The Great Japanese Paradox
How one of the most innovative countries on earth almost forgot to build a startup ecosystem A post-war miracle On par with South Korea, Japan’s economic recovery post-WW2 qualifies as nothing short of extraordinary. The millennial old archipelago rose from its nuclear ashes to become, in a couple of decades, the world’s second-largest economy. The […]
2023 GAC Impact Investing Panel Discussion
Watch a video of the panel discussion on impact in venture investing during VentureWave Capital’s annual Global Advisory Council meeting in Dublin in September 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m92jxOJU1VU
The First Unicorn Is the Hardest
by Adrian Garcia-Aranyos After being tapped to lead its Spain operations, Adrian Garcia-Aranyos became president of Endeavor in 2019 and has been running the organization ever since. Endeavor is a leading global community of high-impact entrepreneurs. Cumulatively, Endeavor entrepreneurs have created more than 4M jobs, raised $60B in equity funding, and generated more than $50B in revenue. Prior […]