Stripe: Announced an inaugural partnership with Tokyo’s Shibuya City Office
- Stripe will work with the Shibuya City Office to invite local and foreign startups to set up and grow in the city
- The partnership will include technical support, mentoring, and special pricing on products
- The Japanese government views startups as key to the country’s economic growth
- It recently appointed a cabinet-level minister dedicated to startups, and in 2021 startups in Japan received $7.1 billion in funding
- Japan’s leading business federation, Keidanren, plans to help build 100,000 startups and 100 unicorns in Japan over the next five years
- Provide mentoring, technical training, and consultation with engineers, plus special pricing on products
