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About
Kaz Shimizu is a group leader at the KDDI Open Innovation Fund, where he oversees Japan market entry for international investment projects and supports Japanese startups expanding abroad. He joined KDDI Corporation in 2007, working on search engine business partnerships, and in 2011 moved to San Francisco to establish the company's Silicon Valley operations, managing investments in U.S. startups. After returning to Japan in 2018, he led KDDI's business co-creation platform, KDDI MUGENLABO, developing frameworks for collaboration between large Japanese corporations and startups.
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- Who is Kaz Shimizu?
- Kaz Shimizu is a group leader at the KDDI Open Innovation Fund, where he oversees Japan market entry for international investment projects and supports Japanese startups expanding abroad. He joined KDDI Corporation in 2007, working on search engine business partnerships, and in 2011 moved to San Francisco to establish the company's Silicon Valley operations, managing investments in U.S. startups. After returning to Japan in 2018, he led KDDI's business co-creation platform, KDDI MUGENLABO, developing frameworks for collaboration between large Japanese corporations and startups.
- Where does Kaz Shimizu work?
- Kaz Shimizu is at KDDI Open Innovation Fund.
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