Daisuke Hotta
InvestorInvestment Professional, Climate Tech at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
Menlo Park, California, United States
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Daisuke: together at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
About
Concentrates on climate tech and actively seeks new business ventures in materials and sustainability. Previously spent five years in R&D developing membrane technology for food and pharmaceutical industries, with expertise in research, development, scale-up, and intellectual property strategy. Holds a master's degree in macromolecular science from Osaka University.
Experience
- Asahi KaseiLead of AI agent projectcurrent2024 — present
- Asahi KaseiInvestment manager, Corporate Venture Capitalcurrent2023 — presentBay Area, California, United States
- Asahi KaseiBusiness Developmentcurrent2023 — present
- Asahi KaseiManager (R&D)2021 — 2023Japan
- Asahi KaseiChemical Engineer2018 — 2021Japan
- 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
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
Ken Kitamura
Investment Professional, New Business Creation at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
Kohei Miyabe
Investment Professional, Healthcare at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Daisuke Hotta?
- Concentrates on climate tech and actively seeks new business ventures in materials and sustainability. Previously spent five years in R&D developing membrane technology for food and pharmaceutical industries, with expertise in research, development, scale-up, and intellectual property strategy. Holds a master's degree in macromolecular science from Osaka University.
- Where does Daisuke Hotta work?
- Daisuke Hotta is Investment Professional, Climate Tech 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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