basic knowledge of middle-back positions in general finance
• Experience in handling contracts, spreadsheets, etc.
• A desire to build a career in the middle back of a fund

• 2 to 3+ years of experience in middle or back office support roles at accounting firms, investment firms, banks, audit firms, law firms, or operating companies
• Highly autonomous, fast learner, and self-motivated – while also being a strong team player
• Native Japanese, business level English (eg TOEIC 800)