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Tokyo, expanding its investment activities in the US, United Kingdom
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Investment Management
Partner and Europe Office Representative at Global Brain Corporation
Partner and Europe Office Representative at Global Brain Corporation
Tokyo, U.S.A. - Japan - U.K.
BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • DeepTech • Nanotechnology • Pharmaceutical (& Medicine)
Most Interested In
Deep Science & Technology, Academic Spin-offs
Fremont California - San Francisco California - Woodside California - Tokyo, Japan,
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Mobile
Julien Nguyen is the Founder and serves as President and Chief Executive Officer at E-Motions. He served as Board Member at SBA Materials. Julien Nguyen is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing General Partner at Alta Berkeley. He is also a Co-Founder of ezlogin.com. He also served as Venture Partner at NanoDimension. Prior to NanoDimension, Julien was a Managing Director at Applied Materials Ventures and Concept Ventures. Julien led investments in companies such as Infinera (Nasdaq: INFN), M-Stream (acq'd by Broadcom), Devicescape, Grandis (acq'd by Samsung), Takumi (acq'd by Sagantec), Envis (acq'd by Magma), with co-investors including August Capital, Benchmark, Kleiner Perkins, Matrix Partners, Sevin Rosen, Sigma Partners. Prior to his venture capital activities, Julien founded or was part of the founding team for four startups: Ezlogin (acquired by 724 Solutions), Novita Communications (acquired by Planetweb), Radius (IPO). He holds 21 patents issued in the US. Julien received his postgraduate degree from Telecom Paris (France) and his Master of Science from Ecole Polytechnique (France). He co-founded Faircare and served as its Chairman.
Tokyo, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Real Estate (& Construction)
VC and Entrepreneurship enthusiast especially in areas of Industrial-IoT. 5 years experience in buy-side M&A especially in public utility arena at Mitsubishi Corporation. 2 years of experience in a management role in a water operations company focusing on strategic pivoting and personnel management. US-born, fully bilingual in English and Japanese.
Tokyo Japan, Japan
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • IoT (& Wearables) • Productivity
Taizo Son is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Mistletoe. He also serves as Investment Committee Member and Senior Advisor at Abies Ventures. He is the Founder at Gastrotope. He is also the Founder at Movida Japan. He also serves as Chairman at Visionnaire Ventures. Taizo is a serial entrepreneur with extensive experience in investing and incubating IT-related venture companies in Asia. He founded Gungho Online which is one of the most successful online gaming companies in Japan in 2002, which had its IPO in 2005.
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A. - Israel - Japan
Hardware (& Manufacturing) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobility • Nanotechnology • Consumer
Not Interested In
I only invest in hardware/full-stack companies.
Santa Monica, California, - Owensboro (KY), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Consumer
Software Engineer, Founder splashmob.app
Javascript, Python, Ruby, SQL, AWS, Heroku, Jupyter Notebook, Audio Engineering, Video Engineering, DMX Lighting, VR, AR, XR, WebGL, Three.js, Node.js, Blender, Ableton Live... These are a few of my favorite things
San Francisco California - Lexington Massachusetts - Canada - Massachusetts - Palo Alto California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Mobile
Founded in 1978, Watermill Group is a private buyout group focusing on acquiring middle-market (<$40-500M sales) companies in transition based in the U.S. and Canada. The firm's preferred industry types are Manufacturing, Value-added distribution, and Business services. The only industries that Watermill will not consider are those with short product life cycles, such as pure fashion or leading edge technology. The ideal company will be generating between $40 to $500 million in revenues and present an opportunity for Watermill to acquire a control position. Watermill engages a wide range of business situations, including the following: Situations which require creativity, operating experience, strategic insight, and ability to act quickly; Carve outs and divestitures of non-core businesses; Secured lender sales; Balance sheet restructurings; Prepackaged bankruptcies, section 363 sales, and stalking horse bids; and Distressed, turnaround, and other special situations.