Disrupting Japan

Recent Episodes

Software alone can’t make us work together

Posted March 31, 2025 • 00:37:26

Today we are going to break down some startup stereotypes. I sit down with Kunio Hara, co-founder and CEO of Beatrust and break apart the stereotypes...

How AI employees are solving Japan’s labor shortage

Posted March 3, 2025 • 00:26:24

While American AI startups are dominating the headlines, one Japanese company has begun rolling out "AI employees" to famously cautious Japanese enterprise...

Welcome to Disrupting Japan (Podcast Trailer)

Posted February 17, 2025 • 00:01:06

Welcome to Disrupting Japan. Straight talk from Japan’s most innovative founders and VCs. I’m Tim Romero, and thanks for joining me. There is so...

The catalyst (finally!) pulling industrial Japan into the digital age

Posted February 3, 2025 • 00:32:27

Japanese business loves paper. From fax machines, to business cards, to massive project binders. Paper processes are slow to die in Japan, especially...

How CVCs and startups are decarbonizing energy

Posted January 20, 2025 • 00:20:32

Most outside of the energy industry are (pleasantly) surprised to learn how aggressively startups and CVCs are pushing decarbonization forward. Decarbonization...