Joi Ito

Joi Ito wished these five Japanese startups good luck before their demo day

Joi Ito wished these five Japanese startups good luck before their demo day

Open Network Lab has accelerated some of Japan’s most famous startups. See the top five which graduated this term.
Peter Rothenberg · · 5 min read
Crowdworks nabs two big time advisors as Joi Ito and Jeff Howe join the team

Crowdworks nabs two big time advisors as Joi Ito and Jeff Howe join the team

The crowdsourcing firm is preparing for a global push.
David Corbin · · 2 min read
Another Manga Camera App from Japan, This Time From Tokyo Otaku Mode

Another Manga Camera App from Japan, This Time From Tokyo Otaku Mode

Readers may remember a few weeks back when we wrote about a unique Japanese camera application called Manga Camera. As you can probably tell from the app’s name, its function
Rick Martin · · 3 min read
Joi Ito joins The New York Times Company’s Board of Directors

Joi Ito joins The New York Times Company’s Board of Directors

Joichi Ito: Founder and CEO of Neoteny Labs The New York Times Company announced on 21st June that Joichi Ito has been elected to its Board of Directors. Brian McAndrews,
Terence Lee · · 2 min read

GigaOm: Pivotal Singapore purchased by Joi Ito’s Digital Garage

Pivotal Singapore, the Singapore office of Pivotal Labs San Francisco, has been purchased by Joi Ito’s Digital Garage, a Japanese incubation and investment company, reported GigaOM. Pivotal Labs is a
Terence Lee · · 1 min read

Chalkboard Opens Shop in U.S, Wants More Money

For some reason, being seen going to the U.S is a really cool thing for start-up founders here in Asia. Some founders ‘go west’ for stupid reasons — just for
Willis Wee · · 2 min read

Saverin-backed ADZ aims to reshape advertising industry

Marshaling a whole slew of online tools, CEO and founder Reza Behnam wants to equip enterprises to become leaner, meaner, marketing machines.
Terence Lee · · 5 min read

LinkedIn Has Value Preposition to Succeed in Japan, Digital Garage to Help

Digital Garage announced on Wednesday that it will provide marketing, public relations, market research, and product marketing support for LinkedIn in Japan. This announcement was made after Joi Ito’s who is
Willis Wee · · 2 min read

LinkedIn Coming to Japan, Hiring

Joi Ito, who was just recently announced as the new director of MIT’s Media Lab, has written over on his blog that he has been advising LinkedIn and working to
Rick Martin · · 1 min read

TWIA #49: Sean Bonner from Bode Media & Neoteny Labs

In our special interview series before the magic 50th episode, we have Sean Bonner (@seanbonner) from Bode Media and Neoteny Labs on our studio. While he is here to conduct
SGE · · 3 min read