About
Shoya Matsumori holds a Ph.D. in computer science and is CEO of Jinba.
Founder at JinbaYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Shoya went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Jinba's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Shoya can intro founders to Jinba's investors below.
Jinba's investors · 1
Co-founders at Jinba
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Takuya NorisugiFounder
Experience
- Jinba (YC W26)Founder and CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Carnot IncFounder and CEO2023 — 2024Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- AlchemistXS24 Cohort2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Keio UniversityResearch Fellow2023 — 2024Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Japan Society for the Promotion of ScienceResearch Fellowship (DC)2021 — 2022Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- PGVLead Machine Learning Researcher2018 — 2022Tokyo, Japan
- Keio UniversityProject Researcher2020 — 2022Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Dwango corpMachine Learning Researcher2017Tokyo, Japan
Skills & more
Languages English · Japanese
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shoya Matsumori?
- Shoya Matsumori holds a Ph.D. in computer science and is CEO of Jinba.
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- What companies did Shoya Matsumori found?
- Shoya Matsumori founded Jinba.
- Where did Shoya Matsumori go to school?
- Shoya Matsumori studied at Y Combinator (W26); Keio University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science); Keio University (Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science).
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