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Kosuke Kikuchi

Investor

Platform & Relationship Director at Conductive Ventures

Mountain View, California, United States

About

Kosuke Kikuchi is the Platform and Relationship Director at Conductive Ventures, connecting founders with major corporations. He previously led Game Changer Catapult at Panasonic, served on the board of CVC BeeEdge in Japan, and began his career as a software engineer. He holds an MBA from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and engineering degrees from Meiji University.

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Experience

  1. Conductive VenturesVice Presidentcurrent2024 β€” presentUnited States
  2. Panasonic North AmericaVice Presidentcurrent2024 β€” presentMountain View, California, United States
  3. PanasonicChiefcurrent2024 β€” presentMountain View, California, United States
  4. PanasonicGame Changer Catapult Initiative - In-house accererator2021 β€” 2024Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
  5. PanasonicGeneral Manager2018 β€” 2023Japan
  6. PanasonicChief2017 β€” 2018United States
  7. PanasonicChief2015 β€” 2017Yokohama
  8. PanasonicAssistant Manager2015Yokohama, Japan
  9. PanasonicSenior Engineer2010 β€” 2015Yokohama, Japan
  10. PanasonicEngineer2005 β€” 2010Yokohama, Japan
  11. BeeEdge Co., Ltd.Director, Member of the board2021 β€” 2024Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
  12. AmesiteStudent Consultant2018Ann Arbor, Michigan
  13. Mattel, Inc.Student Consultant2017Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

Education

  1. University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of BusinessMBA, Business2016 β€” 2018
  2. Meiji UniversityMaster's degree, Mechanical Engineering2003 β€” 2005
  3. Meiji UniversityBachelor's degree, Mechatronics1999 β€” 2003

Skills & more

Business Analysis1Financial AnalysisAccount ManagementProject Management3Product Development3Team Building1Software Design3Automotive Infotainment1Embedded Systems1StrategyTeam Management1

From Kosuke's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business254

Alexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaTige SavageCo-founder at RevolutionWendy XiaoPartner at NorthzoneRob LawrenceSenior Finance Associate at GreycroftHyun KooPartner at March Capital PartnersRichard GuVice President at March Capital Partners

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Also attended Meiji University7

Hirofumi Kondo代葨取締役瀾長 (CEO) at CyberAgent CapitalYoshihiro KoharaPrincipal at Sozo VenturesSatoshi NambuAssociate at Rebright PartnersShintaro KawanoInvestment Manager at GMO VenturePartnersNaoki KamimaedaVenture Partner at IQ CapitalJunichiro KonoGeneral Partner at ANRI

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Shared employers

Also worked at Panasonic North America6

Santo PolitiInvestor at Spark CapitalRahul ThayyalamkandyDirector, Communications & Community at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Matt ZhangFounder & Managing Partner at Hivemind Capital PartnersIan RitchieNon-Executive Chairman at TernAlfred ChuManaging Partner, Starlite Investment Group at iFly.vcJohn BrancoliniPatent Development and Strategic Due Diligence Lead at Ideaship

Also worked at Panasonic5

Akira HirataImpact Partner at Fresco CapitalPieter FrankenSenior Advisor at Fin CapitalPiyush SharmaInvestor at 3one4 CapitalTaro MaruyamaSenior Associate at ANRIRavi SharmaManaging Director at Sunstone Capital

Also worked at Mattel, Inc.15

Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewTom KalinskeInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersHayley HoviousHead of Network and Community at HC9 VenturesJim HuntleyVenture Partner at Griffin Gaming PartnersDavid MaVice President at Powerhouse CapitalMargo GeorgiadisSenior Advisor (ex-President and CEO Ancestry) at Grishin Robotics

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Colleagues at Conductive Ventures

Akane Kudo
Senior Manager at Conductive Ventures
Arif Damji
Partner at Conductive Ventures
Carey Lai
Co-Founder & General Partner at Conductive Ventures
Hisae Sayed
Head of Operations at Conductive Ventures
Kyler Becksted
Investor at Conductive Ventures
Paul Yeh
Co-Founder & General Partner at Conductive Ventures
Robin Chan
Vice President at Conductive Ventures
Stella Zhang
Analyst at Conductive Ventures