Scrum Ventures launches new program to connect startups with Japanese corporations Masami Takahashi, the president of Scrum Studio. Image Credits: Scrum Ventures Headquartered in San Francisco and Tokyo, Scrum Ventures is known for its accelerator programs focused on sports, food and smart-city tech. Today it announced the launch of a new incubator program that will help startups form business partnerships with Japanese corporations. Called Scrum Studio, it will be spun out as an independent entity from Scrum Ventures, and headed by Masami Takahashi, who was previously chief strategy officer and general manager for WeWork Japan. Before that, he led Uber’s operations in Japan.