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Hitoshi Hokamura

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Advisor at Scrum Ventures · Special Advisor at All Turtles

San Francisco, California, United States

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Ira EhrenpreisunlockedHitoshi: together at Japan Society of Northern California (2023–2026)
Hitoshi: together at Food Tech Studio – Bites!
Hitoshi: together at All Turtles
Hitoshi: together at Japan Society of Northern California

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

  1. Gastronomy Innovation Campus TokyoAdvisor for Collaboration & Startupscurrent2024 — presentKyobashi, Tokyo, Japan
  2. Kyoto University of the ArtsVisiting Professor, Food Culture Design, Department of Cultural Content Creationcurrent2024 — presentKyoto, Japan
  3. BentovilleCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentBentonville, Arkansas, United States
  4. Scrum VenturesAdvisorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. Scrum VenturesPartner2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Scrum VenturesAdvisor2013 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Tokyo Food InstituteAdvisorcurrent2021 — presentTokyo, Tokyo, Japan
  8. Food Tech Studio – Bites!Founder and Chairmancurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  9. Nikkei Business PublicationsEditorial supervisor and co-author of "Food Tech Revolution" （フードテック革命） by Nikkei BPcurrent2020 — presentTokyo, Japan
  10. LABe Digital Gastronomy LabTech & Gastronomy Expert, LABe at Basque Culinary Center (BCC)current2019 — presentSan Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain
  11. SKS {Smart Kitchen Summit} JapanCo-Foundercurrent2017 — presentTokyo, Japan
  12. All TurtlesSpecial Advisorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  13. Beta CatalystStrategic Advisorcurrent2015 — presentTokyo, Japan
  14. Japan Society of Northern CaliforniaInnovation Advisory Councilcurrent2011 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  15. First Compass GroupGeneral Partnercurrent2004 — present
  16. 異能(Inno)vation by Ministry of Internal Affairs and CommunicationsProgram Advisor2014 — 2024Tokyo, Japan
  17. Global Network Council Japan by Ministry of Economy, Trade and IndustryAdvisor2016 — 2021Tokyo, Japan
  18. SearchMan.comBoard Member2011 — 2020Mountain View, CA
  19. Okayama UniversityExecutive Advisor for Entrepreneurship Program "SiEED"2017 — 2020Okayama, Okayama, Japan
  20. Open Network Lab by Digital GarageAdvisor2010 — 2020Tokyo, Japan
  21. J-POP SummitAdvisor2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  22. DG LabAdvisor2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  23. EvernoteSpecial Advisor to CEO2016 — 2017Redwood city, CA
  24. EvernoteChairman, Evernote Japan2010 — 2016Redwood city, CA
  25. EvernoteAdvisor and so-called Chief Food Officer2009 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
  26. Nippon Gochiso SelectBrand Ambassador2015 — 2016
  27. Asahi NewspaperLaunching columnist for Asahi Shimbun Digital2011 — 2012Tokyo, Japan
  28. Eye-FiAdvisor2008 — 2010Mountain View, CA
  29. Silicon Valley Japanese Entrepreneur Network (SVJEN)Board member2005 — 2009
  30. Silicon Valley Japanese Entrepreneur Network (SVJEN)President2003 — 2005
  31. IPA: Information-technology Promotion Agency, JapanAdvisor2007 — 2009
  32. Kyushu UniversityCalifornia Fellow2006 — 2009
  33. Generic MediaCo-founder and VP marketing2000 — 2002
  34. IMD Business SchoolMBA Student1999Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
  35. INSEAD (France)Consultant for MBA office and EuroAsia Center1998Fontainebleau, france
  36. Apple ComputerDirector of Marketing1992 — 1997
  37. Bain and CompanyManagement Consultant1989 — 1992

Skills & more

Business Development90Marketing Communications15Consumer Electronics1Product Management13Start-ups56Business Strategy63Cloud Computing6Strategic Planning11Marketing Strategy11Project Management3Mobile Devices20Entrepreneurship99
+12 moreBusiness PlanningNew Business DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipStrategyMergersVenture CapitalAdvertisingProduct DevelopmentProduct MarketingTelecommunications

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Colleagues at Scrum Ventures

Ai Kashii
Fund Operations Senior Associate at Scrum Ventures
Akane Miura
Director of Marketing at Scrum Ventures
Akash Bhat
Investor at Scrum Ventures
Akihiro Tada
Advisor at Scrum Ventures
Akira Hagiwara
Senior Analyst at Scrum Ventures
Ashley Huang
Research Analyst at Scrum Ventures
Barak Berkowitz
Advisor at Scrum Ventures
Chris Park
Advisor at Scrum Ventures

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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