Masahiko Honma
InvestorCo Founder & Partner at Incubate Fund · Partner at KK Fund
Tokyo
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Partner and advisor who began his investment career at JAFCO helping Silicon Valley and Israeli startups enter Japan, then worked at Accenture's VC arm and Mitsubishi Corporation's corporate venture capital unit.
Experience
- SMBC Asia Rising FundCo-founder and Partnercurrent2023 — presentSingapore, Indonesia, India
- Transdisciplinary Graduate School of Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Kindai UniversityVisiting Professor and founding program directorcurrent2023 — presentOsaka, Japan
- Incubate FundCo-founder and General Partnercurrent2010 — present
- Incubate Fund BrazilCo-founder and Partnercurrent2021 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
- Incubate Fund USCo-founder and Partercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- KK FundCo-founder and Partercurrent2015 — presentSingapore
- Incubate Fund IndiaCo-founder and Partercurrent2016 — presentIndia
- Corepeople PartnersFounder and General Partner2007 — 2014
- PokelaboCo-Founder and Director (Founding CEO)2007 — 2012Tokyo, Japan
- Works Capital Inc.Senior Manager2003 — 2007
- AccentureAccenture Technology Ventures/Global Deal Service2001 — 2003
- JAFCOGlobal IT investment group1998 — 1999
Education
- Keio UniversityBusiness and commerce1994 — 1998
Skills & more
Venture Capital28Private Equity3Start-ups23Valuation3Mergers2Corporate Development2Investments13Mobile Devices4Entrepreneurship9Angel Investing2Digital Media2Emerging Markets2
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Venture FinancingMergers & AcquisitionsM&A experienceStrategic PartnershipsBusiness ModelingFrom Masahiko's professional profile.
Same school
Shared employers
Also worked at SMBC Asia Rising Fund6
Also worked at KK Fund4
Also worked at Incubate Fund India7
Nao MurakamiFounder & General Partner at Incubate FundRajeev RankaPartner at Incubate FundSurbhi BhatiaManager - Corporate Development & Investor Relations at Incubate FundDarren JawaraInvestment Associate at Incubate FundMayank AgarwalAssociate Vice President at Incubate FundSandhya SridharLegal Counsel at Incubate Fund
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Also worked at Accenture613
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpAmira OujiVice President of Platform & Portfolio Success, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone
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Colleagues at Incubate Fund
Agrim Sharma
Analyst at Incubate Fund
Darren Jawara
Investment Associate at Incubate Fund
Dave Kwong
Partner at Incubate Fund
Eric Sy
Research Director at Incubate Fund
Jasmin Yee
Senior Manager, Compliance and Operations at Incubate Fund
Kartikay Chadha
Investment Associate at Incubate Fund
Mayank Agarwal
Associate Vice President at Incubate Fund
Nao Murakami
Founder & General Partner at Incubate Fund