David Heller manages one of the deepest Israel-Japan VC bridges in the market, having spent 30+ years systematically connecting Israeli startups with Japanese corporates after studying law at Kyoto University and working at a Tokyo law firm. He leads Vertex Ventures Israel's Asian activities with the largest base of Japanese LPs and capital under management in Israel, using his fluency in Japanese and deep understanding of cultural concepts like tatemae and honne to architect deals around Israel's zero-to-one innovation strengths and Japan's precision scaling capabilities.