What Evolution is Required of VCs to Generate Unicorns/Decacorns?

The creation of unicorns and decacorns cannot be achieved through funding alone. What’s essential is the presence of venture capital firms that walk alongside entrepreneurs, helping them overcome the bottlenecks that arise in business growth. In this session, participating firms will discuss the evolving role of venture capital through reproducible support models—ranging from hands-on involvement and global value creation to value enhancement leveraging the assets of corporate groups. The discussion will also explore key questions: What perspectives guide their investment decisions? How do they help entrepreneurs and startups scale? And how do they overcome the hurdles that emerge during business and organizational growth? Together, we will examine, from multiple angles, the conditions necessary for fostering Japan-born unicorns.