Hitoshi Hokamura
InvestorAdvisor at Scrum Ventures · Special Advisor at All Turtles
San Francisco, California, United States
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About
Hitoshi Hokamura is an advisor for collaboration and startups at Gastronomy Innovation Campus Tokyo. His background spans business development, customer development, market research, strategic planning, and marketing communication.
Experience
- Gastronomy Innovation Campus TokyoAdvisor for Collaboration & Startupscurrent2024 — presentKyobashi, Tokyo, Japan
- Kyoto University of the ArtsVisiting Professor, Food Culture Design, Department of Cultural Content Creationcurrent2024 — presentKyoto, Japan
- BentovilleCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentBentonville, Arkansas, United States
- Scrum VenturesAdvisorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Scrum VenturesPartner2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Scrum VenturesAdvisor2013 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Tokyo Food InstituteAdvisorcurrent2021 — presentTokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Food Tech Studio – Bites!Founder and Chairmancurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Nikkei Business PublicationsEditorial supervisor and co-author of "Food Tech Revolution" (フードテック革命) by Nikkei BPcurrent2020 — presentTokyo, Japan
- LABe Digital Gastronomy LabTech & Gastronomy Expert, LABe at Basque Culinary Center (BCC)current2019 — presentSan Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain
- SKS {Smart Kitchen Summit} JapanCo-Foundercurrent2017 — presentTokyo, Japan
- All TurtlesSpecial Advisorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Beta CatalystStrategic Advisorcurrent2015 — presentTokyo, Japan
- Japan Society of Northern CaliforniaInnovation Advisory Councilcurrent2011 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- First Compass GroupGeneral Partnercurrent2004 — present
- 異能(Inno)vation by Ministry of Internal Affairs and CommunicationsProgram Advisor2014 — 2024Tokyo, Japan
- Global Network Council Japan by Ministry of Economy, Trade and IndustryAdvisor2016 — 2021Tokyo, Japan
- SearchMan.comBoard Member2011 — 2020Mountain View, CA
- Okayama UniversityExecutive Advisor for Entrepreneurship Program "SiEED"2017 — 2020Okayama, Okayama, Japan
- Open Network Lab by Digital GarageAdvisor2010 — 2020Tokyo, Japan
- J-POP SummitAdvisor2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- DG LabAdvisor2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- EvernoteSpecial Advisor to CEO2016 — 2017Redwood city, CA
- EvernoteChairman, Evernote Japan2010 — 2016Redwood city, CA
- EvernoteAdvisor and so-called Chief Food Officer2009 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
- Nippon Gochiso SelectBrand Ambassador2015 — 2016
- Asahi NewspaperLaunching columnist for Asahi Shimbun Digital2011 — 2012Tokyo, Japan
- Eye-FiAdvisor2008 — 2010Mountain View, CA
- Silicon Valley Japanese Entrepreneur Network (SVJEN)Board member2005 — 2009
- Silicon Valley Japanese Entrepreneur Network (SVJEN)President2003 — 2005
- IPA: Information-technology Promotion Agency, JapanAdvisor2007 — 2009
- Kyushu UniversityCalifornia Fellow2006 — 2009
- Generic MediaCo-founder and VP marketing2000 — 2002
- IMD Business SchoolMBA Student1999Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
- INSEAD (France)Consultant for MBA office and EuroAsia Center1998Fontainebleau, france
- Apple ComputerDirector of Marketing1992 — 1997
- Bain and CompanyManagement Consultant1989 — 1992
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hitoshi Hokamura?
- Hitoshi Hokamura is an advisor for collaboration and startups at Gastronomy Innovation Campus Tokyo. His background spans business development, customer development, market research, strategic planning, and marketing communication.
- Where does Hitoshi Hokamura work?
- Hitoshi Hokamura is Advisor at Scrum Ventures.
- Where did Hitoshi Hokamura go to school?
- Hitoshi Hokamura studied at IMD (MBA, MBA); INSEAD; The University of Tokyo (BA, Civil Enginnering).
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IMD mafia52
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Also worked at Kyoto University of the Arts14
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Also worked at Apple Computer677
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