About
Maria Palma Okubo is Director of Business Development at Coreline Ventures. She previously worked in HR at Tokyu Corporation and at Rakuten USA, where she ran Silicon Valley immersion programs for Japanese companies, and later worked at a Japanese VC firm. At Coreline she oversees PR, recruiting, and the Atlas seed investment program, and she holds a degree from Keio University.
Experience
- Coreline VenturesDirector of Business Developmentcurrent2025 β present
- DIMENSION Inc.Community Director2024 β 2025Tokyo
- Rakuten AmericasRakuNest Project Assistant2023San Mateo County, California, United States
- Tokyu CorporationHR2018 β 2022
Skills & more
Public RelationsRecruiting
From Maria's professional profile.
Colleagues at Coreline Ventures
Arthur Kaneko
Co-Founder, Managing Partner at Coreline Ventures
David Cheng
General Partner at Coreline Ventures
Karen Shum
Director of Finance at Coreline Ventures
Keiko Miwa
Investor at Coreline Ventures
Keita Morikawa
Venture Partner at Coreline Ventures
Kenichiro "Ken" Hara
General Partner at Coreline Ventures
Matthew C. Bonner
Co-Founder, COO at Coreline Ventures
Nakul Patel
Managing Partner at Diagram Collective
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Maria Palma Okubo?
- Maria Palma Okubo is Director of Business Development at Coreline Ventures. She previously worked in HR at Tokyu Corporation and at Rakuten USA, where she ran Silicon Valley immersion programs for Japanese companies, and later worked at a Japanese VC firm. At Coreline she oversees PR, recruiting, and the Atlas seed investment program, and she holds a degree from Keio University.
- Where does Maria Palma Okubo work?
- Maria Palma Okubo is Director of Business Development at Coreline Ventures.
- Where did Maria Palma Okubo go to school?
- Maria Palma Okubo studied at Keio University (Bachelor's degree, Business and commerce).




















