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Tsuyoshi Ito

Investor

Managing Partner at Beyond Next Ventures

Tokyo

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Tsuyoshi Ito founded Beyond Next Ventures in 2014 with the goal of returning financial gains to academia and supporting the deep-tech startup ecosystem. He previously joined JAFCO in 2003, where he led investments in university spin-offs, and currently serves as an outside director for portfolio companies and as a Visiting Professor at Nagoya and Hiroshima Universities. He holds a Master's in Chemical Engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Invests in

Deep Tech

Experience

  1. 広島大学客員教授current2022 — present
  2. 名古屋大学客員准教授current2021 — present
  3. Regional Fish Inc.社外取締役current2020 — present
  4. Beyond Next Ventures Indiaマネージングディレクター/ 代表パートナーcurrent2020 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  5. Aillis, Inc. | アイリス株式会社社外取締役current2018 — present
  6. CureApp, Inc.社外取締役current2015 — present
  7. Beyond Next Ventures Inc.代表取締役社長 / 代表パートナーcurrent2014 — presentTOKYO
  8. IntegriCulture社外取締役2020 — 2026
  9. Elephantech Inc.社外取締役2016 — 2019
  10. 株式会社Photo electron Soul社外取締役2016 — 2019
  11. Spiber Inc.Member of Board of Directors2009 — 2017JAPAN
  12. マイクロ波化学株式会社Member of Board of Directors2013 — 2014OSAKA JAPAN
  13. Cyfuse Biomedical K.K.Member of Board of Directors2013 — 2014TOKYO JAPAN
  14. JAFCOGroup Leader2011 — 2014TOKYO
  15. JAFCOGeneral Manager2010 — 2011TOKYO JAPAN
  16. JAFCOassociate2003 — 2010JAPAN
  17. CYBERDYNE Inc.Member of Board of Directors2011 — 2013JAPAN

Education

  1. Tokyo Institute of TechnologyMaster's degree, Chemical engineerring2000 — 2003
  2. Sprott-Shaw Community CollegeCertification, Business Administration and Management2001 — 2002
  3. Tokyo Institute of TechnologyBachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering1996 — 2000
  4. 修道高等学校1992 — 1995

Skills & more

Venture Capital21Start-ups20Private Equity8Business Strategy11Due Diligence7Entrepreneurship5Business Planning6Corporate Finance4Mergers2Negotiation2Valuation3M&A experience2
+5 moreFinancial ModelingInvestmentsStrategic PlanningMergers & AcquisitionsStrategy

Languages English · Japanese

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Investments

Investor

CYBERDYNEMicrowave ChemicalMorphoSpiberTKPW-Scope

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Colleagues at Beyond Next Ventures