Hal Morimoto
InvestorSenior Director of Investor Relations - Japan at Transpose Platform Management
San Francisco, California, United States
About
Hal Morimoto is Senior Director for Japan and Asia-Pacific at Transpose Platform, a venture capital firm that invests in leading startup accelerators and their emerging companies. He joined Transpose as an Advisor in January 2025 and transitioned to his current full-time role in May 2025, focusing on institutional investor relationships in the region. Morimoto founded Astoria Consulting in 2001 and established the Astoria Investor Forum, serving major limited partners in private equity and venture capital, while also teaching entrepreneurship and startup strategy at SBI Graduate School and Attackers Business School for 17 years.
Experience
- Transpose PlatformSenior Director - Japan/APACcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Golding Capital PartnersAdvisor, Institutional Marketing - Japan2022 — 2025Lafayette, California, United States
- Golding Capital PartnersBusiness Development Manager (Japan), Golding Capital Partners2014 — 2022Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- RevereAdvisor, Business Development Lead2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Astoria Consulting Group, LLCPrincipal2017 — 2022Lafayette, California, United States
- Astoria Consulting Group, LLCManaging Director2001 — 2021New York, Tokyo
- Astoria Consulting, Inc.CEO, President2006 — 2020Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- SBI Graduate SchoolAdjunct Associate Professor on Entrepreneurship2008 — 2020
- Brightrust PE JapanResearch Director2012 — 2013
- ABS - Attackers Business SchoolLecturer2002 — 2007Tokyo, Japan
- Asian Venture Capital Journal (AVCJ) HoldingsAssociate Publisher2000Hong Kong
- COMLINE Business Data, Inc.Executive Director1993 — 1999New York City
- Comline International Corp.Executive Director, New Business Development1987 — 1992Tokyo, Japan
- ODS CorporationDirector1985 — 1987Tokyo, Japan
- Z&H Engineering, Inc.Civil Designer1980 — 1985Greater Phoenix Area
Education
- Arizona State UniversityBSE, System Engineering1983 — 1985
Skills & more
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Private EquityVenture CapitalInvestmentsEntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurConference OrganizingEquitiesInvestment BankingMergers & AcquisitionsConference OrganizationPortfolio ManagementEmerging MarketsLanguages English, Japanese
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