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Kazumi OtaniunlockedGaku: together at MODE, Inc. (2024–2025)
Gaku: together at MODE, Inc.
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About
Gaku Ueda is co-founder and CEO of MODE, Inc., a company focused on helping businesses collect data from the physical world. Prior to MODE, he spent about ten years as an engineering lead at Google and Twitter.
Founder at Mode
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Experience
- MODE, Inc.Co-founder & CEOcurrent2014 — presentSan Mateo, CA
- TwitterDirector of Engineering, Pro Users & International2011 — 2013San Francisco
- GoogleSoftware engineer → Tech Lead/Manager → Engineering Manager2003 — 2011Mountain View HQ
- Yahoo!Technical Yahoo! (Sr. Software Engineer)2001 — 2003Sunnyvale CA HQ
- eGroups JapanSoftware Engineer1999 — 2001
Skills & more
Product Engineering3Mobile2Scalability15Large Scale Systems8Personalization4Mobile Devices29Internationalization13Japanese market2Software Engineering9Globalization5Start-ups12iOS development1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gaku Ueda?
- Gaku Ueda is co-founder and CEO of MODE, Inc., a company focused on helping businesses collect data from the physical world. Prior to MODE, he spent about ten years as an engineering lead at Google and Twitter.
- Where does Gaku Ueda work?
- Gaku Ueda is Founder of Mode.
- What companies did Gaku Ueda found?
- Gaku Ueda founded Mode.
- Where did Gaku Ueda go to school?
- Gaku Ueda studied at Waseda University (MS, Computer Science); Waseda University (BS, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Waseda University mafia43
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Takeshi TakahashiPolitical Science and EconomicsFounded Aculys Pharma +2Felipe BaytelmanMaster of Science - MSFounded Enara Health +1Hiro YoshikawaBAFounded TreasureHidemasa TanigakiGlobal Business Leader ProgramFounded Aculys PharmaSatoshi MikiBAFounded 株式会社フィックスターズAnton SoeharyoBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Touchten
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Also attended Waseda University137
Kaz TeradaVenture Advisor at Monta Vista CapitalYoyo YangInvestment at Makers FundKoichiro NakamuraSenior Managing Director at Sozo VenturesAyaka MatsumotoCorporate Development Manager at TNBAuraShanti BergelManaging Director at TRANSCENDNatsuki TamuraInvestor at Inception Studio Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at MODE, Inc.3
Also worked at Twitter260
Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmEvan WilliamsCo-founder of Twitter, Blogger and MediumFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordMischa VaughnHead of Content at Felicis Ventures
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Also worked at Google2,000
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGArash FerdowsiCo-founder of Dropbox
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Also worked at Yahoo!510
Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesBrian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationStewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCAmjad MasadCo-founder & CEO of Replit
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