Japan is behind the world, and that is the opportunity: a global VC’s view of Japan’s potential

An interview in English with Phillip Vincent, CEO of Plug and Play Japan. He talks about his bicultural upbringing, moving on from a Japanese trading company, launching the Japan office at 27, and setting up a new fund, and about the potential he sees in Japan.

Topics include the megabank that became the first partner and Tokyu, with which a base in Shibuya was built; his path from a traditional Japanese trading company to Plug and Play; and why the new fund was set up now, along with his views on the “10 billion yen wall” and on Japanese founders going global.