【資金調達】横浜バニラ髙橋社長の志と目指す世界観/創業から１年間の振り返り/「横浜＝横浜バニラ」という第一想起を取る/横浜発のスタートアップが日本の誇る文化を紡ぐ【Inside the Vision】

▼Subscribe to JAFCO's channel here▼    / @jafco_pr   Video Table of Contents 00:00 Opening | About this video 00:58 President Takahashi's Self-Introduction 01:02 Reflecting on the First Year of Founding 02:35 Changes in My Life So Far and My Feelings Since Starting the Company 04:07 What Was Difficult This Past Year 07:39 About the Spread of Products After Sales 08:55 Goals for the Second Year 12:38 Future Outlook 16:22 Capitalist View - Investor's Perspective 16:29 JAFCO Group Co., Ltd. Self-Introduction 16:35 Reasons for Deciding to Invest in Yokohama Vanilla Co., Ltd. 18:29 About President Takahashi's Appeal 20:22 Message to Fellow Employees (JAFCO) 21:30 A Message to Fellow Entrepreneurs (President Takahashi) About "Inside the Vision - The Entrepreneur's Ambition" This is a series where startup management teams share their visions filled with "passion" and "future," and deliver messages to fellow entrepreneurs and job candidates who share their aspirations. In this series, we feature entrepreneurs and business leaders who are pioneering a new era, and delve into the grand visions their startups envision and their passionate commitment to realizing them. Featured Speaker ○Yuto Takahashi, President and CEO, Yokohama Vanilla Co., Ltd. Born in 1999. From Yokohama City. From 2015, he belonged to an entertainment agency and was active in a wide range of fields including TV, stage, and concerts. In 2024, he left the entertainment agency and established YX factory Co., Ltd. (now Yokohama Vanilla Co., Ltd.) in Yokohama City, where he assumed the position of President and CEO. As a startup entrepreneur, he is currently developing the Yokohama-based gift sweets brand "Yokohama Vanilla." ○JAFCO Group Co., Ltd., West Japan Branch Manager, Partner, Mizuki Takahara After graduating from Doshisha University, she joined the company in April 2010. Since then, she has consistently been engaged in venture investment activities in the West Japan region, primarily in Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka. She became West Japan Branch Manager in September 2021 and Partner in June 2022. ○JAFCO Group Co., Ltd., Ayumu Shirakawa After graduating from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo, he joined the company in April 2020. In the venture investment division, he is responsible for identifying investment targets, executing investments, and providing post-investment support, primarily for seed and early-stage startups. He has made investments in diverse fields including entertainment, content, commerce, SaaS, defense, security, sustainability, and crypto. He is also in charge of "JAFCO SEED," an event for seed entrepreneurs. Yokohama Vanilla's Website https://yokohamavanilla.com/ #Startup #Fundraising #EntrepreneurialAspirations #InsideTheVision #Entrepreneurship #Entrepreneur #BusinessOwner #YutoTakahashi #YokohamaVanilla #JAFCO #VentureCapital