Announcing Our Investment In Kyoto Fusioneering
We’re excited to announce our investment in Kyoto Fusioneering, a startup developing technology solutions for…
Introducing Coral Capital’s Mission & Values
Last Tuesday, my team and I had our quarterly offsite, where we get together for…
How COVID-19 Is Influencing Our Startup Investing
Over the past few weeks, many journalists have reached out to us asking about our…
Announcing Coral Growth – Supporting Our Companies Through Difficult Times
We’re pleased to announce Coral Growth, a new initiative that we’ve been working on over…
As the Economy is Contracting, Coral Capital is Expanding
On Friday, the Nikkei Index posted the biggest point fall in three decades. Last week,…
We Hosted Japan’s Largest Startup Career Fair
On Saturday, we hosted the largest startup career fair in Japan. Over 1,000 people attended…
How WeWork’s Downfall is Impacting Japan’s Startups
WeWork’s downfall in 2019 sent a ripple effect throughout the global startup ecosystem. As in…
“Open Innovation” should create pipeline for M&A
Over the past 5 years or so, there has been a flood of Japanese corporates…
Why Tokyo is a Great Place to Startup
Tokyo is a great place to startup. As someone that has traveled to multiple startup…
Welcoming Ken Nishimura to Coral Capital
We are excited to share that Ken Nishimura has joined Coral Capital. Ken joins us…
Private Equity’s New Opportunity: Japan SaaS
One trend that has hit the US but not Japan is private equity’s entrance into…
Japan’s Startup Market Is Maturing. That’s a Good Thing.
When we were just launching our first fund, as with any new venture, there were…
The 500 Startups Japan Team Launches Coral Capital
After 3 years running the 500 Startups Japan fund, we’re proud to announce that we…
Announcing our Investment in Govtech startup Graffer
We’re excited to share that we’ve led a ~$1.6m Pre-Series A round into Graffer, with…