Find your path to Hiro
Sign up to see every warm intro you have to Hiro
- Paths you didn't know you had: your email and LinkedIn already hold routes to Hiro. We find them for you
- 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: the friend-of-a-friend routes that take hours to manually find through your inbox or LinkedIn
- Answers now, not in days: momentum is everything in a raise. Skip asking around whether someone knows someone
Days of research, done the moment you sign in, with every route ranked by how warm it is.
About
Hiroyuki Koizumi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Advanced Energy and the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the University of Tokyo, where he directs the Space Propulsion Laboratory and has developed micro-propulsion systems for the Hodoyoshi-4, PROCYON, AQT-D, and EQUULEUS microsatellites. In 2020 he co-founded the space-propulsion startup Pale Blue Inc. with researchers who earned doctorates in his lab, and serves as its CTO. He previously held an assistant professorship at JAXA's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science from 2007 to 2011, working on the Hayabusa-1 mission, and holds a B.S. from Keio University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Tokyo.
Founder at Pale Blue
Intro paths
In turn, Hiro can intro founders to Pale Blue's investors below.
Pale Blue's investors · 7
Co-founders at Pale Blue


Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hiro Koizumi?
- Hiroyuki Koizumi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Advanced Energy and the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the University of Tokyo, where he directs the Space Propulsion Laboratory and has developed micro-propulsion systems for the Hodoyoshi-4, PROCYON, AQT-D, and EQUULEUS microsatellites. In 2020 he co-founded the space-propulsion startup Pale Blue Inc. with researchers who earned doctorates in his lab, and serves as its CTO. He previously held an assistant professorship at JAXA's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science from 2007 to 2011, working on the Hayabusa-1 mission, and holds a B.S. from Keio University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Tokyo.
- Where does Hiro Koizumi work?
- Hiro Koizumi is Founder of Pale Blue.
- What companies did Hiro Koizumi found?
- Hiro Koizumi founded Pale Blue.
Founder mafias
The University of Tokyo mafia90
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Keio University mafia56
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
About this profile. Compiled from public sources — Pale Blue's own website and public professional profiles — and summarised by Fundraising Fox; every fact is kept with where it came from. Spotted an error, or would rather not be listed? Email privacy@fundraisingfox.com · How we build profiles · Your rights













