Venture Japan

Japan's role in US, European and Asian venture capital markets has grown tremendously in recent years, and a number of diverse and dynamic events are currently taking place in these markets. The venture capital industry in Japan is continuing to emerge and is, in many critical ways, different from its US and European counterparts. In this book, James Borton examines the current state of entrepreneurship and venture capital in Japan and its impact on businesses in the US, Europe and Asia. This book serves as an all-in-one reference complete with overviews of the different types of Japanese venture capital and the nature of venture business as well as a comprehensive directory of all Japanese venture capital firms and international venture capital assocations.
Specific topics covered include: the history of the Japanese venture capital environment, an overview of the internationalization of venture capital, Japanese venture capital in the United States, the Euro-Japan finance network, the promotion of venture business, strategies of Nippon Enterprise Development, Japanese venture capital for US high-tech companies, the over-the-counter market in Japan, Japanese corporate venture capital, use of technology transfer, and comparison of entrepreneurs in Japan and the US.