Hokkaido Bears and other cool stuff
Welcome to the Hokkaido Ventures LLC official website. Our company is a privately held entity that owns Internet startups primarily related to law and real estate tech. Our co-founders also angel invest as individuals in these types of startups.
However, this website just isn’t about us. Please check out our features on Hokkaido bears, the beautiful island of Hokkaido, Japan, and some of our favorite charities.
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In addition to starting and running privately held e-commerce companies through Hokkaido Ventures LLC and its subsidiaries, co-founders Mike and Sara Young angel invest as accredited investors in tech startups.
The following is their redacted Seed Investment Memo for Ink that expresses their personal opinions. Please note that this is not professional investment, legal, or tax advice, does not reflect the opinion of Ink or its founders, and is not an advertisement or solicitation for investment.
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In the past, indigenous Ainu treated the Hokkaido bears with respect, even incorporating them into their religious ceremonies. In today’s Japan, however, the bears are treated as a nuisance more likely to be killed than preserved as an essential part of the country’s wildlife.
To be sure, these bears are neither cuddly nor cartoonish. Known as “Higuma,” (also Black Grizzly, Ussuri Brown Bear, or Ezo Brown Bear) the Hokkaido Brown Bear is related to the North American Grizzly Bear and Siberian Brown Bear.
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