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Kazuya Komon

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Director, Chief Growth Officer, Investment Partner at FINOLAB

Japan

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About

After early web development work at a startup, he joined Dentsu Soken doing R&D and fintech research and ran FIBC (predecessor of FINOPITCH) before moving to the US. In San Francisco he served as a local VP handling startup investments and open innovation, and founded Dentsu Innovation Studio as COO. He returned to Japan and joined FINOLAB in 2025. Holds an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Experience

  1. FINOLAB INC.Board Director & Chief Growth Officercurrent2025 — presentTokyo, Japan
  2. FINOLAB FUNDInvestment Partnercurrent2025 — presentTokyo, Japan
  3. Dentsu Innovation Studio Inc.Board Director & Chief Operating Officer2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  4. DENTSU SOKEN USA, INC.Vice President, Research And Development2017 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  5. DENTSU SOKEN USA, INC.Vice President, Business Development2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Information Services International - Dentsu, Ltd.Senior Business Producer2012 — 2014Tokyo, Japan
  7. DENTSU SOKEN USA, INC.Assistant VP of Strategic Alliance2011 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  8. IMRA America, Inc.Strategy Consultant2011Ann Arbor, Michigan
  9. Page Tourism Bureau (The City of Page, AZ)Marketing Consultant2011Page, Arizona
  10. 電通総研_DENTSU SOKEN INC.Engineer / Software Architect2004 — 2010Tokyo, Japan
  11. Siesta, Inc.Director2002 — 2004Osaka, Japan

Skills & more

CommunicationIntegrated SystemsProject PlansProject ManagementResearch and Development (R&D)Human Resources (HR)Business Strategy14Marketing ResearchSoftware Development2Product Management6Competitive Analysis2Business Development13
+8 moreCross-functional Team LeadershipStrategic PlanningManagement ConsultingProgram ManagementProduct MarketingAnalyticsInternational RelationsMarket Research

Languages Chinese · English · Japanese

  • Stanford LEAD Professional Certificate — Stanford Graduate School of Business

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Colleagues at FINOLAB

Eiko Shimada
Director at FINOLAB
Junji Hara
Director, Chief Administration Officer at FINOLAB
Makoto Shibata
Head of FINOLAB, Chief Community Officer at FINOLAB
Takeshi Ohara
Director, Chief Investment Officer at FINOLAB
Yasuaki Oda
Representative Director, Chief Executive Officer at FINOLAB
公門 和也
Director / Chief Growth Officer / Investment Partner at FINOLAB
原 淳二
Director / Chief Administration Officer at FINOLAB
小原 武史
Director / Chief Investment Officer at FINOLAB

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kazuya Komon?
After early web development work at a startup, he joined Dentsu Soken doing R&D and fintech research and ran FIBC (predecessor of FINOPITCH) before moving to the US. In San Francisco he served as a local VP handling startup investments and open innovation, and founded Dentsu Innovation Studio as COO. He returned to Japan and joined FINOLAB in 2025. Holds an MBA from the University of Michigan.
Where does Kazuya Komon work?
Kazuya Komon is Director, Chief Growth Officer, Investment Partner at FINOLAB.
Where did Kazuya Komon go to school?
Kazuya Komon studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Stanford LEAD Professional Certificate, Business); University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration); Osaka Prefecture University - 大阪府立大学 (Bachelor of Engineering, Industrial Engineering).

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