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Listen "#1. Scrum Ventures - Michael Proman - Which direction are funds looking towards and what do startups have to get right?"
Episode Synopsis
For our very first episode, we had the pleasure to interview Michael Promann, Managing Director at Scrum Ventures.
Scrum Ventures is a seed-stage venture firm investing across a range of industries in the U.S. and Japan. Based in San Francisco with extensive experience and networks in both Silicon Valley and Japan, Scrum Ventures accelerates portfolio companies with global opportunities and helps corporations innovate.
Michael became director more than two years ago. Before he worked in global marketing and development capacities at Coca-Cola and the National Basketball Association. Through additional roles in the early-stage space, Michael helped lead multiple startups to acquisitions and continues to play an active role in mentoring and advising founders across multiple industries and especially in the sport area. He is also managing the Sports Tech Tokyo, A program to accelerate the next generation of sports technology as well as SmartCityX, an open innovation program comprised of best-in-class, stage-agnostic startups from around the world along with iconic Japanese corporations and industry thought-leaders.
Episode’s timeline
- Michael’s Background and first experiences at Coca Cola and NBA
- Hi entrepreneurial life and his key to success (Failure is part of it)
- The current ecosystem, Scrum Ventures, Sport Tech Tokyo, SmartCityX
- Scrum Ventures positioning with organisations and Limited Partners
- The role and influence of VCs within the organisations
- Speeding up startups’ processes in Asia
- Smart Cities: Can sports tech startups help in that area?
- Sport industry to faster in tech and innovation areas
If you have learned things or had a good time with us, please support the podcast :
1. By subscribing, it's just a small click 😉.
2. By putting 5 stars on Apple Podcast to help us spread it.
Finally, if you want to know more about LaSource's activity, a small tour on our website and/or on our Linkedin page never hurts: https://www.lasource.io and/or on our Linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinlasource/
LeCorner is a podcast dedicated to sports and digital. Every two weeks, we have the pleasure to receive a distinguished guest from the sports industry to talk to us about digital, innovation and strategic development.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
Scrum Ventures is a seed-stage venture firm investing across a range of industries in the U.S. and Japan. Based in San Francisco with extensive experience and networks in both Silicon Valley and Japan, Scrum Ventures accelerates portfolio companies with global opportunities and helps corporations innovate.
Michael became director more than two years ago. Before he worked in global marketing and development capacities at Coca-Cola and the National Basketball Association. Through additional roles in the early-stage space, Michael helped lead multiple startups to acquisitions and continues to play an active role in mentoring and advising founders across multiple industries and especially in the sport area. He is also managing the Sports Tech Tokyo, A program to accelerate the next generation of sports technology as well as SmartCityX, an open innovation program comprised of best-in-class, stage-agnostic startups from around the world along with iconic Japanese corporations and industry thought-leaders.
Episode’s timeline
- Michael’s Background and first experiences at Coca Cola and NBA
- Hi entrepreneurial life and his key to success (Failure is part of it)
- The current ecosystem, Scrum Ventures, Sport Tech Tokyo, SmartCityX
- Scrum Ventures positioning with organisations and Limited Partners
- The role and influence of VCs within the organisations
- Speeding up startups’ processes in Asia
- Smart Cities: Can sports tech startups help in that area?
- Sport industry to faster in tech and innovation areas
If you have learned things or had a good time with us, please support the podcast :
1. By subscribing, it's just a small click 😉.
2. By putting 5 stars on Apple Podcast to help us spread it.
Finally, if you want to know more about LaSource's activity, a small tour on our website and/or on our Linkedin page never hurts: https://www.lasource.io and/or on our Linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinlasource/
LeCorner is a podcast dedicated to sports and digital. Every two weeks, we have the pleasure to receive a distinguished guest from the sports industry to talk to us about digital, innovation and strategic development.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
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