Scrum Ventures releases brand-new program to link startups with Japanese corporations

Scrum Ventures releases brand-new program to link startups with Japanese corporations

Headquartered in San Francisco and Tokyo, Scrum Ventures is known for its accelerator programs focused on sports, food and clever city tech. Today it revealed the launch of a new incubator program that will assist startups from service partnerships with Japanese corporations. Called Scrum Studio, it will be spun out as an independent entity from […] Called Scrum Studio, it will be spun out as an independent entity from Scrum Ventures, and headed by Masami Takahasi, who was formerly strategy officer and basic manager for WeWork Japan. Takahasi told TechCrunch that Scrum Studio is presently focused on the start-ups in its existing accelerator programs (Sports Tech Tokyo, SmartCityX and Food Tech Studio), however prepares to introduce brand-new programs in the future that likewise focus on specific verticals. …