MIRAISE 2025 Kick Off Dinner Brings Portfolio Founders Together in Tokyo

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TLDR

  • MIRAISE held its annual kick-off dinner on January 17, 2025 in Tokyo, gathering portfolio founders and mentors from Japan, San Francisco, and Hawaii.

Key Takeaways

  • The event was held on January 17, 2025 at Tacoricco, Atago Green Hills, Tokyo, running 6:00–9:00 PM.
  • Founders flew in from San Francisco and Hawaii, making it an international gathering despite the Tokyo venue.
  • The dinner is designed around “peer learning” (ピア・ラーニング), MIRAISE’s core community model where portfolio entrepreneurs learn from each other.
  • Participants reflected on 2024 results and set new goals, with a stated ambition to make 2025 the fund’s strongest year yet.

Why It Matters

  • Peer learning events like this are a deliberate retention and value-add mechanism for early-stage VCs competing on founder support, not just capital.
  • The geographic spread of attendees – Japan plus US West Coast – signals MIRAISE’s portfolio has meaningful cross-border ambition at the early stage.

miraise.vc · 2026-01-29 · Read the original

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