Episode 12: Early Stage Investment in Japan with Haruka Takamori

Haruka Takamori, an early stage investor and venture analyst at Plug and Play, joins us in this episode of Scaling Japan to share her insights from an investor point of view. Haruka details the different stages of early investment in Japan from angel to series A. She also delves into some specifics on what venture capitalists/investors are looking for in a business startup.

Links from Guest Appearance
LinkedIn
Plug and Play 

Links to Additional Resources
Clubhouse
Angel Port 
Incubate Fund 
Anobaka 
East Ventures

Show Notes
(0:58) Haruka Takamori’s self introduction
(2:01) Experience with early stage investing
(3:26) Angel investment
(7:52) Connecting with angel investors
(9:10) Pre-seed and seed
(13:00) Amount of company shares to secure
(15:12) Shareholding numbers
(17:50) What is traction
(18:37) Pre-series A
(20:42) Proof of concept
(28:14) Metrics investors look at

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