
Fund focus: Geodesic helps US start-ups go big in Japan

The former US ambassador to Japan and the ex-head of Andreessen Horowitz's growth investment practice have joined forces to help US start-ups gain traction in Japan
Geodesic Capital has a singular vision - to bridge the gap between Silicon Valley and Japan - that was arrived at from two very different vantage points. Ashvin Bachireddy was leading Andreessen Horowitz's...
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