A longevity startup founder explains to TWiST why they raised in Japan instead of Silicon Valley: investor appetite differences, valuation trade-offs, and cross-border round mechanics.
Unusual geographic-arbitrage fundraising story; useful to founders assuming SV is the only market.
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