Venture Generation

Waseda University

I have found a rather unusual home at Waseda University: I coach students in the Graduate School of Accountancy to develop their Business Communication, Professional Presentation, and International Negotiation skills. Why should accounting students develop communication skills? Because effective communication is critical for all business professionals, including accountants. I also conduct communication training seminars for the Ministry of Finance (MITI), the Japan Institute for Certified Public Accountants, and other organizations.

B-Bridge International, Inc.

同志社大学商学部卒業。東洋紡生化学事業部で勤務の後、アメリカ、シリコンバレーのCLONETECH LaboratoriesにInternational Sales Directorとして入社。世界47カ国の販売代理店整備を行い、日本現地法人の代表取締役も兼務。同社退職後、2000年にB-Bridge Internationalをシリコンバレーに設立し、バイオ研究用試薬・機器の輸出入、脳波センサー技術を使ったアプリケーションの開発、技術移転支援や起業コンサルティングを行う。大阪大学非常勤講師、同志社大学非常勤講師、徳島大学客員教授、シリコンバレー日本人起業会（SVJEN）のChairmanも務める。

アットマークベンチャー株式会社

IBM事業部長時代に創設したBeB協議会を1997年より主宰。ガースナー就任時に主として新規事業分野の日本代表として現コンビニエンス業態での情報サービス等の貢献（ローソンのロッピーや第一興商とのカラオケVODなどを立ち上げる）。最後はマルチメディア事業部長として米国キャメロン監督をファンダーにした デジタルドメイン社と日本のデジタルコンテツ推進を図りデジタルハリウッドへの創立出資やeBay日本の創立から ネット時代創業期に数多くのネット事業を仮説検証方式で実施。その後独立。
1997年、当時の非上場のNBC（ニュービジネス協議会）リーダーのギャガコミュニケーション、ソフマップ、パソナ、CCCの共同出資でアットマークベンチャー株式会社を設立。代表取締役就任。以降130回の月次フォーラムを先端ベンチャー企業トップと大企業ITトップにより継続してインキベーション支援活動。初期のネット創業期の立ち上げに貢献。
孫正義（ソフトバンク）、西和彦（アスキー）、三木谷浩史（楽天）、堀江貴文（ライブドア）やその後上場を果たしたMPT、コネクトTなどが講演し、その事業拡大支援を協議会方式で推進。日本のITベンチャー創業期から現在まで500社を超える先端ベンチャー企業と大手IT企業とのインキベーションを支援。
直近は社会起業家支援として『世界を変える100人』に登場した全盲者への視覚提供や災害緊急対応のリスク管理サービスやNPOとしてアフリカへ楽器寄贈と音楽家支援活動を行なっている。

永峰三島会計事務所

Work experiences at Fuji Xerox and Zeirishihoujin HOP. Currently Partner at Nagamine Mishima Accounting Office. In charge of New Business Development for foreign affiliated enterprises and Customer Relationship at Nagamine Mishima Accounting Office. Offering assistance for business startups from accounting and tax perspective for foreign companies. Also assisting companies for tax audits. Graduate of Hitotsubashi University.

InTecur

One of Nikkei’s “100 Most Influential People for Japan,” Saito began software programming in elementary school. Later, he incorporated his own business, was named Entrepreneur of the Year in 1998, and was widely recognized as an authority on encryption, biometric authentication and cyber security. In 2004 he sold his company to Microsoft, moved to Tokyo, and founded InTecur, a VC that identifies innovative technologies and helps entrepreneurs maximize their potential.
In 2011, Saito was named CTO of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission. In 2012, he was appointed to a council on national strategy which reported directly to the Prime Minister. He is active in the World Economic Forum and consults for several national governments. In Japan, he has advised METI, MIC, MEXT, and MLIT and is currently the Special Advisor to the Cabinet Office for the Government of Japan.
A popular university lecturer and respected TV commentator, widely read newspaper columnist and is also a prolific author. His best-selling The Team (Nikkei BP) appeared in 2012, and his autobiography, An Unprogrammed Life: Adventures of an Incurable Entrepreneur, in 2011 (Wiley).

株式会社ボディプラスインターナショナル HALEO WorldWide, Inc.

19歳で来日以来、アメリカおよび日本で数社の会社を設立、経営する実業家。 現在、健康的なエクササイズと栄養摂取の促進を通じての身体的、精神的健康サポートを目的とした仙台市拠点のスポーツニュートリションベンチャー、株式会社ボディプラスインターナショナルのCEO務める。またカリフォルニア州サンディエゴ拠点のグローバルなスポーツニュートリション社、HALEO WorldWide. Inc.の社長でもある。実社会での教育を優秀な成績で卒業、まともな定職についたことは一度もない。

David is an entrepreneur, creating and running several companies in the United States and Japan since coming to Japan at age 19. Currently, Mr. Halton is CEO of BodyPlus International, KK., a Sendai based sports nutrition venture that aims to support the development of mental and physical health through applied exercise and nutrition. Mr. Halton is also President of HALEO WorldWide, Inc., a global sports nutrition brand based in San Diego, CA. Mr. Halton has never had a real job and is a graduate with honors of the School of Hard Knocks.

Y's Associates

1987年3月上智大学法学部卒業。安田企業投資等で１０年以上ＶＣの仕事に従事。4社のIPOを含む複数のSuccessful Exitを実現すると同時に、ベンチャー企業の失敗や危機的状況にも多数立ち会う。

JSV Foreign Law Office

カリフォルニア大学バークレイ校、ボールト・ホール・ロー・スクール卒業（法学士）、カリフォルニア州弁護士資格取得。ウィルソン・ソンシーニ・グッドリッチ＆ロサーティ法律事務所（シリコンバレー）に入所して、同事務所での増大する日本関連案件の実務上のリーダー。その後モルガン・ルイス＆バッキアス外国法事務弁護士事務所（東京）パートナー就任し、テクノロジー・プラクティス部門の日本担当の責任者。JSV外国法事務弁護士事務所（東京）創設して、現在、日本の企業、ベンチャー・キャピタル及び金融機関に対して、ベンチャー・キャピタル・ファイナンシング、M&A、ファンド組成等のクロスボーダーの商取引、ジョイント・ベンチャー、技術ライセンス、資本市場取引に関するアドバイスを提供。

伊藤忠テクノロジーベンチャーズ(ITV)

福岡生まれ。九州大学経済学部卒。現在、伊藤忠テクノロジーベンチャーズ(ITV)でベンチャーキャピタリスト。投資先の頓智ドット、プレミアムエージェンシー、CMerTVにて取締役。以前は、3Di株式会社を創業し社長としてマネジメント。その他には、ngi groupにて執行役、ドリームインキュベータにて経営コンサル、SI大手インテックにて企画室長、日本生命にて株式投資等を担当。現在、ベンチャー企業に対し投資だけではなく、自らのベンチャー創業や事業会社での経験も活かし、マネジメント、事業計画作成実行、プロダクト・サービス開発実行、グローバルビジネス、アライアンス、M&A、資本政策等のアドバイスを提供。

Tsuyoshi Ogawa is an Executive Director of Cool Japan Fund, a public-private fund. Cool Japan Fund's mission is to support "Cool" Japanese products and services to expand abroad. It also aims to accelerate inbound foreign tourism. Tsuyoshi focuses on Media & Content industries, including Japanese manga and anime, etc. Tsuyoshi has a diverse background as a venture capitalist, an entrepreneur, a strategy consultant, a business development general manager, and a securities analyst. Before joining Cool Japan Fund, he was a Partner at ITOCHU Technology Ventures (ITV). Prior thereto, he was founder & CEO of 3Di, Inc., and also worked at Dream Incubator Inc., INTEC Inc., and Nippon Life Insurance Company. Tsuyoshi majored in economics at Kyushu University.

ジェイ・シード株式会社

ベンチャーパートナー。
ボストンのBabson CollegeにてMBA取得後、株式会社オーディアを設立し、オープンソース系CMS、開発フレームワークによるシステム開発サービスを提供。2010年には日本初フラッシュマーケティングベンチャーの立ち上げに参画し、システム面にて成長型ベンチャーを支援。また、得意分野はアジャイル手法によるシステム開発です。過去にベンチャー立ち上げに関わって来た経験を活かし、世界に挑戦出来るようなベンチャーが生まれるお手伝いが出来たらと考えております。

アマゾンデータサービスジャパン株式会社

米国ニュージャージー州プリンストン生まれ。同志社大学工学部卒 / カリフォルニア大学バークレー校MBA。日本IBMでSE、コンサルティング、新規事業開発を経て、日系ファームでIT・ハイテク企業やベンチャーのクロスボーダーの資本取引の仲介業務を手がける。2011年アマゾンデータサービスジャパン株式会社入社。AWSの各種サービスの事業推進やスタートアップの支援を行っています。AWSを使った様々なWebサービスのベストプラクティスを伝授いたします。ご支援できること楽しみにしています！

財団法人京都高度技術研究所

(財)京都高度技術研究所　新事業創出支援部　次長
同志社大学嘱託講師
博士(学術)
京都の地で、日本文化・技術・科学と人々を結び、笑顔・感謝・感動というコト をデザインする場の創出と教育プログラムの企画運営に従事。
同志社大学嘱託講師
博士(学術)

フュージョン・システムズ・ジャパン株式会社

Michael Alfant is the Group Chairman and CEO of Fusions Systems Group, headquartered in Tokyo, with offices in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore and L.A. Fusion Systems is one of Asia's fastest growing leaders in Business Technology and Systems Consulting.
Michael Alfant started an IT solutions company named Fusion Systems Japan in 1992. After building it from a handful of dedicated entrepreneurs to a multinational with offices in Tokyo and Boston, he led it to a successful $60m acquisition in March 1999 by IMRglobal Corporation (NASDAQ: IMRS). Subsequent to that transaction, Mike has founded and exited 4 additional firms in IT, Marketing, Business Process Outsourcing, and Mobile Communications.
Mr. Alfant is the President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, a frequent speaker at US and Japanese Universities, and a member of the Board of Directors of listed firms in both America and Japan.
Mr. Alfant has also been involved in a wide range of technology issues. He has primarily focused on making key emerging technologies accessible to business people who rely on them to meet an evolving and dynamic competitive environment.
Mr. Alfant is a sought after advisor on business and technology in Asia and frequently provides briefings to U.S. Government delegates and business executives visiting the region.
Prior to Fusion Systems Japan, Mr. Alfant worked in various technology roles at AT&T Bell Labs, Bankers Trust, UBS, Security Pacific, Citibank, EF Hutton, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Mr.Alfant graduated from the City University of NY with a BS in Computer Science.

慶應義塾大学

Keio University, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Professor Emeritus

Author, What Do You Want To Create Today, BenBella Books 2014

Speaker | Writer | Consultant | Courage | Change | Creativity

Playware Studios Asia Pte Ltd

Worked in a number of countries in the Asia Pacific region covering a wide range of business ,including ERP Systems, Industrial Control & Shut-Down Systems, Foreign Exchange Trading, Futures OTC Market Trading, REIT Markets and Woodworking Industries. Working capability coverage ranges from business planning to tax planning, new business establishments ,financial reporting & controls and budgeting.

Stanford University

Robert N. Eberhart is an Assistant Professor of Management at Santa Clara University and a Fellow at Stanford University where he directs the Santa Clara / Stanford Project on Japanese Entrepreneurship. He is also a visiting professor at Kobe University and research associate at Columbia University. His research interests focuses on theories of institutional change and role of institutions on new venture performance. He also studies comparative corporate governance of growth companies. Professor Eberhart's academic publications include topics such as new theoretical constructs on how institutional change has complex effects on new firms and entrepreneurs. Professor Eberhart won awards for the BPS Outstanding Dissertation Award in 2014 from the Academy of Management, Best Paper Proceeding of the 2012 Academy of Management, and from the Fondation France-Japon de l'EHESS. He has been quoted in the New York Times, Forbes, the Nikkei Weekly, and the Nihon Keizai Shimbun. Dr. Eberhart is also an academic advisor to the American Chamber of Commerce's Task Force on New Growth Strategies as well as the Japan Innovation Network. He is a member of the Academy of Management, the Institute of New Economic Theory, the International Society for New Institutional Economics, and an advisor to Japan's Board of Director's Training Institute. He lectures in classes on Japanese business and entrepreneurship at Stanford University, New York University, University of Tokyo, and Kobe University. Professor Eberhart earned his Ph.D. in Management Science from Stanford University after graduating from the University of Michigan (MA Economics) and Michigan State University (BA Finance).

Accel Parters

Tom Moss is a serial entrepreneur and active investor. Currently, Tom is co-founder and CEO of Nextbit Inc., a mobile start-up based in San Francisco, and is also a founding Board Member for Cyanogen Inc. Prior to Nextbit, Tom was at Accel Partners, a top Silicon Valley venture fund, as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence. Previously, Tom was co-founder and CEO of Three Laws Mobility Inc. (3LM), a start-up focused on providing enterprise security and device management for mobile devices. 3LM was acquired by Motorola Mobility Inc., which was later acquired by Google Inc.

Prior to 3LM, Tom was an executive on the Android team at Google. At Google, Tom served as the Worldwide Head of Business Development and Partnerships for Android, and also served as General Manager of Android for the Japan and Asia-Pacific Region. While at Google, Tom was the recipient of a Founders Award, the highest employee award at Google, given for extraordinary entrepreneurial achievement by a team at Google (in this case, the Android team). Prior to Google, Tom was an attorney specializing in intellectual property transactions, and represented a diverse set of clients including LinkedIn, SAP, Intuit, ICANN, SunPower, Hitachi, Sequoia Capital, AT&T, Walt Disney and JP Morgan.

BATTLE VENTURES PTE LTD

Jeffrey Paine is the founding partner of Golden Gate Ventures, an early stage technology venture capital fund based in Singapore investing in Southeast Asia. Jeff started and manages the Founder Institute in Singapore where he is currently overseeing its expansion in Southeast Asia, and Japan. Since 2010 the Founder Institute in Singapore has graduated over 70 companies. He is a recipient of the Founder Institute Director Award 2012 for "Greatest Ecosystem Impact" Worldwide (Singapore).

He is currently an investor/advisor to Redmart, Nitrous.io, Tradegecko, Coda Payments, Ayannah, PopApp, Waygo, Noonswoon, Lenddo, Carousell, Spotnews, 99.co, Vibease, PT Bilna, Angellist, monoco.jp, TheBridge.jp, Darma, Sydney Seed Fund, China Axlr8r, and Startup Chile.

He is a Singapore native and graduated with a Bachelors of Business Administration (Information Systems) from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

エス・アイ・ピー株式会社

NTT、MIT、ネットスケープ、デジタルガレージを経て、エス・アイ・ピー株式会社で、アジア・パシフィックエリアにクロスボーダーに展開するベンチャー企業に対してハンズオン投資を実践。ハイテクを中心にメディア，クリーンテック，アグリ，ロボティックスなど新イノベーション分野を注目。日本ベンチャーキャピタル協会理事

Investing with hand-on support for the ventures which aims at cross-boarder transaction in Asian Pacific area as CEO of Strategic Investment Partners, Inc after the experiences at NTT, MIT, Netscape, and Digital Garage. Attention areas are new innovative markets, such as high-tech, media, clean-tech, agriculture, and robotics. Director of Japan Venture Capital Associations.

J-Seed Ventures

Tokyo Way KK

Carl Kay is founder and president of experiential tour company Tokyo Way KK. He has been a founder, CEO, director and consultant at numerous venture companies in Japan and North America since 1982. He was formerly a board member at J-Seed Ventures. His largest company was sold in 1998 to a company that went public on US NASDAQ in 1999. Carl co-authored a book about services entrepreneurship in Japan. He is the volunteer President of Harvard University's largest alumni organization in Asia.

東京大学

Taketo Sugawara is an assistant professor of The University of Tokyo, Science Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (SEED), Division of University Corporate Relations (DUCR).
At the University of Tokyo, his responsibilities include 1) Consulting for the University researchers and students for their start-up initiatives, 2) Management of incubation facilities for university start-ups, 3) Management of entrepreneur education program and business plan competition for the entire University.
His missions are commercializing the results of university's research and supporting university start-ups.
Prior to The University of Tokyo, he worked at IBM business Consulting services as an IT Consultant (2004-2009).

Oversee.net

Entrepreneur and investor. Co-founded Oversee.net in 2000, drove the company's growth until 2008 prior to selling most of the interest to Oak Hill Capital upon $150 million investment. Ernst & Yong Entrepreneur of the Year 2007 from Los Angelest program in technology category. Graduate of the University of Southern California (USC).

ISI-Dentsu of America

Jim Maricondo focuses on tech business development linking Silicon Valley and Japan. Receiving BS and MS degrees in CS from Stanford, Jim worked as the first employee of Recourse Technologies (which was later acquired by Symantec.) Later, Jim spent 9 years working in the tech world in Tokyo, learning to read and speak fluent Japanese.

Returning to San Francisco in 2011, Jim is currently VP of Strategic Alliances at ISI-Dentsu of America's San Francisco branch office. He extends an offer to help connect people and tech companies between the US and Japan.

Cinemacraft Pte Ltd

Sandeep started his career at General Motors in Detroit as Systems Engineer and was part of a pioneering team that developed Virtual Reality technologies for automotive design & automotive crash analysis. He then joined Industrial Light+Magic as Manager of System group. After ILM, he was chief architect for Sekani (acquired by Corbis Images). He then joined Fuji Xerox Palo Alto Lab in Silicon Valley as Research Scientist. He was sent by FXPAL to Japan to work with Fuji Xerox and FujiFilm as an interface between research and business groups. He holds two patents in the area of Digtial media, 5 Research awards from Fuji Xerox Palo Alto Lab, and an award for innovation from General Motors. Sandeep is based in Tokyo and is a angel investor focused on media technologies. He is Founder, CEO of Cinemacraft Pte., Ltd. He is also co-founder & Board of Director of TiE Japan.

ジェイ･シード株式会社

ジェイ・シード株式会社　執行役員
Hailo株式会社　代表取締役社長

10年間のフィリピン滞在を経て、2007年上智大学・比較文化学部卒業。在学中の2005年からインターンとしてジェイ・シードに参画し、複数の投資先企業で事業立ち上げやマーケティング業務に携わる。2008年から株式会社トラフィックゲート（現リンクシェア・ジャパン株式会社）にてiPhoneのアドネットワーク事業やアプリプロデュースを経験した後起業。現在はグローバルのスタートアップ日本法人代表、複数のスタートアップに出資している他、中国のモバイルマーケティングソルーションカンパニーや日本の海外事業展開企業でアドバイザーを務めるなど国内外にビジネスのフィールドを拡大中。

ライフワークとして2010年及び2014年にSt. Gallen SymposiumにLeaders of Tomorrowに選出、
続く2011年にはWorld Economic ForumのGlobal Shapers Communityに選出。

Ernst & Young

新日本有限責任監査法人
20年以上公開企業監査の経験を持つ品質管理本部キャピタルマーケッツのパートナー。U.S. GAAP、IFRS及びSEC関連の規制に対して幅広い見識を持ち、米国や他のグローバル・マーケットを通してIPO等による資金調達を行うクライアントのサポート業務に従事。アジア・太平洋地域におけるM&A、SOX準拠、GAAPコンバージェンス等のプロジェクトを指揮した実績を持つ。10年以上日本に在住し、現在も東京に拠点を置いている。高い日本語の能力及びビジネス慣習や日本文化への理解を生かして、テクノロジー企業及び商社などの国際的な日本企業へサービスを行っている。
公認会計士（米国オハイオ州）

Creative HotHouse (CHH)

Board Advisor and Mentor at CHH; a Barcelona and Singapore based hands on independent digital company building boutique for disruptive South East Asian based early stage Startups. As former Rakuten Board Member, he helps entrepreneurs learn the laws on the web. He has a generational footprint in South East Asia and Europe and supports startups on all commerce phases.