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Founder Institute Mentors

Japan 2023

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 Japan program below.

Mentors

Abe

Abe Rezai

Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, H.B. Fuller
Aki

Aki Ohashi

Vice President, Evolution Ventures
Alexander

Alexander De Vore

CEO, 3D Printing
Andrew

Andrew Shuttleworth

Head Of Business Development, JAPAC, Agorize
Cedric

Cedric Wagrez

VP, ML Tech & Japan AI, TaskUs
Chiamin

Chiamin Lai

Managing Partner, UB Ventures
Conrad

Conrad Kimball

CEO, ADU.Works
Daniel

Daniel Maggs

CEO & Co-Founder, Bisu
Darren

Darren Menabney

Lead, Global Employee Engagement, Ricoh Company
Dr. Mayank

Dr. Mayank Singh

Co-founder, CEO , Impute Inc.
Ed

Ed Thompson

Marketing Consultant / Founder, Concept Design I/O
Erdinc

Erdinc Ekinci

Co-founder, CEO , Openfor.co, inc
Evan

Evan Burkosky

Head of Enterprise Digital Marketing, TechnoPro, Inc.
Fion

Fion Lee Madan

Technical Co-Founder, COO and Customer Success, Fairly AI
Fumiaki

Fumiaki Koizumi

CEO, Fumiaki Koizumi & Associates
Fuminori

Fuminori Gunji

Global Strategic Partnerships Manager, Deel Inc.
Hideki

Hideki Suzuki

CEO , TSUCREA Co., Ltd.
Hiroshi

Hiroshi Nishikawa

Regional Director, Japan, MoBagel
Hiroyuki

Hiroyuki Anno

Founder and CEO, DELIGHT Inc.
Jad

Jad Tarifi

CEO & Co-founder, Integral AI
Jared

Jared Campion

Founder & CEO, Dream Drive
Jatin

Jatin Kataria

Founder & CEO, InMeSta
Jay

Jay Onda

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

Jerry Chi

Head of Japan, Stability AI
Jet Son

Jet Son Tan

Director of Product & Technology, DIVA Corporation
Jin

Jin Tanaka

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

Jordan Fisher

Co-founder & Executive Chairman, Zehitomo
Joshua

Joshua Flannery

Founder & CEO , Innovation Dojo Japan
Jun

Jun Miyazaki

CEO / Mentor, OrangeTechLab
Karin

Karin Wellbrock

Mrs. / Partner , Kay Group K.K.
Kei

Kei Shimada

Executive | Entrepreneur | Award-winning Innovator | Global Keynote Speaker| Startup Mentor | Angel Investor | EMBA, .
Ken

Ken Sobajima

Founder & CEO , Tomorrow Access
Ken

Ken Covey

Investment Manager, QXLV
Khalil

Khalil Maaouni

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

Kiyotake Sugita

Founder, KLAR K.K.
Kojiro

Kojiro Seto

Startup Advisor, bTANK LLC
Kota

Kota Fujinuma

Lawyer, Kobayashi Yugeta Law Office
Krishan

Krishan Caldwell

General Manager, Japan, Tellus
Lu

Lu Dong

Founder and CEO, TakeMe Co.,Ltd.
Maaike

Maaike Doyer

Founder, Epic Angels
Mahesh

Mahesh Kasar

SVP, Head of Partner Alliance and Indirect Channel Sales, Rakuten Symphony
Makihara

Makihara Arisa

Junior Associate , Anobaka
Mari

Mari Nishiyama

Startup Partner Lead, Stripe
Marko

Marko Simic

Chief Technology Officer, Ascent Robotics, Inc.
Masafumi

Masafumi Kamishiro

Senior Vice President, Bain Capital
Masaru

Masaru Nagura

General Manager, CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center)
Masumi

Masumi Shimafuji

Founder and CEO, xRsion Inc.
Michael

Michael Sheetal

Founder / CEO, PlayBrain Inc.
Michael

Michael Sudano

Senior Robotics Operations Engineer, Woven Planet Holdings
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
Moaz

Moaz Hamid

founding partner, mvmt ventures
Nidhi

Nidhi Banthia Mehta

Founder & Catalyst , Self Achievers
Niklas

Niklas Karvonen

Community Director, Nordic Innovation House - Tokyo
Noriya

Noriya Tarutani

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

Reisa Matsuda

Community Manager, Google Japan
Roger

Roger Do

CEO, QSearch
Ryoichi

Ryoichi Kaneko

Partner, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Sameer

Sameer Sortur

Managing Partner, SquareCircle Ventures
Schyler Alexandra

Schyler Alexandra Cole

Associate, Incubate Fund
Sergio

Sergio Elias Wilson

Foreign Associate, So & Sato Law Firm
Serkan

Serkan Toto

Founder, CEO, Kantan Games, Inc.
Shigeru

Shigeru Sumitomo

Founder and Representative Director, Conselux Corporation
Shinya

Shinya Yamamoto

Founder & CEO, Link & Innovation, Inc.
So

So Saito

Founder, So & Sato Law Offices
Steve

Steve Monaghan

General Partner, Finmirai
Taisuke Alex

Taisuke Alex Odajima

CEO, EDGEof INNOVATION, LLC
Takaaki

Takaaki Ono

Co-Founder, BlueCircle, LLC
Takeshi

Takeshi Maruyama

President / Chief Marketing Officer, Sekisui Fuller
Taku

Taku Furukawa

Founder & Organizer, Tokyo Fabhub
Tao

Tao Romera Martinez

Chief Operating Officer, Soundraw
Taruho

Taruho Kuroda

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

Theodore Kee

Founder, The Elect Advisory
Todor

Todor Panev

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

Tyson Batino

Founder 創業者, Scaling Your Company
Xinmei

Xinmei Cai

Engineering Director, Google Japan
Yoichi

Yoichi Morimoto

Head of Equity Sales & Corporate Access, Startup& Venture Capital Business, Goldman Sachs
Yoichi

Yoichi Ito

Dean of entrepreneurship dept., Musashino Univ.
Yoshiki

Yoshiki Kimura

lawyer , MURATA & WAKATSUKI LAW OFFICES
Yoshimi

Yoshimi Shinohara

Founder / CEO, Yokohama Ventures LLC
Yuji

Yuji Tanabe

Founder and CTO, Aeterlink
Yuki

Yuki Shirato

Managing Director, Yakumi
Yuki

Yuki Sato

Co-founder, CEO , Obniz Inc
Yu Li

Yu Li Shein

Co-founder and COO, Openfor.co Inc
Yves

Yves Lehmann

Mr., if21
Zak

Zak Murase

Managing Director, Pacific Sky Partners

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