News + Updates

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In an atmosphere marked by an intense level of intellectual curiosity, reflecting the timeliness and urgency of the topic, GEN Japan organized a seminar featuring Professor Saikat Chaudhuri of UC…
Japan |
GEN Japan, in collaboration with three of Japans premier academic institutions—Waseda University, Keio University, and Sophia University—organized a special symposium on making entrepreneurship…
United States |
Founders Carmen Parades (Paraguay), Willie Ng (Malaysia), Ludvig Klasman (Sweden) will take the stage in the Saudi Pavilion at Expo 2025.
Japan |
Sophia University launched the Sophia Entrepreneurship Network (SEN) during Global Entrepreneurship Week. The kickoff events were held in partnership with GEN Japan on November 18-19, 2024, under the…
Japan |
Sustainability is a topic of special interest to startups and those involved in Japan's startup ecosystem. GEN's leaders from Japan, Thailand UK, and the US led a session to share examples…
Japan |
Hiro Nishiguchi, Managing Director, GEN Japan, Jonathan Ortmans, president GEN Global, Marc Ortmans, Chair, GEN UK, and Steve Cheah, Managing Director, GEN Thailand gather in Tokyo to discuss…
Japan |
Naohiro Nishiguchi, GEN Japan managing director, moderated a Central Japan Startup Ecosystem symposium and panel discussion under the theme, "Homeland of Mobility 5.0 - Leading Society to the…
Japan |
The finalists move on to the next stage of the competition.
United States |
What would a $10,000 grant mean for your small business and the community it serves? That’s what we want to know from anyone applying to the $10,000 KKR Small Business Builders Grant Program for…
Japan |
The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) is an international graduate school, which conducts outstanding research and education, with global recognition.
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United States |
Small business owners in the United States, United Arab Emirates, Spain, Singapore, Luxembourg, Japan, Ireland, India, Germany, France, England, China, and Australia are invited to apply by October…
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GEN Japan is led by managing director Hiro Nishiguchi, an experienced leader who previously led the country’s largest public-private investment fund.