About
Raised in San Francisco and a Sophia University business graduate, Hiroshima built a career in corporate/M&A finance at MUFG Bank and capital markets at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities before founding Mars Growth Capital in Singapore in 2020. He now serves as General Partner of Type One Japan, leading the firm's Japanese expansion and connecting Japanese institutional and corporate investors with frontier-tech startups.
Experience
- Type One VenturesPartner, Head of Japancurrent2025 β presentTokyo, Japan
- Mars Growth CapitalCEO2020 β 2024Singapore, Singapore
- MUFG Securities Americas Inc.Director2017 β 2020New York, United States
- Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley SecuritiesHead of International Syndication2009 β 2017倧ζηΊ
- MUFGManager2006 β 2009London Area, United Kingdom
- MUFGAssociate2002 β 2006Tokyo, Japan
Skills & more
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Colleagues at Type One Ventures
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Adam Sanchez
Finance and Operations Associate at Type One Ventures
Avantika Gupta
Principal at Type One Ventures
Cynthia Jean Kember
Head of Media, Content, Platforms and Partnerships at Type One Ventures
Daniil Chen
Principal at Type One Ventures
Daphne Zhao
Director - APAC at Type One Ventures
Gaurav Porwal
Partner and Chief Operating Officer at W Health Ventures Gp Llc
Gustav Spangberg
Principal at Type One Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ryutaro Hiroshima?
- Raised in San Francisco and a Sophia University business graduate, Hiroshima built a career in corporate/M&A finance at MUFG Bank and capital markets at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities before founding Mars Growth Capital in Singapore in 2020. He now serves as General Partner of Type One Japan, leading the firm's Japanese expansion and connecting Japanese institutional and corporate investors with frontier-tech startups.
- Where does Ryutaro Hiroshima work?
- Ryutaro Hiroshima is Partner, Head of Japan at Type One Ventures.
- Where did Ryutaro Hiroshima go to school?
- Ryutaro Hiroshima studied at Sophia University (η΅ζΈ, η΅εΆ).
Same school
Also attended Sophia University37
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Shared employers
Also worked at Mars Growth Capital6
Yuki NakamuraDirector of Investor Relations - Japan at Type One VenturesJames FeldmanPrincipal at Hercules Capital, Inc.Max KriegVice President at Hercules Capital, Inc.Reuben LimManaging Director, Credit Investments at Mars Growth CapitalYoshiyuki SuzakiManaging Director, Credit Portfolio Management at Mars Growth CapitalSandeep SinghalInvestor at Avaana Capital
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