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Founder Institute Mentors

Taiwan - 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 Taiwan program below.

Mentors

Abdellah

Abdellah Aouf

Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM
Ahram

Ahram Chui

Director , Gyeongnam Venture Investment
Aki

Aki Ohashi

Vice President, Evolution Ventures
Alexander

Alexander De Vore

CEO, 3D Printing
Alexander

Alexander Uttendorfer

CEO, Liquid Frame
Andreea

Andreea Marinescu

CEO, Tech Add-Venture
Andrew

Andrew Shuttleworth

Mentor, Founder Institute
Arcui

Arcui Usoara

Founder/CEO, Iaculus
Atsushi

Atsushi Hamada

Co-founder and CEO, Aeru.me, Inc
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, Founder Institute + Responsible Solutions Ltd + IRG 100 CMO's & Change Agents
Christoph

Christoph Sollich

Christoph Sollich - The Pitch Doctor, The Pitch Doctor
Conrad

Conrad Kimball

CEO, ADU.Works
Daisuke

Daisuke Ito

FI Mentor
Daniel

Daniel Maggs

CEO & Co-Founder, Bisu
Darren

Darren Menabney

Lead, Global Employee Engagement, Ricoh Company
David

David Yeng

Managing Partner, Founders Venture Capital
Donald

Donald Soo ドナルド•ソー

FI Mentor
Dr. Joe

Dr. Joe Hug

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
Fion

Fion Lee-Madan

Technical Co-Founder, COO and Customer Success, Fairly AI Inc.
Franklin

Franklin Kamnang Ngansop

Cofounder , Vitamin C&S Coaching
Fujiyo

Fujiyo Ishiguro

CEO, Netyear Group Corp.
Fumiaki

Fumiaki Koizumi

CEO, Fumiaki Koizumi & Associates
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
Haruka

Haruka Takamori

Investment Manager, STRIVE
Hideki

Hideki Takita

CEO, Bliss Cline Co.,Ltd.
Hideki

Hideki Suzuki

CEO , TSUCREA Co., Ltd.
Hirokazu

Hirokazu Nagano

CEO, KLab Venture Partners株式会社
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.
Ibrahim

Ibrahim Orhan

CEO - CoFounder, Kanaria Tech Inc.
Ikuo

Ikuo Hiraishi

CEO, SunBridge Global Ventures 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
Jerry

Jerry Chi

Head of Japan, Stability AI
Jet Son

Jet Son Tan

Director of Product & Technology, AVANT Corporation
Jin

Jin Tanaka

Director of Investment | Resident Mentor, DEEPCORE | 500 Global
Jinho

Jinho Jang

Founder , Agoras Inc. - CodeFriends.net
John

John Kirch

Director, Ichigo Asia K.K.
John Kojiro

John Kojiro Moriwaka

CEO, Silicon Valley Ventures
John Y.

John Y. Sasaki

Principal / Attorney-at-Law, JSV Foreign Law Office
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
Kenji

Kenji Sadamoto

Founder, CEO, Heart Forever Co. Ltd.
Kenta

Kenta Izumi | 泉 健太

FI Mentor
Kevin

Kevin Leung

CEO, Muku Labs
Kevin

Kevin Brockland

Founder & Managing Partner, Indelible Ventures:
Khalil

Khalil Maaouni

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

Kim Yongho

Co-Founder and CEO, STRA Co., Ltd.
Kiyotake

Kiyotake Sugita

Founder, KLAR株式会社
Kiyoyuki

Kiyoyuki Suzuki

CEO, Advanced Media, Inc.
Kohei

Kohei Noda

Director/Global Tech BD/Start-up investor, Mentor/Stanford LEAD alumni, Distinguished Scholar, Hakuhodo DY Holdings
Kojiro

Kojiro Seto

Startup Advisor, bTANK LLC
Krishan

Krishan Caldwell

Senior Software Engineer, Kraken Technologies
Kyo

Kyo Ueda

CEO / Founder, Lingo Mii
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.
Masahiro

Masahiro Samejima

Founding Partner, UCHIDA & SAMEJIMA LAW FIRM
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.
Min Myat Swan

Min Myat Swan Pyae

Co-Founder, Juncture
Motohide

Motohide Takeda

Exective Director, TKD.Institute
Motoi

Motoi Nakazato

取締役, 株式会社リブセンス
Naoko

Naoko Kurosawa

Senior Manager, TSUCREA Co., Ltd.
Naoko

Naoko Fujihira

Founder/CEO, Kachibin
Narimasa

Narimasa Makino

Manager, SunBridge Global Ventures Inc.
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
Ryan

Ryan Micheletti

Head of Global Operations, Founder Institute
Ryoichi

Ryoichi Kaneko

Partner, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Ryousuke

Ryousuke Okinume

CEO, POTESTA
Ryusuke

Ryusuke Murao

Branding Specialist / Best-selling writer, STARBRAND Co.,Ltd.
Sameer

Sameer Sortur

Founding Partner, SquareCircle Ventures
Sanjaykumar

Sanjaykumar Patel

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

Sasha Kaverina

Partnerships & Growth, Le Wagon Tokyo
Satoshi

Satoshi Okuda

CEO, Primestyle
Satoshi

Satoshi Okuda

CEO, Primestyle Co.,Ltd.
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
Tadashi

Tadashi Takaoka

FI Mentor
Takahiro

Takahiro Hayashi

CEO, HEROZ
Takanari

Takanari Hayama

CEO, http://www.igel.co.jp/index.html.ja
Takeru

Takeru Ohe

Founder, T. Ohe & Associates
Takeshi

Takeshi Ebihara

General Partner, Rebright Partners / Batavia Incubator
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
Taruho

Taruho Kuroda

Senior Director, R&D Asia-Pacific Hub, LEO Pharma
Tatsuya

Tatsuya Kato

Chairman of the Boards & Co-Founder, Mido Holdings Ltd.
Tatsuya

Tatsuya Zenbutsu

FI Mentor
Tetsuo

Tetsuo Iwasaki

Chairman,Founder, 株式会社IIOSS
Tetsuya

Tetsuya Noguchi

CEO, i-mobile
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 Miyake

CEO, ClubT
Tomohiro

Tomohiro Murata

CFO, Voyagin
Tomohiro

Tomohiro Uchida

Partner, Translink Capital
Toshio

Toshio Furuta

CEO, Clair law firm
Toshiro

Toshiro Uno

CEO, xone-consulting
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)
Yasuchika

Yasuchika Wakayama

CEO, Breakpoint
Yoichi

Yoichi Morimoto

Head of Business Development, HiJoJo Partners Inc.
Yoichi

Yoichi Ito

Dean of entrepreneurship dept., LINE Yahoo academia
Yoshihiro

Yoshihiro Kidachi

President, BOIDSCraft Corporation
Yu

Yu Hosaka

Lawyer, NEXAGE Law Office
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
Yusuke

Yusuke Kohno

CEO, JITSUBO Co., Ltd.
Yuto

Yuto Saiki

Founder & CEO , Outlier, Inc.
諭(Satoshi)

諭(Satoshi) 石川(Ishikawa)

CEO, Transaction Inc.

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