Tokyo Startups List
Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Tokyo.
Eric Kwan
Investor
Founding engineer at Operator.com • Ex-Facebook, Yahoo • Studied at Stanford, CMU • Specialized in User Acquisition, Internationalization & Growth • Angel
Craig Mod
Investor
Writer, designer. Previously product designer for @flipboard. Advisor for @medium, @955dreams. Mentor at @500startups & @designer-fund. Investor in @oyster, @editorially, @tokyo-otaku-mode, @timbuktu-labs. 2011 TechFellow. 2012 MacDowell fellow.
http://craigmod.com/journal/
Kazuya Minami
Investor
Advising early stage startups globally as Trailnavi, Inc. (Founded in April, 2013) Invested in @twitter, @path and etc. when I worked at Digital Garage.
Jean-Baptiste Soufron
Secretary-General of the French National Digital Council, essayist and journalist, former CLO of the Wikimedia Foundation, Lawyer, Business Angel, Entrepreneur
Nobby Yoshida
Investor
Former entrepreneur and capitalist himself, currently advises enterprises and mentors startups worldwide. Also teaches at SBI Graduate School of Business.
http://nobuya-yoshida.sblo.jp/
John Stokes
Investor
Co-Founder of early stage VC, @real-ventures (Montreal, Canada) and an investor in the FounderFuel Accelerator.
Tadaaki Kimura (Tad)
Investor
CEO of addlight Inc. / Director of some Japanese start-ups / Angel Investor
Dr. Serkan Toto
Tokyo-based consultant focused on Japan's web, mobile and social gaming industries, Japan contributor for TechCrunch
http://www.serkantoto.com
Jun Nakajima
Investor
Founder & CEO at Archtype(Incubator). Former COO at Inspire Corp.
Worked on Dentsu.(Internet business specialist) Mentor of NTT com Open Lab,
Stephanie Ardrey
Founder @iVentLABS Business Accelerator, @ArdreyGroup LLC • Partner at @K5 Launch Alliance @maverick Angels
Paul Papadimitriou
Innovation strategy. Advisor to startups and programs in emerging markets.
http://papadimitriou.co
Jeffrey Char
Serial entrepreneur. CEO at J-Seed Ventures and Chief Mentor at @venture-generation, a Tokyo-based venture community.
Heather R Morgan
Economist, Writer & Globetrotter. Cold emails are my superpower. @500startups
http://hongkongandbeyond.com
Kristopher Tate
Hi there, I'm kristopher. I create experiences wherever I go and right now, I'm in Kyoto. CEO at connectFree k.k., founder of @zooomr -- remember to say hello!
Jonathan Levine
Investor
Management Sensei ◦ Infrastructure Samurai ◦ Analytics Otaku ◦ Architecture Ninja. 1st programming job at 14. Effective in teams of 4 to 10,000.
Nicolas Loeillot
Investor
CEO of LM3LABS • Technology management roles @accenture, @nortel-networks @gartner • Engineering + MBA education.
Hilo Iketani
CEO at E-Fi Entreprenuer. Independent Marketing Consultant and CMO for start-ups. Strong Business Background. Looking for a job.
Yoshihiko Kinoshita
I invest in 5-10 startups @ $30K a year.
http://ougonnokane.com
Casey Wahl
Investor
Red Brick Ventures is an incubation and acceleration platform dedicated to unleashing the entrepreneurial potential of Japan.
Kiana Danial
CEO @invest-diva
http://forexdiva.com/
Tyler Breton
Founder & CEO @makemoji, Co-Founder @quickfra-me, Investor RealVu, Founder Saving Power (RIP); @bentley-university University BS 2009
https://www.facebook.com/tylercolebreton
Masaru Suzuki
Enthusiast, passionate about new tech and wearable devices. Founder @mmt-and-co, @syncbiz-pte-ltd • Worked at @77hz-ltd
http://masarusuzuki.tumblr.com/
Eswar Mani
Investor
Investor&Fundraiser @masdar, Banker @credit-suisse-first-boston-csfb & Techie @merrill-lynch;
MIT Sloan MBA '08, Undergrad LSE '01; born, raised & from Tokyo
Neil Rubens
Assistant Professor (Machine Learning)
@university-of-electro-communications
Tokyo, Japan
David Luhman
Investor
Undergrads and MBA from Colorado Univ. IRS Enrolled Agent. Experience in Japan and Silicon Valley. Now working with US-AU-CN-JP-EU (especially "mundane") SMBs.
Katayama
An ex-director of mixi Inc. that is one of popular Japanese socia network service.
Sean Bonner
Misanthropologist
Satoshi Taniguchi
Founder Mystar-Japan Business Solutions • Studied at @keio-university
http://satoshitaniguchi.com
Russel Cheng
Co-founder @readerie; Co-founder XM Asia, acq by WPP Group; Founded Organic Asia, IPO in 2000; Worked at @microsoft, Beacon Communications/Leo Burnett Japan.
http://startuphui.com
Vili Lehdonvirta
Leading scholar and consultant on virtual economies and digital labor. Splitting my time between London School of Economics and a startup. Ex-game developer