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Founder Institute Mentors

Korea - Japan 2025

Founder Institute Mentors join weekly feedback sessions, host office hours, and in general provide you feedback every step of the way. In addition, through our Equity Collective, Mentors are invested in the success of your company both during and after the program.

See the list of current and past mentors for the Korea program below.

Mentors

Ahram

Ahram Chui

Director , Gyeongnam Venture Investment
Aki

Aki Ohashi

Vice President, Evolution Ventures
Alexander

Alexander De Vore

CEO, 3D Printing
Andreea

Andreea Marinescu

CEO, Tech Add-Venture
Andrew

Andrew Shuttleworth

Mentor, Founder Institute
Arcui

Arcui Usoara

Founder/CEO, Iaculus
Benjamin

Benjamin Joffe

Founder & CEO, Plus Eight Star
Cedric

Cedric Wagrez

VP, ML Tech & Japan AI, TaskUs
Chiamin

Chiamin Lai

Managing Partner, UB Ventures
Chintan

Chintan Oza

Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
Chris

Chris Foltz

Entrepreneur In Residence, Responsible Solutions Ltd
Christoph

Christoph Sollich

Christoph Sollich - The Pitch Doctor, The Pitch Doctor
Conrad

Conrad Kimball

CEO, ADU.Works
Darren

Darren Menabney

Lead, Global Employee Engagement, Ricoh Company
David

David Yeng

Managing Partner, Founders Venture Capital
Dr. Joe

Dr. Joe Hüg

Managing Director, IOAK, Corp., Professor, iU University
Dr. Mayank

Dr. Mayank Singh

Co-founder, CEO , Impute Inc.
Ed

Ed Thompson

Marketing Consultant / Founder, Concept Design I/O
Erdinç

Erdinç Ekinci

Managing Director, Founder Institute Korea & Japan & Taiwan
Evan

Evan Burkosky

Co-founder & CRO , kimaru.ai
Fuminori

Fuminori Gunji

Business Coach | Startup mentor & investor | Ex-SoftBank | Ex-Startup COO | M&A exit | Trilingual BizDev expert, Gunji Works
Giang

Giang Trịnh

Managing Partner, VMCG Capital
Hideki

Hideki Suzuki

CEO , TSUCREA Co., Ltd.
Hiroko 裕子

Hiroko 裕子 Nishiyama 西山

ディレクター, NPO Seitaikai
Hiroshi

Hiroshi Nishikawa

Representative Director, Solve AI
Hiroyuki

Hiroyuki Anno

Founder and CEO, DELIGHT Global Inc.
Jack

Jack Huang

Managing Partner, Dreamhub Ventures
Jacky

Jacky Lou

Senior Invest manager, Lion Travel
Jad

Jad Tarifi

CEO & Co-founder, Integral AI
Jared

Jared Campion

Founder & CEO, Dream Drive
Jatin

Jatin Kataria

Founder & MD, InMeSta + JK Venture Studio
Jay

Jay Onda

Director (Investments) | CVC Advisory Board Member, Marubeni Ventures | National Venture Capital Association
Jeffrey

Jeffrey Paine

Founding Partner, Golden Gate Ventures, Singapore
Jeni

Jeni Chang

FI Mentor
Jet Son

Jet Son Tan

Director of Product & Technology, AVANT Corporation
John

John Kirch

Director, Ichigo Asia K.K.
Jonathan

Jonathan Nguyen

Founder & CEO, Unsensible
Jordan

Jordan Fisher

Co-founder & Executive Chairman, Zehitomo
José Francisco Fernandez

José Francisco Fernandez Serna

Angel Investor & Expert, European Institute of Innovation & Technology, EU
Joshua

Joshua Flannery

Founder & CEO , Innovation Dojo Japan
Karin

Karin Wellbrock

Partner , Kay Group K.K.
Kei

Kei Shimada

Executive | Entrepreneur | Award-winning Innovator | Global Keynote Speaker| Startup Mentor | Angel Investor | EMBA, Liquid One Studio
Kei

Kei Watanabe

Co-founder, Glasp Inc.
Ken

Ken Covey

Investment Manager, QXLV
Kevin

Kevin Brockland

Founder & Managing Partner, Indelible Ventures:
Khalil

Khalil Maaouni

Head of Data and Digital, Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc.
Kiyotake

Kiyotake Sugita

Founder, KLAR株式会社
Kojiro

Kojiro Seto

Startup Advisor, bTANK LLC
Krishan

Krishan Caldwell

Senior Software Engineer, Kraken Technologies
Lauren

Lauren Nham

Investor, MetaCap Ventures
Leo

Leo Ma

Founder, EO Studio Japan, EO Studio
Lu

Lu Dong

Founder and CEO, TakeMe Co.,Ltd.
Luca

Luca Meguro

Investor, MS&AD VENTURES
Luca

Luca Meguro

Manager, Strategic Partnerships & Investment Senior Associate, MS&AD VENTURES
Maaike

Maaike Doyer

Founder, Epic Angels
Mahesh

Mahesh Kasar

SVP, Head of Sales - APAC / Global Partner Alliance and Indirect Channel Sales, Rakuten Symphony
Makihara

Makihara Arisa

Junior Associate , Anobaka
Marco

Marco De Biasi

Managing Partner, Latin American Angels Society
Mari

Mari Nishiyama

Startup Partner Lead, Stripe
Marko

Marko Simic

Chief Technology Officer, Ascent Robotics, Inc.
Masumi

Masumi Shimafuji

Co-Founder and CEO, xRsion Inc.
Max

Max Zheng

Director of Investments, Blockchain Founders Group
Maximillian

Maximillian Naza

Chief Executive Officer , PasciVite
Michael

Michael Sheetal

Founder / CEO, PlayBrain Inc.
Michael

Michael Sudano

Senior Robotics Operations Engineer, Woven Planet Holdings
Michael

Michael Lee

CEO and Founder , CreBiz Factory
Mikio

Mikio Kawahara

Chief Investment Officer / Head of Investment and Business Development, UTokyo Innovation Platform Co., Ltd.
Naoko

Naoko Kurosawa

Senior Manager, TSUCREA Co., Ltd.
Noriya

Noriya Tarutani

Director of Innovation Division, JETRO / J-Startup Affairs
Paloma

Paloma Lecheta

Regional Director - LatAm, Founder Institute
Pina (Yoichiro)

Pina (Yoichiro) Hirano

CEO, Asteria Corporation
Rancho

Rancho Lee

Co-founder & APAC Partner, Simsan Ventures
Raphael

Raphael Hodé

CEO, Design Director, nowthen
Rebecca

Rebecca Chai

Ventures Associate, Plug and Play Japan
Reisa

Reisa Matsuda

Community Manager, Google Japan
Rene

Rene Budeck

Venture Capitalist, Stealth
Roger

Roger Do

Co-Founder, QSearch
Rosario

Rosario B Casas

Co Founder, XR Americas, LLC / Business Creative Partners SAS
Rosario

Rosario B Casas

Co-Founder, VR Americas LLC dba BCPartners Tech
Sameer

Sameer Sortur

Founding Partner, SquareCircle Ventures
Sanjaykumar

Sanjaykumar Patel

Founder & Principal IP Attorney, EXCELON IP - Patent & Trademark Attorneys
Satoshi

Satoshi Nunokawa

Associate , Incubate Fund
Schyler Alexandra

Schyler Alexandra Cole

Managing Director, Qrea8iv Venture Studio
Sergio

Sergio Escobar

CEO & Partner, BCF Ventures, Managing Director, Lalotte Ventures
Sergio

Sergio Elias Wilson

Foreign Associate, So & Sato Law Firm
Shinya

Shinya Yamamoto

Founder & CEO, Link & Innovation, Inc.
Sho

Sho Sato

CEO, LUDiMUS Inc.
Shuji

Shuji Honjo

FI Mentor
Sinjin

Sinjin Wolf

Co-founder & CEO , kimaru.ai
So

So Saito

Founder, So & Sato Law Offices
So Yeon

So Yeon Kim

Founder & COO, Lapis APAC Pte Ltd.
Stella (Jeehyon)

Stella (Jeehyon) Yoh

Principal, SOSV and Orbit Startups
Steve

Steve Monaghan

General Partner, Finmirai
Sush

Sush Bapna

GP, Ventures
Taku

Taku Furukawa

Founder & Organizer, Tokyo Fabhub
Takujiro

Takujiro Oto

Co-Founder and CEO, Drive Japan Inc.
Tao

Tao Romera Martinez

Chief Operating Officer, Soundraw
Tilo Bonow

Tilo Bonow Piabo

Investor, Cavalry Ventures
Timothy

Timothy Connor

Chief Executive Officer, Synnovate
Todor

Todor Panev

Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Web Factory, Sigoor, Talnets
Tomohiro

Tomohiro Uchida

Partner, Translink Capital
Tyson

Tyson Batino

Founder 創業者, Scaling Your Company
Vladimir

Vladimir Pletyukhin

Founder and Creative Director, Launch Deck
Xinmei

Xinmei Cai

Engineering Director, Google Japan
Yamato

Yamato Sasagawa

Investor, World Innovation Lab (WiL)
Yoichi

Yoichi Morimoto

Head of Business Development, HiJoJo Partners Inc.
Yoichi

Yoichi Ito

Dean of entrepreneurship dept., LINE Yahoo academia
Yuichi

Yuichi Terada

Founder & President , Hiyoura Lab
Yuji

Yuji Tanabe

Co-Founder and CTO, Aeterlink
Yuki

Yuki Shirato

Managing Director, Yakumi
Yuki

Yuki Sato

Co-founder, CEO , Obniz Inc
Yu Li

Yu Li Shein

Co-Director , Founder Institute Japan/ Korea/ Taiwan

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