Startup Fundraising in Japan: How to Raise Money with VC 日本におけるスタートアップ資金調達：VCから資金を調達する方法-

​日本でスタートアップの資金調達を目指す創業者の方へ。本イベントでは、日本のベンチャーキャピタル市場を攻略し、資金調達を成功させるための明確なデータに基づくロードマップを提供します。2024年だけで、日本のスタートアップへの投資とプライベートエクイティ取引は約179億米ドルに急増し、アジア太平洋地域全体のプライベートエクイティ／VC活動の約15.6％を占めました。これは日本市場にとって大きな前進です。

​本セッションでは、W-incやPlug & Play Tech Centerなどの企業代表を含む、主要ベンチャーキャピタリストや資金調達専門家が、日本のVCが求めるアイデアや成長可能性、それに応じたピッチ・株式計画・資金調達戦略の構築方法について解説します。日本でのVC資金調達において効果的な手法と失敗例、避けるべき落とし穴、そして自社のスタートアップのステージや業種に適した投資家の見極め方について、具体的な事例を交えて解説します。

​専門家のアドバイス、避けるべき大きな落とし穴、投資家が求めるもの、株式の仕組みなどを学びましょう。質疑応答セッション後には、他の創業者や投資家とのネットワーキングの機会があります。

​会場：ベンチャーカフェ東京

​議題：

• ​開会挨拶・FI紹介

• ​登壇者紹介

• ​パネルディスカッション

• ​質疑応答セッション

​登壇者：

• ​レベッカ・チャイ（Plug and Play Tech Center ベンチャー担当アソシエイト）

• ​イム・ジョンウ（W-inc. アソシエイト）

• ​未定

​参加対象者

• ​事業資金の調達を検討している起業家

• ​スタートアップエコシステムと資金調達の役割について学びたい方

• ​グローバルなコミュニティリーダーや投資家との交流を希望する方

​学べる内容：

• ​スタートアップ資金調達の主要な段階と、各段階に向けた準備方法を学びます。

• ​投資家が求める要素を理解し、資金調達を引き寄せるスタートアップのポジショニング方法を習得します。

• ​資金調達プロセスにおける株式の仕組みと、投資家との取引構造の組み立て方を発見します。

• ​資金調達時に創業者が犯しがちな失敗例を特定し、回避方法を学びます。

• ​将来の機会のために、投資家や起業家仲間と繋がる戦略を身につけます。

​特別講演者：

​レベッカ・チャイ
ベンチャーズ アソシエイト @ Plug and Play Japan
レベッカ・チャイはPlug and Play Japanのシード段階投資家として、Web3、モビリティ、フェムテック分野のグローバルスタートアップが日本の主要企業と連携し日本市場に進出する支援を行っている。

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​イム・ジョンウ
アソシエイト @ W-inc.
イム・ジョンウは東京のW inc.のアソシエイトであり、アマゾン ウェブ サービス（AWS）でのデータセンターエンジニアリング運用業務の経験を有し、早稲田大学で学んだ経歴を持つ。

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​イム・ソンジェ

​イム・ソンジェは、グローバルVC企業であるHeadline Asiaのベンチャーキャピタリストである。同社は、拡張性があり国際的な視野を持つスタートアップを構築する創業者を支援している。東京を拠点とし、彼は初期段階の投資に注力し、Headlineの創業者第一主義の長期的なアプローチを通じて創業者を支援している。

​モデレーター エルディンチ・エキンチ

​エルディンチ・エキンチ
共同資本（Co-capital）創業者・投資責任者Openfor.co 及び Co-capital.co 共同創業者兼最高経営責任者（CEO）Founder Institute 日本・韓国・台湾 代表取締役

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​English Translation

​Are you a founder looking to secure funding for your startup in Japan? This event will provide you with a clear, data-backed roadmap to navigate the Japanese venture capital landscape and successfully raise capital. In 2024 alone, investments into Japanese startups and private equity deals surged to about US $17.9 billion, making up roughly 15.6% of all private equity / VC activity in the Asia-Pacific region — a major upward step for the Japanese market.

​In this session, leading venture capitalists and funding experts — including representatives from firms such as W-inc, Plug & Play Tecg Center — will unpack how Japanese VCs think: what kinds of ideas and growth potential they look for, and how to structure your pitch, equity plan, and funding strategy to match those expectations. You’ll hear about what works — and what doesn’t — when seeking VC funding in Japan, the common traps to avoid, and how to identify investors suited to your startup’s stage and sector.

​Learn expert tips, big pitfalls to avoid, what investors are looking for, how equity works, and more. After the Q&A session, you'll have the chance to network with other founders and investors.

​Venue: Venture Cafe Tokyo

​Agenda:

• ​Welcome & FI Introduction

• ​Speakers Introduction

• ​Panel Discussion

• ​Q&A Session

​Featured Speaker: 

​Rebecca Chai, Ventures Associate at Plug and Play Tech Center

​Rebecca Chai is an early-stage investor at Plug and Play Japan, supporting global startups in Web3, Mobility, and Femtech as they partner with leading Japanese corporates and enter the Japan market.

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​Jeongwoo Lim, Associate at W-inc.

​Jeongwoo Lim is an Associate at W inc. in Tokyo, with prior experience at Amazon Web Services (AWS) in data center engineering operations and an academic background from Waseda University.

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​SungJae Lim

​SungJae Lim is a Venture Capitalist at Headline Asia, a global VC firm backing founders building scalable, internationally minded startups. Based in Tokyo, he focuses on early-stage investments and supports founders through Headline’s founder-first, long-term approach.

​Moderator:

• ​Erdinc Ekinci - Founder, Investment Lead of Co-capital.vc, Co-Founder, CEO of Openfor.co, Managing Director of Founder Institute Japan/Korea/Taiwan

​Who Should Attend?

• ​Entrepreneurs who are looking to raise funds for their business

• ​Individuals who are interested in learning about the startup ecosystem and the role of funding 

• ​Individuals who would like to engage with global community leaders and investors

​What You Will Learn:

• ​Learn the key stages of raising funds for your startup and how to prepare for each stage.

• ​Understand what investors are looking for and how to position your startup to attract funding.

• ​Discover how equity works in the fundraising process and how to structure deals with investors.

• ​Identify the common mistakes founders make when raising funds and learn how to avoid them.

• ​Gain strategies to connect with investors and fellow entrepreneurs for future opportunities.

​About Founder Institute:

​-Founder Institute: Founder Institute, which originated in Silicon Valley, is a founder and idea stage accelerator, and with its Founder Capital, backs the best performing FI alumni as early as the angel stage. FI has over 8K+ startup portfolio (Including leading e-learning platform Udemy, IPO in Nasdaq $3,8B) across 200 cities in 100 countries around the world.) We are also the largest mentor network in the world, with over 35,000 mentors, and our alumni have already raised over $2 billion in US dollars and have recently exceeded the 10K mark of investors in the FI-Venture-Network.

​-FI’s sister program, called VC Lab, helps launch aspiring investors into launching VC firms. As an accelerator that allows both sides of the table, 70% of the activities we do are advocacy of entrepreneurship and ecosystem creation, which means we do way more activity than the accelerator to promote entrepreneurship to solve real-world problems with entrepreneurship in an economically feasible way, build a company that grows into a venture-scale.

​-Openfor.co: A “Global Partnership Accelerator” originated in Silicon Valley that combined with an online platform and marketplace for learning, building, launching, monetizing, and growing partner ecosystems and a collaborative community around you for achieving effective marketing, sales, community building, GTM, fundraising, and many more.

​-Co-Capital: Pre-seed & Seed stage new firm that focuses on hands-on GTM, sales, and partnership support, focusing on English-speaking Asian founders who have global ambitions from day ONE. Domiciled in the USA, with regional appearances in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. Utilizes partnerships with the GTM expert network and the venture partner network across 20 major hubs and a network of 35 other VC networks who are willing to co-back our founders!