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John Kojiro Moriwaka

Investor

Venture Partner - Japan at Mendoza Ventures Β· Investor (JAPAN) at Crimson Investment Fund

Tokyo, Japan

About

John Kojiro Moriwaka is an advisor at Defence Invest who works with startups, venture capital firms, and family offices, and also serves as CEO of Silicon Valley Ventures. He holds a master's degree in Economics, is an alumnus of Harvard Business School, and was appointed Visiting Professor of Entrepreneurship at a Japanese national university in 2016 at age 33. He organizes invitation-only family office and business events across cities including Tokyo, Monaco, Dubai, London, and Singapore, and serves as an ambassador for international conferences in Europe and Japan.

Experience

  1. Defence InvestAdvisorcurrent2025 β€” presentIreland
  2. Universe PartnersAdvisorcurrent2025 β€” presentIsrael
  3. UN:BLOCKAmbassadorcurrent2025 β€” presentRiga, Latvia
  4. 1982 VenturesOperating Partnercurrent2025 β€” presentSingapore
  5. remotiPartnercurrent2024 β€” presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  6. Mendoza VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2024 β€” presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  7. World Venture ForumAmbassadorcurrent2024 β€” presentAustria
  8. CV VCAdvisorcurrent2023 β€” presentSwitzerland
  9. BE Accelerator (ζ―”ηΏΌεŠ ι€Ÿε™¨)Venture Partnercurrent2023 β€” presentTaipei, Taipei City, Taiwan
  10. BE Accelerator (ζ―”ηΏΌεŠ ι€Ÿε™¨)Mentorcurrent2020 β€” presentTaiwan
  11. Startup Grind Tokyo/ Nagoya / FukuokaDirectorcurrent2023 β€” presentTokyo, Japan
  12. Startup Grind Tokyo/ Nagoya / FukuokaDirectorcurrent2020 β€” presentFukuoka, Japan
  13. LUCA Japan Co., Ltd.Advisorcurrent2023 β€” presentTokyo, Japan
  14. Arka Venture LabsAdvisorcurrent2023 β€” presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  15. Semper8Advisorcurrent2022 β€” presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  16. JICA NINJA AcceleratorMentorcurrent2021 β€” present
  17. Silicon Valley VenturesChief Executive Officercurrent2015 β€” presentJapan
  18. 500 StartupsMentorcurrent2021 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  19. German Accelerator Southeast AsiaMentorcurrent2021 β€” presentSingapore
  20. Myanmar Institute Of BusinessVisiting Professorcurrent2020 β€” presentYangon, Myanmar
  21. Harvard Alumni EntrepreneursMembercurrent2020 β€” presentIndia
  22. Harvard Business School HBS Alumni Angels Association - HBSAAAngel Investorcurrent2020 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  23. Life ScienceAngel Investorcurrent2020 β€” presentMountain View, California, United States
  24. Alchemist AcceleratorMentorcurrent2017 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  25. Startup GrindCo-chapter director of Startup Grind Tokyocurrent2019 β€” presentTokyo, Japan
  26. StartupbootcampMentorcurrent2019 β€” presentOsaka, Japan
  27. E-Cell, IIT BombayMentorcurrent2019 β€” presentMumbai Area, India
  28. US-Japan MedTech FrontiersMembercurrent2015 β€” presentSilicon Valley
  29. Keihanna Research ComplexMentorcurrent2017 β€” presentKyoto
  30. Kyushu Institute of TechnologyVisiting Researchercurrent2016 β€” presentFukuoka, Japan
  31. Moriwaka Medical Co., LtdExecutive Vice President & CIO (Chief Innovation Officer)current2010 β€” presentJapan
  32. Yamaguchi UniversityVisiting Professor2016 β€” 2019Yamaguchi, Japan

Skills & more

Strategy89Motivational Speaking43Leadership38Public Speaking27Management23Communication22Entrepreneurship99Marketing Communications68Medical Devices43Marketing40Innovation Management32Medical Device Connectivity33
+12 moreIncubationSales PromotionInnovation DevelopmentM&A Advisory ServicesInnovation ConsultingJapanese to English translationSocial InfluenceStrategic Communications CounselMedia Skills TrainingBusiness InnovationMarketing BudgetProduct Innovation

Languages English Β· Japanese

From John's professional profile.

Colleagues at Mendoza Ventures

Adam Kerr
Senior Partner at Mendoza Ventures
Adrian Mendoza
General Partner / Founder at Mendoza Ventures
Aymbre Paige
Associate / Fellow / LP at Mendoza Ventures
Christopher Aleman
Venture Partner - Texas at Mendoza Ventures
Ricardo Heredia
Associate / Fellow at Mendoza Ventures
Senofer Mendoza
General Partner / Founder at Mendoza Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is John Kojiro Moriwaka?
John Kojiro Moriwaka is an advisor at Defence Invest who works with startups, venture capital firms, and family offices, and also serves as CEO of Silicon Valley Ventures. He holds a master's degree in Economics, is an alumnus of Harvard Business School, and was appointed Visiting Professor of Entrepreneurship at a Japanese national university in 2016 at age 33. He organizes invitation-only family office and business events across cities including Tokyo, Monaco, Dubai, London, and Singapore, and serves as an ambassador for international conferences in Europe and Japan.
Where does John Kojiro Moriwaka work?
John Kojiro Moriwaka is Venture Partner - Japan at Mendoza Ventures.
Where did John Kojiro Moriwaka go to school?
John Kojiro Moriwaka studied at Harvard Business School (Alumni, Leadership); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Executive Education, Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)); Harvard Business School (Executive Education, Program for Leadership Development (PLD)).

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Shared employers

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