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Shinya Uematsu

Investor

SVP of Strategy at Scrum Ventures

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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Shinichi NikkuniunlockedShinya: together at Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2015–2017)
Shinya: together at Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
×2Shinya: together at CONNECT - San Diego
×8Shinya: together at Scrum Ventures

About

Shinya works across industry, government, and academia to build new businesses and regional innovation ecosystems, splitting his time between Scrum Ventures and Scrum Studio since July 2022 with a focus on fund formation and open innovation. He recently led HFX, an innovation program in Hokkaido, and previously directed open innovation at the Mie Prefectural Government and worked on energy and administrative policy at Japan's METI. He holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Tokyo and a master's from UC San Diego.

Experience

  1. Scrum VenturesSenior Vice President of Strategy/執行役員（戦略担当）current2026 — present広域東京エリア
  2. Scrum VenturesVP of Co-creation2024 — 2026東京都, 日本
  3. Scrum VenturesSenior Director2022 — 2024広域東京エリア
  4. WASEDA Business SchoolVisiting Researchercurrent2018 — present
  5. Ibukeibun-kaiRepresentative of directorscurrent2016 — presentTokyo
  6. NERVChief Innovation Strategist2022 — 2025Shonan, Kanagawa, Japan
  7. DeloitteSenior Analyst2021 — 2022Tokyo, Japan
  8. Scrum VenturesConsultant of Strategy2021
  9. Mie local governemnt, JapanDirector2019 — 2021
  10. Ministry of Economy, Trade and IndustryDeputy Director2011 — 2021Tokyo
  11. CONNECT - San DiegoInternship2018 — 2019San Diego

Skills & more

acceleratorポリシー分析Program Management政府・官公庁公共政策経済政治プログラムマネジメント

From Shinya's professional profile.

Colleagues at Scrum Ventures

Ai Kashii
Fund Operations Senior Associate at Scrum Ventures
Akane Miura
Director of Marketing at Scrum Ventures
Akash Bhat
Investor at Scrum Ventures
Akihiro Tada
Advisor at Scrum Ventures
Akira Hagiwara
Senior Analyst at Scrum Ventures
Ashley Huang
Research Analyst at Scrum Ventures
Barak Berkowitz
Advisor at Scrum Ventures
Chris Park
Advisor at Scrum Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Shinya Uematsu?
Shinya works across industry, government, and academia to build new businesses and regional innovation ecosystems, splitting his time between Scrum Ventures and Scrum Studio since July 2022 with a focus on fund formation and open innovation. He recently led HFX, an innovation program in Hokkaido, and previously directed open innovation at the Mie Prefectural Government and worked on energy and administrative policy at Japan's METI. He holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Tokyo and a master's from UC San Diego.
Where does Shinya Uematsu work?
Shinya Uematsu is SVP of Strategy at Scrum Ventures.
Where did Shinya Uematsu go to school?
Shinya Uematsu studied at UC San Diego (Master of Public Policy - MPP, Program Design and Evaluation); The University of Tokyo (Bachelor's degree, Economics).

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