Who is Kentaro Kawamori?

Executive Officer, Director at Persefoni

Where does Kentaro Kawamori work?

Kentaro Kawamori is Founder of Persefoni.

What companies did Kentaro Kawamori found?

Kentaro Kawamori founded Persefoni.

Kentaro Kawamori

Founder

Founder at Persefoni

Paradise Valley, Arizona, United States

FoundedPersefoni

Find your path to Kentaro

108 people in our graph share verified history with Kentaro — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Kim StrohunlockedKentaro: together at First Recon AI (2025–2026)

×5Kentaro: together at Persefoni

×6Kentaro: together at Northern Arizona University

Founder at Persefoni

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In turn, Kentaro can intro founders to Persefoni's investors below.

Persefoni's investors · 7

Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2022 Carnrite VenturesHouston Clearvision VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $25M checks · since 2025 Energize CapitalChicago · $10M – $20M checks Parkway Venture CapitalNew York Prelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025 Rice Investment GroupCarnegie · since 2025

Co-founders at Persefoni

Jason Frederick OffermanExecutive Officer, Director

Kim StrohFounder

Experience

First Recon AICo-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — present
PersefoniCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2020 — present
Eighth Era StudiosCo-Ownercurrent2024 — present
Shoreline Vehicle DesignMinority Ownercurrent2025 — present
UmbrageCo-Founder & Board Director2019 — 2023

Skills & more

Languages English · German

From Kentaro's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kentaro Kawamori?: Executive Officer, Director at Persefoni
Where does Kentaro Kawamori work?: Kentaro Kawamori is Founder of Persefoni.
What companies did Kentaro Kawamori found?: Kentaro Kawamori founded Persefoni.
Where did Kentaro Kawamori go to school?: Kentaro Kawamori studied at W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State University (MBA); Northern Arizona University (BS).

Founder mafias

W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State University mafia30

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Colin ReadMaster of Business AdministrationFounded Above Data +1 Nat KunesMaster of Business AdministrationFounded Appfolio John ShufeldtMBAFounded NextCare Urgent Care David FreedmanBSFounded Freestar Marshall HeilmanMBAFounded Dtex Rebecca ClydeMBAFounded Botco

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Northern Arizona University mafia15

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Daniel MarashlianMaster of Education (M.Ed.)Founded Portfolium +1 Kristen NuneryFounded myCOI +1 Julie BlouinBachelor of ArtsFounded Insight Mark LambertBachelor of Business Administration - BBAFounded Applied Atomics Travis AddairBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Predibase Mason Dykstra, PhDBSFounded MinersAI

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Same school

Also attended W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State University82

Adrian KaniaSenior Associate at Sapphire Ventures Benjamin BrockwellVenture Partner at Copper Sky Capital Ryan ChouManaging Director of Investments at SKY VC Travis HeathAdministrative Partner & CFO at Signal Peak Ventures Nat KunesExecutive-in-Residence at Mainsail Partners Derrick LeeCFO at Ridge Ventures

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Also attended Northern Arizona University27

Martin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz Sean DoctorPartner at Infinite Capital Matthew GoldsteinVice President, Accounting & Corporate Controller at Cleanspark Deven MitchellExecutive Director & CEO at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation Julie BlouinChief of Staff at AZ Crown Investments Daniel MarashlianChapter Director, San Diego at Startup Haven

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Shared employers

Also worked at First Recon AI1

Kim StrohFounder at Persefoni

Also worked at Persefoni4

Thomas EnglisSenior Associate at Clearvision Ventures Victoria BeasleyPartner at Gigascale Capital Anne ReaneyHead of Commercial Strategy at Rebalance Earth Kim StrohFounder at Persefoni