#06: Should Startups Care About ESG? Kathy Matsui On Launching Japan’s First ESG-focused VC
The Coral Capital Podcast
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Empower Partners
The overarching theme is tech enabled sustainable living. We target not only Japanese startups but overseas stars, particularly those who want to enter Japan at some stage. It doesn't necessarily mean that empower only invest in clean tech sustainability ESG like companies. But what it does have to be is has this commitment to integrate ESG into their core business strategy. And be aligned with us. Of the view that ESG can help scale. If they believe that we're more than happy to partner with them. That was never a topic of conversations and first time they were able to cross functionally talk about why do they exist. Why are they working for this organization, and its purpose. All right. Thank you
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