Experience
- Lifetime VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2025 — presentNew York
- Beyond Next Ventures Inc.Advisor, Venture Partnercurrent2022 — presentNew York, United States
- Remarkable VenturesAdvisor, ERA Mentorcurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
- Kyoto UniversitySpecially Appointed Associate Professor - IAC (Office of Institutional Advancement)2022 — 2026Kyoto
- Virtual Smart Health Inc.Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)2022Palo Alto, California, United States
- GRA&GREEN IncCEO, Member of the Board of Directors2017 — 2019
- GRA&GREEN IncCo-Founder, BD Head, Member of the Board of Directors2017 — 2019Durham, North Carolina, United States
- Tokyo Metropolitan GovernmentTask Force, Special Investigator at the Governor’s Office2016 — 2019Tokyo, Japan
- RhelixaSeed Investor2019
- Osaka Prefectural GovernmentSenior Advisor to the Governor and the Mayor2017 — 2018
- McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Consultant2014 — 2017Tokyo, Japan & New Jersey
- Provigate, IncFounding Engineer2013 — 2014
- TEDxUTokyoFounder, Organizer2011 — 2013Tokyo
- UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge CapitalSummer Associate2011
Education
- University of OxfordEngineering Science
- Columbia UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Electrical Engineering2019 — 2021
- The University of TokyoBachelor of Engineering - BE, Materials Engineering2010 — 2014
- Kaisei AcademyHigh School Diploma
Skills & more
Strategic PlanningStrategyNegotiationLeadershipBiomedical EngineeringInternational Project ExperienceSourcingEarly-Stage StartupsStakeholder ManagementFundingAcademic AdministrationPublic Policy
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Urban StudiesAnalyticsUniversity TeachingProgram ManagementSensorsChemical AnalysisSurface EngineeringClimate Change ImpactsHealthcare ManagementInvestment StrategiesInnovation ManagementUrbanismLanguages English · Japanese
- USA Award — Toyota Motor Corporation
- Leader of Tomorrow — St. Gallen Symposium
- Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia in Industry, Manufacturing and Energy — Forbes
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Colleagues at Lifetime Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Masatoshi Honda work?
- Masatoshi Honda is Venture Partner at Lifetime Ventures.
Same school
Also attended University of Oxford950
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital; architect of Invest America; BG2 co-hostDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended Columbia University688
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Also attended The University of Tokyo79
Kazunori YamaguchiPartner at Global BrainShinji AmahaVice President at Acario InnovationMasaji MatsuokaManaging Director at E12 Venture Capital, LlcYuki ShiratoSenior Advisor at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Taka KodaPartner, Director at RDiscoveryShinichi NikkuniManaging Partner at NordicNinja
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Shared employers
Also worked at Kyoto University7
Shinobu SuzukiScientific Advisor at RDiscoveryAnis UzzamanFounder and CEO at Pegasus Tech VenturesOlivier TakJunior Partner at Curie CapitalYoshinori HaraJapan Advisory Board Member at Benhamou Global VenturesKathy MatsuiGeneral Partner at MPowerHitoshi HokamuraAdvisor at Scrum Ventures
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Also worked at Tokyo Metropolitan Government2
Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,457
Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners
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