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Allen DuanunlockedKatsumi: together at Sony (2003–2008)
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Katsumi: together at University of the People
About
Katsumi Ikuta is an Investment Manager at Sony Innovation Fund, part of Sony Ventures. The role covers investments in entertainment and DeepTech startups across the EMEA region.
Experience
- Sony Innovation FundInvestment Managercurrent2024 — present
- SonyBusiness Development & Project Managercurrent2012 — presentTokyo, Japan
- SonyProject Leader2009 — 2012Tokyo, Japan
- TECHFUND Inc.Project Manager of Web3 Security Audit Servicecurrent2021 — presentTokyo
- Self-EmployedCloud / IoT Engineercurrent2021 — present
- Sony Electronics Asia PacificProduct Engineer2007 — 2009Singapore
- SonyHardware Design Engineer2005 — 2007Tokyo, Japan
- SonyFirmware Engineer2002 — 2005Tokyo, Japan
- KENWOODSoftware Engineer1996 — 2002Tokyo, Japan
Skills & more
Leadership1Management1Team LeadershipGlobal Communications2Business Development2Cloud Applications1Software Project ManagementSoftware Development1Electrical Engineering1Artificial Neural NetworksCustomer ServiceResearch
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Artificial IntelligenceProject ManagementRapid PrototypingRaspberry PiHardware ArchitectureComputer VisionProduct DevelopmentProgrammingMicrocomputersInternet of Things (IoT)Apache KafkaC (Programming Language)- Claude Code in Action — Anthropic
- Building with the Claude API — Anthropic
- Introduction to Model Context Protocol — Anthropic
- Certificate of completion: Introduction to agent skills — Anthropic
From Katsumi's professional profile.
Colleagues at Sony Ventures Corporation
Aadit Parikh
Investor at Sony Ventures Corporation
Andrew Yi
Investor at Sony Ventures Corporation
Antonio Avitabile
Managing Director EU at Sony Ventures Corporation
Asuki Taguchi
Portfolio Management at Sony Ventures Corporation
Atsushi Kitagawa
Managing Director Japan at Sony Ventures Corporation
Atsuto Ueno
Investor at Sony Ventures Corporation
Austin Noronha
Managing Director at Sony Ventures Corporation
Chieko Tazuke
Investor at Sony Ventures Corporation
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Katsumi Ikuta?
- Katsumi Ikuta is an Investment Manager at Sony Innovation Fund, part of Sony Ventures. The role covers investments in entertainment and DeepTech startups across the EMEA region.
- Where does Katsumi Ikuta work?
- Katsumi Ikuta is at Sony Ventures Corporation.
- Where did Katsumi Ikuta go to school?
- Katsumi Ikuta studied at University of the People (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Ritsumeikan University (Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical); Ritsumeikan University (Bachelor's degree, Science and Engineering).
Same school
Also attended University of the People7
Emi TakemuraImpact Partner at Fresco CapitalEkaterina NaimanAdministrative & Program Coordinator at Ignite o/a Planet HatchEkaterina NaimanAdministrative & Program Coordinator at Planet HatchWilliam TafoyaSenior Vice President, Customer Care at Capital RxFrancis OkekeCo-Founder & CFO at MosabiJapheth AchimbaDirector of Chaos (Growth & CX) at Payd
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Also attended Ritsumeikan University6
Shared employers
Also worked at Sony Innovation Fund26
Lihi LubranskiPrincipal at TriventuresTiffany HuangPrincipal at TransLink CapitalMahesh KumarPrincipal at Rebright PartnersGil PazVenture Partner at IN VentureJoe TouGeneral Partner at Triptyq CapitalLudovic CopéréInvestor at Sony Ventures Corporation
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Also worked at Sony108
Allen DuanVenture Partner at Differential VenturesAnne GheriniChief Marketing Officer at Sierra VenturesOmar HamouiPartner at Mucker CapitalFelix ShpilmanVenture Partner at Moses CapitalSandeep MurthyPartner at Lightbox, a Mumbai-based consumer-focused venture capital firmLihi LubranskiPrincipal at Triventures
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