Taro Hizume
InvestorGeneral Partner at Ff Venture Capital · Vice President at Fireside Ventures Advisory Llp
Japan
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Linda AveyunlockedTaro: together at NYU Stern School of Business (2021–2022)
Taro: together at NYU Stern School of Business
×5Taro: together at Fireside Ventures Advisory Llp
×2Taro: together at Ff Venture Capital
About
General partner at ffVC, formerly an Investment Director at JBIC IG Partners executing PE/VC deals. Previously worked at Industrial Growth Platform and began his career at Mitsui & Co.
Experience
- ff Venture CapitalPartnercurrent2023 — presentWarsaw
- MicroampBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentWarsaw
- JBIC IG PartnersInvestment Directorcurrent2022 — presentTokyo, Japan
- Industrial Growth Platform Inc. (IGPI)Directorcurrent2024 — present
- Industrial Growth Platform Inc. (IGPI)Manager2018 — 2024Tokyo, Japan
- Industrial Growth Platform Inc. (IGPI)Associate Manager2017 — 2018Tokyo, Japan
- Beta Gamma SigmaLifetime Membercurrent2022 — present
- NYU Stern School of BusinessTech MBA Candidate2021 — 2022New York, United States
- JBIC IG PartnersVice President2019 — 2020Tokyo, Japan
- JBIC IG PartnersAssociate2018 — 2019Tokyo, Japan
- Mitsui & Co., Ltd.Marketing Manager2013 — 2017Tokyo, Japan
Skills & more
Strategic PlanningM&A AdvisoryCross-border M&APrivate Equity FundingCorporate FinanceVenture Capital
From Taro's professional profile.
Colleagues at Ff Venture Capital
Alex Katz
General Counsel at Ff Venture Capital
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Venture Partner at Ff Venture Capital
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Venture Partner at Ff Venture Capital
Bob Savage
Fund Advisor at Ff Venture Capital
David Roberts
Venture Partner at Ff Venture Capital
Dion Ridley
Venture Partner at Ff Venture Capital
Ewelina Kuna
Principal at Icos Capital
Florin Mihoc
Venture Partner at Ff Venture Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Taro Hizume?
- General partner at ffVC, formerly an Investment Director at JBIC IG Partners executing PE/VC deals. Previously worked at Industrial Growth Platform and began his career at Mitsui & Co.
- Where does Taro Hizume work?
- Taro Hizume is General Partner at Ff Venture Capital.
- Where did Taro Hizume go to school?
- Taro Hizume studied at NYU Stern School of Business (Tech MBA (with Distinction), Specializations in Business Analytics); The University of Tokyo (Master of Science - MS, Pharmaceutical Sciences); Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen (IARU Global Summer Program 2012).
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Also attended The University of Tokyo221
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Shared employers
Also worked at Microamp5
Also worked at JBIC IG Partners2
Also worked at Industrial Growth Platform Inc. (IGPI)6
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