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John Stokes

London - New York City (NY) - Sydney Australia - Tokyo Japan - Vancouver Washington - Waterloo Canada - Quebec Canada - Montreal Qc Canada - Toronto On Canada - Canada, Canada

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Human Resources

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Co-Founder & Partner at Real Ventures

Akihiko Okamoto

San Francisco California - Palo Alto California - Tokyo, Japan

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Entertainment (& Sports) • Blockchain (& Cryptos)

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Managing Director at MUFG Innovation Partners Co., Ltd

Naoki Kamimaeda

Tokyo, expanding its investment activities in the US, United Kingdom

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Investment Management

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Partner and Europe Office Representative at Global Brain Corporation

Philippe Guelton

Arizona ; Japan; Tokyo Japan; New York New York ; Paris France; Scottsdale Arizona ; France; New York ; California Un, U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Analytics • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobile • Online Social

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Philippe Guelton serves as Chief Executive Officer at BabyHold.com. He also is an Angel Investor. Philippe Guelton serves as Chief Executive Officer at SheKnows Media. He is also a Board Member at BT Software and Research. Before joining SheKnows, Philippe Guelton served as President of Thrillist Media Group, a leading men's lifestyle publication, and operator of Jackthreads.com, a members-only shopping club. Previously, Philippe served in several senior roles at Hachette (Lagardere Media), including Chief Executive Officer for Northern Asia, where he led the acquisition and integration of Japanese media company Fujingaho, and more recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of HFMUS, where he oversaw the company's media properties, including Elle, Elle Decor and Woman's Day, among others. During his time at HFMUS, Philippe led the acquisition of digital ad network Jumpstart Automotive Group and the launch of Glo.com, a premier online fashion and beauty property, in partnership with MSN and Whalerock Industries. He was also instrumental in the sale of HFMUS to Hearst Corporation in June 2011.

Kyle Lui

Menlo Park California - New York City (NY) - Seoul South Korea - Tokyo Japan - Beijing China - Shanghai China - San Francisco, California - Los Angeles (CA), United States

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • IoT (& Wearables) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Mobile • Mobility • Consumer

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Vertical SaaS Transactional Consumer Real Estate Tech Fin Tech Check out more at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylelui/

Kyle Lui serves as Principal at DCM Ventures. He also is an Angel Investor. Prior to DCM Ventures, Kyle was the co-founder and CEO of ChoicePass, where he led product management, user acquisition, partnerships, sales and operations. ChoicePass was an enterprise perks and rewards SaaS company backed by prominent angel investors, and acquired by Salesforce.com and Rypple. At Salesforce, Kyle served as Director of Product Management on the founding product team for Work.com, growing the business to over 1,000 enterprise customers. Kyle is a frequent speaker at Salesforce's customer conferences and holds a patent on innovative systems and methods for delivering rewards in an on-demand SaaS environment.

Nikhil Kapur

Tokyo, Japan, Singapore

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Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Mobile

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Partner at STRIVE | Founder turned VC in SaaS | Blogs at grayscale.vc

Masayoshi Son

Japan - Tokyo Japan - California - U.S.A., U.S.A.

Investing In

IT (& TMT) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Web Security (& Privacy)

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Masayoshi Son is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman at SoftBank Group. He also serves as Chairman at SoftBank Mobile and on the Board of T-Mobile. He founded SoftBank Group Corp. in September 1981 and has been its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since February 1986 until June 2015. Son serves in various capacities within SoftBank's portfolio of companies, including Vodafone (currently SoftBank Corp.) as its Chairman since 2015 and served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 2006 until 2015. In addition, Son sits on the board of directors of Yahoo! Japan Corporation, which was established as a joint venture between SoftBank and Yahoo! and served as its Chairman from 1996 until 2015. Son has also served as Honorary Chairman of the Broadband Association in Japan. He is also an Angel Investor.

Wright Steenrod

Kentucky - The firm was founded in 1993, United States

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Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • HealthTech (& Fitness) • DeepTech • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Mobile

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Chrysalis Partner - I invest with entrepreneurs who use information and data to drive innovation for businesses.

Brett Mason

Lewes Delaware - Saudi Arabia - London - Hong Kong - Singapore - Dubai United Arab Emirates - Sydney Australia - Malaysia - Tokyo Japan - San Francisco California - India - Canada - China - South Africa - Asia - Uruguay - - Argentina, U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Food & Beverage • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobile • Online Social

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Brett Mason is the Co-Founder, Board Member and Vice President at BitCoin India.

John Moore

Owensboro Kentucky - London United Kingdom - U.K., U.K.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Logistics (& Distribution)

Description

Very experienced investment banker interested in funding growing manufacturing and clean technology businesses in the UK

Masahiko Honma

ku Japan - Tokyo Japan, U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Entertainment (& Sports) • IoT (& Wearables) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Human Resources • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Mobility

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Honma Masahiko is the Co-Founder and serves as General Partner, Investments at Incubate Fund. He also serves as Partner at KK Fund. After graduating from Keio University, in the overseas investment arm of JAFCO, to carry out investments in Internet companies in Israel and Silicon Valley, JV establishment, the Japanese market business. From 2001, he worked in venture capital and corporate development department of Accenture. Works in the capital of Mitsubishi Corporation subsidiary, to experience an IPO from venture capital MonotaRO, of Benchari public than in 2003. funds in 2007, specializing in seed stage investment of the net business, core People Partners establishment. He was appointed representative partner. is performed establishment phase of Pokerabo and gumi, the development of business investment in the establishment phase, significantly grow. 2010, incubate bait Fund No. 1 Limited Partnership establishment. Representative appointed partner.

Akio Tanaka

Hong Kong - Tokyo Japan - Japan - Global, U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Mobility • Consumer

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Co-Founder & Partner at Infinity Ventures Crypto

Nobutake Suzuki

Tokyo Japan, Japan

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data)

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Nobutake Suzuki serves as Partner in charge of KDDI open innovation fund at Global Brain. Nobutake is in charge of investments outside of Japan. Prior to joining GB, he was a technology analyst at Sanwa Bank in Japan and in the US.

Soichi Kariyazono

Tokyo Japan, U.S.A.

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Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Mobile

Tak Miyata

Tokyo Japan - Foster City California - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Food & Beverage • Impact • Logistics (& Distribution) • Mobile • Mobility • Online Social

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Founder of Scrum Ventures, early stage-focused fund. Serial entrepreneur background ( J-Magic(mobile), Neven Vision(software))

Robert Ackerman

San Francisco California - Lexington Massachusetts - Canada - Massachusetts - Palo Alto California, U.S.A.

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Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Mobile

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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.

Taizo Son

Tokyo Japan, Japan

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • IoT (& Wearables)

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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.

Steve Jang

San Francisco California - New York City (NY) - Seoul South Korea - Tokyo Japan - Valley California - Los Angeles California - San Francisco, California - San Francisco Bay Area (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Future Of Work • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer

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Founder & Angel Investor Advisor: Uber, Expa Investor: Uber, Hyperloop, Lily Robotics, Postmates, Luxe, Poshmark, Blue Bottle Coffee Past: SoundTracking, imeem

Salil Pradhan

Santa Monica California - Tokyo Japan - San Mateo California - Menlo Park (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • IoT (& Wearables)

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Salil Pradhan is an Angel Investor. He serves as Venture Partner at Draper Nexus. He is also a Board Member at Chirp Microsystems. An advisor to corporate LPs on product strategy, partnerships with startups, and M&A, his current focus in on seed/early stage startups in verticals including retail, healthcare and agriculture with an emphasis on IoT (Internet of things). Previously, Salil spent 10 years at Hewlett Packard in a variety of roles, including CTO of HP's Enterprise RFID/IoT business where he helped create and grow the nascent IoT solutions business to $100m in revenue. He serves on the Board of Momentfeed Inc., is a mentor at the Plug & Play Tech center and Cincinnati based Brandery and an advisor to a number of tech startups. Salil is also an advisor to Washington DC based Govonomy, which helps technology startups growth into government markets. He has also served on the advisory boards of UCLA's WINMEC and UCSD's Center for Wireless Communications. A founder of two startups, Salil's all round experience as a entrepreneur, venture capitalist, product executive and corporate strategist makes him a sought after panelist and judge at venture pitch events. He has been frequently quoted by leading publications. Salil has been issued 54 US patents, in areas related to sensors, IoT and computer systems. He has an MS in Computer Science from Northeastern University in Boston and a B.E. (Computer Engineering) from the University of Pune, India.

Michael Madison

Palo Alto California - Switzerland - Israel - Tokyo Japan - New Orleans Louisiana - Valley California - Ahmedabad Gujarat India - Slovakia - San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - Ahmedabad Gujarat India; ; Louisiana ; Japan; Indi, U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Mobile • Online Social • Consumer

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Founded Orogenesis, Cocoon & World TaSCForce. Crossborder VC. Worked at @apple, @tellme-networks. Studied at @stanford-university, @uc-berkeley-1 , @umbc-1

Nobumitsu Tamai

ku Japan - Tokyo Japan, Japan

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Food & Beverage

Rick Myers

Japan - China - Shanghai China - Tokyo Japan - Singapore - Hong Kong - California - U.S.A., U.S.A.

Investing In

IT (& TMT) • Education • A.I. (& Big Data)

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Rick Myers is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Operating Officer at DFR Asia. Prior to DFR, Rick had a long career in technology in Asia, including serving as General Manager of Asia for InfoGear Technology Corporation (acquired by Cisco in 2000), managing the System Software and Developer Relations groups for Apple Computer Asia, and as one of the first employees of the localization company Pacifitech Corporation in Japan. Rick graduated from UCLA with honors, having also attended Nagoya University in Japan and Yonsei University in Korea.

Hajime Hotta

Hanoi Vietnam; Vietnam; Japan; Tokyo Japan; United Kingdom; London United Kingdom; California - U.S.A., U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • Sales (& Marketing) • IoT (& Wearables) • Mobile • Consumer

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Hajime Hotta is a Co-Founder and serves as Partner at Innovatube. He also is an Angel Investor. He invented and lead the core product at Cirius Tech which was acquired by Yahoo Japan and also lead the series A funding at Naked Tech which was sold to Mixi Japan. He has a PhD in computer science and a strong academic background in AI and AI-web application.

Batara Eto

Tokyo Japan, Japan

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Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce)

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Previously, Batara Eto co-founded Mixi and brought the company public in Japan. He was responsible for creating Mixi in December 2003, and he served as Chief Technology Officer of Mixi until 2008. He started his investment career by co-founding East Ventures and made their first investment in 2010. Batara holds bachelor degree in Computer Science from Takushoku University Japan.

Alex Shelkovnikov

Kiev Ukraine - Kyiv Ukraine - Ukraine - United Kingdom - London United Kingdom - U.K., U.K.

Investing In

IT (& TMT) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • AR/VR

Description

Experience across the startup ecosystem, investor @deloitte Ventures. Founder @deloitte-blockchain. PhD Electronic Engineering @uow