Since its establishment in 2017, Blue Lab has been joining forces with stakeholders to boldly tackle challenges, transcending the boundaries of finance and developing new businesses from scratch.
I view the three decades since the 1990s as the “Lost 30 Years.” Despite plentiful world-changing innovations—such as the internet and the smartphone—hardly any global companies capable of driving industry growth have emerged from Japan. We at Blue Lab aim to make the next three decades the “Creative 30 Years” for Japan.
To achieve this, Blue Lab is transforming into a fund organization and deviating from a self-reliant approach. Rather than “looking” for startups through our own filters, we have adopted “exploratory investment” as our core philosophy — one that involves “meeting” entrepreneurs from around the world and anticipating societal trends from the front lines.
Our goal is not to build individual businesses, but to build industries. Beginning with startups, we will collect first-hand, high quality information, unify related operating companies and government agencies, and chart a grand design for the entire startup industry. Rather than the traditional approach of investing in standalone businesses, we will build actual industries. We believe this is the mission finance should fundamentally fulfill — and something only Mizuho can realize.
Strong industry,
Strong Japan.
