Singapore VC Insignia Ventures to Open Entrepreneurship Academy in Iwate, Japan

Founder selects Iwate as strategic hub for entrepreneurship academy

Insignia Ventures Founding Managing Partner Yinglan Tan, left, and Iwate Governor Takuya Tasso signed a memorandum of understanding on the creation of the academy. (Photo by Yoshiharu Okanishi)

YOSHIHARU OKANISHI

November 3, 2026 05:33 JST

SENDAI, Japan — Insignia Ventures Partners, a Singapore‑based venture capital firm, will establish an academy to train aspiring entrepreneurs in Iwate prefecture in northern Japan, with a planned opening as early as fiscal 2027.

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