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Tim Romero @timoth3y

Partner JERA Ventures, host of Disrupting Japan, founder, xGoogler, investor, advisor, hacker, author, podcaster, picker, grinner, lover, sinner.

Joined August 2011
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How Prime Minister Takaichi could change femtech in Japan #vc #startups #innovation #Femtech #japan #WomenInTech #HealthTech #MedTech disruptingjapan.com/why-japa…
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Why its hard for men to invest in femTech (even when they really want to) #vc #startups #innovation #Femtech #japan #WomenInTech #HealthTech #MedTech disruptingjapan.com/why-japa…

Why Japanese Femtech is so different - Disrupting Japan

Things don't always go as planned. In fact, they usually don't. Four years ago, femtech was both a rapidly-growing product category and a nationwide movement vocally championed by politicians,...

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The Luddites did not oppose new technology, they opposed explotive new business models. disruptingjapan.com/the-real…
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What the Luddites can teach us about new tech business practices #vc #startups #innovation #ai #japan #luddites disruptingjapan.com/the-real…
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【GROOVE X INFO】 2月19日に行われた「Venture Café Global Gathering Tokyo '26」にGROOVE X CEO 林　要（はやし かなめ）が登壇しました。 ポッドキャスト「disrupting JAPAN」で聴き逃し配信もございます。 ➡︎disruptingjapan.com/whats-ne…

What’s next for Physical AI in Japan? - Disrupting Japan

I have a short in-between edition for you today. Last month at Venture Cafe's big global gathering in Tokyo, I had a chance to sit down on stage with two old friends of the podcast, and we talked...

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What we get wrong about the Luddites, and what they got right about AI #vc #startups #innovation #ai #japan #luddites disruptingjapan.com/the-real…

The real Luddites would have loved AI - Disrupting Japan

Welcome to Disrupting Japan, straight talk from Japan’s most innovative founders and VCs. This is our 250th episode, and I wanted to give you something special; something I have been thinking about...

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Japan’s unique strength in Physical AI #vc #startups #innovation #ai #japan #physicalai #robotics disruptingjapan.com/whats-ne…
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Japan’s unique strength in Physical AI #vc #startups #innovation #ai #japan #physicalai #robotics @chiamin_lai @GROOVEXInc @vencafglobal @vencaftokyo disruptingjapan.com/whats-ne…

What’s next for Physical AI in Japan? - Disrupting Japan

I have a short in-between edition for you today. Last month at Venture Cafe's big global gathering in Tokyo, I had a chance to sit down on stage with two old friends of the podcast, and we talked...

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Why its so hard for startups to solve important problems disruptingjapan.com/why-its-… #vc #startups #innovation #japan #socialimpact
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A slower-growth startup model that makes the world a bit better #vc #startups #japan #innovation #drones #JapanStartups #JapanInnovation #socialimpact disruptingjapan.com/why-its-…

Why its hard for startups to use technology for good - Disrupting Japan

New technology is always introduced with the promise of the good it can do for humanity. Most of the time the promised good never come to be. This is largely a structural problem ib how startups are...

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The profits and pitfalls of corporate venturing in Japan #vc #startups #japan #innovation #CorporateVenturing #OpenInnovation #JapanStartups #JapanInnovation disruptingjapan.com/corporat…
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The profits and pitfalls of corporate venturing in Japan disruptingjapan.com/corporat… #vc #startups #innovation #japan #CorporateVenturing #OpenInnovation

Corporate venturing as a path to innovation in Japan - Disrupting Japan

You might think that large Japanese companies have trouble innovating. Unfortunately if you believe that, you would be correct. Recently, however, there are a few reasons for hope. The first step to...

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How Japan became the perfect Food Tech market #vc #startups #japan #innovation #vegan #foodtech #FoodTrends @Japanveggie disruptingjapan.com/how-to-s…
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Selling vegan foods to carnivores #vc #startups #japan #innovation #vegan #foodtech #FoodTrends @Japanveggie disruptingjapan.com/how-to-s…

How to sell vegan foods to meat lovers - Disrupting Japan

It's tough to be a vegetarian in a world full of carnivores. It's even tougher to be a startup selling a vegan egg-substitute into a world full of carnivore-dominated market, but that's exactly what...

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The biggest myths people believe about Japan market entry #vc #startups #japan #marketentry #innovation disruptingjapan.com/what-eve…
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The biggest myths people believe about Japan market entry #vc #startups #japan #marketentry #innovation disruptingjapan.com/what-eve…

What everyone gets wrong about branding in Japan - Disrupting Japan

Japan market entry is hard. Consumer tastes are different, business culture is different, and market needs can be radically different from those anywhere else. Entering the Japanese market is a...

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How to grow a startup in Japan even if you are not fluent #vc #startups #innovation #biotech #longevity #agetech #japan disruptingjapan.com/what-rol…
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Business models that work for age-tech and longevity startups #vc #startups #innovation #biotech #longevity #agetech #japan disruptingjapan.com/what-rol…

What role can startups really play in human longevity? - Disrupting Japan

Japan has one of the longest lived and healthiest populations in the world, and let Japanese startups are playing a relatively small role in the recent longevity-tech boom. The longevity market...

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17 Nov 2025
Can Japan regain its lead in robotics? #vc #startups #innovation #ai #japan #physicalai disruptingjapan.com/will-jap…

Will Japan ever regain its lead in robotics? - Disrupting Japan

In the popular imagination, Japan is almost synonymous with robots. While Japan once dominated cutting-edge robotics, over the past decade she has fallen further and further behind the US and China....

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What Japan is doing differently with Physical AI #vc #startups #innovation #ai #japan #physicalai disruptingjapan.com/will-jap…
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