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Daisuke Hotta

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Manager at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital

Menlo Park

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About

Manager concentrating on Climate Tech, materials, and sustainability ventures. He spent five years in R&D on a membrane technology for the food and pharmaceutical industries and has filed over ten global patents. He holds a Master of Science in Macromolecular Science from Osaka University.

Experience

  1. Asahi KaseiLead of AI agent projectcurrent2024 — present
  2. Asahi KaseiInvestment manager, Corporate Venture Capitalcurrent2023 — presentBay Area, California, United States
  3. Asahi KaseiBusiness Developmentcurrent2023 — present
  4. Asahi KaseiManager (R&D)2021 — 2023Japan
  5. Asahi KaseiChemical Engineer2018 — 2021Japan
  6. Uni-searchFounder2015 — 2016Osaka, Japan

Skills & more

Due DiligenceInvestmentsNanotechnology1Macromolecular ScienceSeparationMembraneR&D ManagementResearch & DevelopmentPatent strategyData SciencePython

Languages English · Japanese

  • CVC Investment Programs — Global Corporate Venturing

From Daisuke's professional profile.

Colleagues at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital

Alex Dupée
Partner at Alchemy Partners LLP
Chris Greeno
Associate at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
Hirotaka Asai
Manager at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
Howard Kim
Managing Director at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
Ian Cash
Partner at Alchemy Partners
Jeff Chen
Vice President, Semiconductor Investment at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
John
Investment Professional, Building Technology at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
John S. Crowley
Senior Advisor at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Daisuke Hotta?
Manager concentrating on Climate Tech, materials, and sustainability ventures. He spent five years in R&D on a membrane technology for the food and pharmaceutical industries and has filed over ten global patents. He holds a Master of Science in Macromolecular Science from Osaka University.
Where does Daisuke Hotta work?
Daisuke Hotta is Manager at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital.
Where did Daisuke Hotta go to school?
Daisuke Hotta studied at The University of Osaka (Master of Science - MS, Macromorecular Science); The University of Osaka (Bachelor of Science - BS, Chemistry).

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