Japanese investors turn to Europe as deep tech boom lures capital abroad

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Japanese capital is flowing into European tech startups at a much higher pace as investors look for a more mature startup ecosystem. The article highlights how Japanese corporates and VC funds have participated in more than 33 billion euros of European financing rounds since 2019. Deep tech and AI attract most of that money, with notable backing for companies like Wayve, Quantinuum, Multiverse Computing, Tozero, and VSParticle. The piece also explains that Japanese investors bring not only funding but manufacturing, industrial, and supply-chain expertise that helps European startups scale. It concludes that collaboration between Japan and Europe is likely to deepen, even if language and cultural differences can slow partnerships.

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