About
Liaison Manager driving strategic collaboration between Woven Capital and Toyota. He was previously a program manager at Toyota Ventures and began his career as a robotics software engineer at Toyota; he holds several dozen patents.
Experience
- Woven Capital, Toyota's Growth FundLiaison Managercurrent2025 — presentTokyo, Japan
- Toyota Motor CorporationProject Managercurrent2025 — presentNagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Toyota VenturesProgram Manager2023 — 2024Los Altos, California, United States
- Toyota Motor CorporationBusiness Development Lead2021 — 2022Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Toyota Motor CorporationProject Lead2019 — 2020Tokyo, Japan
- Toyota Motor CorporationAssistant Manager2017 — 2018Toyota, Aichi, Japan
- Toyota Motor CorporationConcept Car Project Lead2016 — 2017Toyota, Aichi, Japan
- Toyota Motor CorporationRobotics Software Engineer2012 — 2016Toyota, Aichi, Japan
- Toyota Motor CorporationBusiness Planner2011 — 2012Toyota, Aichi, Japan
- Yahoo! JAPANBusiness Planning Adviser2020 — 2021
- Toyota Motor EuropeEngineer2010 — 2011Zaventem, Belgium
- Toyota Motor CorporationSoftware Engineer2007 — 2010
Skills & more
Startups1Open Innovation1Cross-functional Team LeadershipPresentationsBusiness PlanningNew Business DevelopmentProject ManagementLean StartupModel-based Systems Engineering (MBSE)Data AnalysisSystem ControlSoftware Development
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Patent DevelopmentRoboticsEngineeringEmbedded SoftwarePython (Programming Language)C (Programming Language)C#MATLABSimulinkLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingLanguages English · Japanese
- Licensed Scrum Product Owner (LSPO) — Scrum Inc.
From Hikaru's professional profile.
Colleagues at Woven Capital
Alissa Schneideman
Associate at Woven Capital
Ayano Kase
Investor at Woven Capital
Betty Lee
Principal at Woven Capital
Chris Starkey
Head of Finance at Woven Capital
Christopher Heiser
Venture Advisor at Woven Capital
Daniel Yoo
Marketing Partner at Woven Capital
Don Ochoa
Partner, Portfolio Success at Woven Capital
Emiko Hori
Ops & Admin Manager at Woven Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hikaru Sugata?
- Liaison Manager driving strategic collaboration between Woven Capital and Toyota. He was previously a program manager at Toyota Ventures and began his career as a robotics software engineer at Toyota; he holds several dozen patents.
- Where does Hikaru Sugata work?
- Hikaru Sugata is Liaison Manager at Woven Capital.
- Where did Hikaru Sugata go to school?
- Hikaru Sugata studied at The University of Tokyo (Master of Information Science and Technology, Control theory); The University of Tokyo (Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)); Softbank Academia.
Same school
Also attended The University of Tokyo88
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Shared employers
Also worked at Toyota Motor Corporation19
My TranPrincipal, Southeast Asia at Jungle VenturesCharly MwangiPartner at Eclipse VenturesMasa YamatoSr. Principal at TransLink CapitalHassan JameelVice Chairman, Saudi Arabia at JIMCOYuta YamakitaLiaison Manager at Woven CapitalMartin SalomonVenture Advisor at iFly.vc
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Also worked at Toyota Ventures9
Lisa CocaPartner, Climate Fund at Asymmetric Capital PartnersMasa YamatoSr. Principal at TransLink CapitalJim AdlerFounder and General Partner at Toyota VenturesChris AbshirePrincipal at Toyota VenturesDavid SokolicPartner at Toyota VenturesDave AndersonGeneral Partner at Beat Ventures
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Also worked at Yahoo! JAPAN7
Koichiro NakamuraSenior Managing Director at Sozo VenturesTaro KodamaVenture Partner at Fresco CapitalMasaki YudaPartner at Z Venture CapitalShinFounding Partner at MIRAISEGeorge KellermanGeneral Partner at Yamaha Motor VenturesKohei OkuboPrincipal at Z Venture Capital
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