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Yumiko Murakami
Co-founder of W Power Fund, Japan's first VC fund focused on female founders and women-empowerment businesses, speaking about funding gaps and safety issues for women in the startup ecosystem.
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Nov 5, 2025
• 17min
Raising Japan’s female leaders
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Afia Eri is a young member of Japan's lower house and Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, passionately discussing the barriers women face in politics. Kaori Hayashi, Executive Vice-President of the University of Tokyo, highlights efforts to increase female faculty in STEM through the UTokyo Gender Equity Initiative. Yumiko Murakami, co-founder of W Power Fund, reveals funding gaps faced by female entrepreneurs and addresses safety issues in the startup ecosystem, advocating for a cultural shift towards greater support for women.
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