About
Co-founder and partner of IVC, also a partner and founder at Headline Asia. Formerly headed Adobe Asia's venture investment program and served as CTO of Macromedia Japan.
Experience
- JPYC.Inc.Board Membercurrent2022 β present
- Xen CapitalBoard Membercurrent2022 β present
- Headline AsiaCo-Founder & Partnercurrent2008 β presentBeijing, China
- Infinity Ventures Crypto (IVC)Co-Founder & Partnercurrent2021 β presentTaipei City, Taiwan
- HeadlineCo-Founder & Partnercurrent2021 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- LUCA Ltd.Co-Founder & Board Membercurrent2021 β presentTokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Nudge CardsInvestorcurrent2021 β presentTokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Handi (Paild Cards)Investorcurrent2021 β presentTokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- 17.MediaBoard Membercurrent2015 β present
- 17.MediaCEO2015 β 2016Taipei City, Taiwan
- ZaikoBoard Membercurrent2021 β presentTokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Capitalise.aiInvestorcurrent2021 β presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- Spider AF by Spider Labs - Digital Ad Fraud Detection and ReportingBoard Membercurrent2021 β presentTokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Uploan PHInvestorcurrent2020 β presentMetro Manila
- OPENLOGIBoard Membercurrent2020 β presentTokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- ICWBoard Membercurrent2020 β presentHong Kong SAR
- MyKuyaInvestorcurrent2020 β presentMetro Manila
- SyntheticGestaltInvestorcurrent2019 β presentTokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Japan Venture Capital AssociationMembercurrent2018 β presentTokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Alfred (by Pakpobox)Board Membercurrent2018 β presentHong Kong SAR
Education
- The University of British ColumbiaMA, Urban Geography1992 β 1994
- The University of British ColumbiaBA, Urban Geography1988 β 1992
Skills & more
Venture Capital74Emerging Markets19Entrepreneurship79Start-ups66Corporate Development19Mergers2Strategy29SaaS4Mobile Devices21Private Equity2Go-to-market Strategy16Product Management14
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Strategic PartnershipsFinancial ModelingDigital MediaEnterprise SoftwareMobile MarketingLanguages Chinese Β· English Β· Japanese
From Akio's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended The University of British Columbia156
Joan MirallesHead of Administration & Valuation at Inveready Technology Investment GroupRares CrisanInvestor at GGV CapitalMarianne WuVenture Partner at Congruent VenturesBrendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpAli KashaniVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcNick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, Llc
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Shared employers
Also worked at 17.Media2
Also worked at Alfred (by Pakpobox)1
Also worked at Mai (Markable AI)1
Also worked at KKBOX Inc.1
Colleagues at IVC
Network8
Andreas Haug
Investor at Headline
Astrid MoullΓ©-Berteaux
Investor at Headline
Bernardo Hernandez
General Partner at Headline
Brendan Wales
Partner at Headline
Caroline Jacobs
Investor at Headline
Christian Leybold
Investor at Headline
Christian Miele
Investor at Headline
Thomas Gieselmann
Investor at Headline
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