Shin Nagakura, head of Transcosmos Investments since 2003, talks to James Mawson, editor of Global Corporate Venturing, about the company's corporate venturing strategy.
Mawson: How long has Transcosmos been active in corporate venturing?
Nagakura: The company has been doing internet deals since 1995.
Mawson: Why?
Nagakura: Transcosmos is a public company in Tokyo, 40 years old but where the family still owns a majority, 53%.
The founder [Koki Okuda] is 75 and does not use emails but his son is president and 43. When the son [Masataka Okuda] was younger he knew he would take over the company and wanted to…
