Startups
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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