[BSPI x CryptoBase Joint Project No.11] How do young VCs investing in Web3 look at the past and future of the Web3 industry? and think about it.
One of the major players supporting startups in the Web3 ecosystem is Venture Capital (hereafter referred to as VC). Their actions are always watched closely when predicting industry trends, and their investment amounts are widely reported, as shown below.
VC investment in Web3 companies is strong – over $30 billion in 2022 (Coindesk, January 10, 2023),” “Investment in Web3 startups continues to decline – down 82% YoY (ZDNET, April 21, 2023),” “Investment in blockchain games in February 2023 was 20.3 billion in February 2023 (Coin Choice, August 14, 2023)” etc.
VCs have supported the entrepreneurial era in the semiconductor and electronics industries in the past, supported the entrepreneurial era in the Internet industry, and continue to support entrepreneurship in the digital era. For entrepreneurs who create products and services using their ideas, technology, and passion, the presence of VCs, who provide funding and materials for their activities, is indispensable. Of course, VCs, as commercial enterprises, also use their discernment skills to find investment opportunities and make a profit, and not all investments are successful.
This time, we invited Ms. Kawahara, a young member of Incubate Fund who started investing in the blockchain industry relatively early among such VCs, and Mr. Murakami, a former VC who is now preparing to start his own company, to discuss from what perspective they have been looking at the Web3 and blockchain industries. What are their perspectives on the Web3 and blockchain industry? What are their perspectives on the Web3 and blockchain industry so far, and what are their future plans? We would like to ask them about their perspectives on the Web3 and blockchain industry, and to consider future developments.
[BSPI x CryptoBase Joint Project No.11]
How do young VCs investing in Web3 look at the past and future of the Web3 industry? and think about it.
[Event ticket Page]
https://0911cryptobase.peatix.com/
[Date & Time]
Monday, Sep 11, 2023, 19:00 – 21:00 (doors open 18:45)
[Location]
CryptoBase
Sakuragaoka Front II 3F, 16-13 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
https://cryptobase.green/
[Speakers]
Kota Murakami (CEO, K Squared, Inc.)
Kirina Kawahara (Incubate Fund Inc.)
Keiichi Hida ( Founder and CEO, Blockchain Strategy and Policy Institute, Inc.)
[Schedule]
18:45 Doors open
19:00-20:15 Presentations & Talk
20:15 – 21:00 Socializing
[Ticket]
1500 yen/person via Peatix
[Organized by]
CryptoBase
Blockchain Strategy and Policy Institute, Inc.
[Speakers]
MURAKAMI KOTA
As an investment manager in the Web3 area at an independent VC firm, he served as a mentor in the incubation program of the largest virtual currency exchange and as a judge for global incubation, and was involved in venture capitalist work, including new investments, both domestically and internationally. He is currently preparing to start his own business.
KAWAHARA KIRINA
Graduated from Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Commerce, and joined an incubate fund in 2022. He has been working as a business development analyst to identify new investment opportunities.
Please click here to see the details of his portfolio companies and profile.
http://kirina.addpotion.com
HIDA KEIICHI
Founder and CEO of Blockchain Strategy & Policy Institute, Inc.While in college, Mr. Keiichi Hida joined Tokyo Metallic Communications Co. He dropped out of the Department of Electronic Engineering at the Japan Vocational Ability Development University. He joined the Japan Association of Value-Added Businesses (JADA) as Secretary General in September 2002, which was reorganized into the Blockchain Association of Japan in April 2004, and served as Secretary General until October 2006. Participated in the formulation of legislation, tax reform, accounting standards, etc. related to crypto assets (virtual currency). He has given numerous lectures at government and business organizations in Japan. He has spoken at conferences overseas (Taiwan, Korea, Ukraine).In January 2010, he established the Blockchain Strategy and Policy Institute, Inc. and assumed the position of Representative Director. In the same month, he became an advisor to the Japan Blockchain Association.
[Event ticket Page]
https://0911cryptobase.peatix.com/