{"id":18252,"date":"2025-12-11T08:48:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T23:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomorrowaccess.com\/?p=18252"},"modified":"2025-12-11T08:50:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T23:50:04","slug":"japanese-cvc-seven-year-wall-global-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomorrowaccess.com\/en\/news\/18252","title":{"rendered":"TECHBLITZ Interview Published: Understanding the \u201cSeven-Year Wall\u201d Facing Japanese CVCs\u2014and What It Takes to Succeed Globally"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-hidden-front is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h1 class=\"title is-post mb-10 wp-block-post-title\">TECHBLITZ Interview Published: Understanding the \u201cSeven-Year Wall\u201d Facing Japanese CVCs\u2014and What It Takes to Succeed Globally<\/h1>\n\n<div class=\"mb-10 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-grey-dark-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-11T08:48:57+09:00\">2025.12.11<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-bis-color has-css-opacity has-white-bis-background-color has-background is-style-wide mb-15\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag has-link-color mb-40 list-tag wp-elements-1 wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomorrowaccess.com\/en\/news\/tag\/innovationstrategy\" rel=\"tag\">#InnovationStrategy<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tomorrowaccess.com\/en\/news\/tag\/siliconvalleyinsights\" rel=\"tag\">#SiliconValleyInsights<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tomorrowaccess.com\/en\/news\/tag\/cvc\" rel=\"tag\">CVC<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"post-content\" class=\"wp-block-group content is-post is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ba4e1e2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/techblitz.com\/expert-insight\/tomorrow-access\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/tomorrowaccess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Techblitz-1024x567.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomorrowaccess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Techblitz-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tomorrowaccess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Techblitz-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tomorrowaccess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Techblitz-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tomorrowaccess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Techblitz-600x332.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tomorrowaccess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Techblitz.jpg 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Ken Sobajima, CEO of Tomorrow Access, was interviewed by TECHBLITZ to discuss the \u201cSeven-Year Wall\u201d that many Japanese corporate venture capital (CVC) programs tend to encounter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In the interview, Sobajima explains the structural challenges embedded within CVC organizations\u2014such as the difficulty of demonstrating results during the early years, the impact of personnel rotations that prevent knowledge accumulation, and the tough decision-making required when companies face the seven-year milestone and must determine whether to continue or scale back their CVC initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Drawing on extensive experience supporting Japanese companies in Silicon Valley, he also shares insights into what is required for Japanese corporations to succeed globally. 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