If you're thinking about starting a business, now's a good time! This year's focus is on "infrastructure" │ Interview with Toshiaki Shimakawa

2024/07/28 18:21 (Updated 2025/08/06 16:26)
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起業を考えるなら今が好機!今年の注目は「インフラ系」 │ 島川敏明インタビュー

Web3.0×VC

Now is a good time to think about starting a business

This year's focus is on "infrastructure"

New layer 1 chains such as Aptos and Sui are gaining momentum, and new services are being created to be implemented on new chains.

The crypto asset market has cooled down due to various incidents. Even under these circumstances, new projects are gathering energy to take off and make great strides.

Mr. Toshiaki Shimakawa focuses on promising projects and not only invests in them, but also attracts them to events.

In addition to managing the large-scale conference "IVS," Mr. Shimakawa, who works at Headline Asia, which invests in promising startups, will talk about the current state of the Web 3.0 field and entrepreneurship from his perspective as a VC and event organizer.

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