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Delight Ventures has been selected by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) for a demonstration project for the use of Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR).
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Believing in the dreams of entrepreneurs and being their number one supporter until the very end. Kentaro Nagahara, Delight Ventures|The True Face of a VC #07
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日本経済新聞
"Smart Repair" which optimizes the cost of large-scale repairs to condominiums, raises 150 million yen from Delight Ventures
BRIDGE
DeNA employee who "had no interest in starting a business" developed a large-scale repair estimation service for condominiums after two years of "weekend entrepreneurship".
DIAMOND SIGNAL
Smart Repair Co., Ltd. which was preparing to start its own business through our "Venture Builder" entrepreneurship support program, has become independent and invested as Delight Ventures.
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The day when a career from an information system engineer to an independent entrepreneur will become "normal".
日経クロステック/日経FinTech
A job you are not good at is the best chance to get to know yourself. Why Shuhei Kawasaki, a genius engineer, dared to spend his "20s full of difficulties"?
エンジニアtype
Delight Ventures, with strength in global expansion of Japanese companies, appoints Shintaro Asako as Managing Partner.
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Startup Studio Association established Tomoko Namba, DeNA, and Shoei Iriyama in advisory dialogue.
ASCII STARTUP
Japan's shortage of unicorns, can it be eliminated "financial contracts disadvantageous to entrepreneurs"?
日経ビジネス
Delight Ventures, a VC that creates entrepreneurs from DeNA What is the true purpose of accelerating the independence of outstanding human resources?
HRzine
Work with Entrepreneurial Professionals to Create Businesses that Solve Big Problems! The 2nd Venture Builder Challenge is now open!
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"Lean" Product Development at Delight Ventures
DeNA Tech Con
Japanese Startups Lagging Behind the Rest of the World (10 episodes)
PIVOT
Japan's Path to Becoming an Entrepreneurial Nation.
PIVOT
"The priority should be startup success. Updating values is the key to improving Japan's competitiveness."
tomoruba
Adopted as "Certified VC" for NEDO's STS project
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Employees start their own businesses, VCs support the whole process. Growth demand for returns is high.
日経産業新聞・日経電子版
WITH Fitness, a spin-out from "Venture Builder," raises funds to offer professional-guided online weight-loss programs.
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Become a founding president with a majority shareholding while minimizing risk - Delight Ventures' approach to new business creation as a visiting entrepreneur.
AlphaDrive/NewsPicks
[Startup Trend 2022 #3] "Shopify for X" and "Social Entrepreneurship 3.0" to be excited about after Corona.
ダイヤモンドシグナル
A unique VC who "seduces" employees of listed companies into starting their own businesses--An interview with Mr. Watanabe of Delight Ventures
CNET Japan
Producing entrepreneurs from large corporate human resources through the Visiting Entrepreneur Program
月間先端教育
<Mint and Delight Ventures> Announce the Launch of "Springboard 2022," a Three-Month Entrepreneurship Support Program for Working Adults.
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Nine portfolio companies and DeNA hold a joint career event "Delight Career Day 2021".
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Two companies from "Venture Builder" selected for METI's project to support the creation of start-ups on assignment.
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Lead investment in "Couché" the No. 1 share-buying app in terms of annual sales
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Create Big Businesses with Entrepreneurial Experts! The 1st Venture Builder Challenge!
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Lead investment in YOUTRUST, a Japanese career social networking service.
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Invested in Unlace, an online counseling service
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Lead investment in Chompy, a food delivery service
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Invests in Craftbank Corporation, which operates a construction order and supply platform
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Spin-out from "Venture Builder" projection-ai to be released to the public on June 7
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Invests in Buff Corporation, which develops SaaS "SALESCORE" for sales organizations and programs for sales organizations.
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