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.
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 to […]