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Shuji Nakata

Chief Financial Officer

After serving as Assistant Vice President at MUFG in Japan, Shuji moved to the United States as Senior Auditor for KPMG in Los Angeles. He then became Director of Business Development at Coca-Cola working on M&A and Operations. In 2005, he entered the gaming industry as President & CEO of Bandai Namco Entertainment Romania, before being named EVP & CFO of Bandai Namco Entertainment America. He is a graduate of Kyoto University and holds an MBA from Cornell University, SC Johnson Graduate School of Management.



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Our Team

Tak Miyata General Partner
Tak Miyata
General Partner
Tomotaka Kuwahara VP of Strategy
Tomotaka Kuwahara
VP of Strategy
Ryan Mendoza Partner
Ryan Mendoza
Partner
Shuji Nakata Chief Financial Officer
Shuji Nakata
Chief Financial Officer
Michael Proman Managing Director
Michael Proman
Managing Director
Masami Takahashi President, Scrum Studio
Masami Takahashi
President, Scrum Studio
Kensuke Kuroda Principal
Kensuke Kuroda
Principal
Karl Albrecht Director of Fund Finance
Karl Albrecht
Director of Fund Finance
Ryo Hayashima Senior Manager
Ryo Hayashima
Senior Manager
Jonathan L. Hua Venture Partner
Jonathan L. Hua
Venture Partner
Ray Lian Senior Associate
Ray Lian
Senior Associate
Reika Matsuura Manager of Strategy
Reika Matsuura
Manager of Strategy
Akane Miura VP of Marketing and Operations
Akane Miura
VP of Marketing and Operations
Sakura Nagatoshi Executive Assistant
Sakura Nagatoshi
Executive Assistant
Yohei Nakajima Venture Partner
Yohei Nakajima
Venture Partner
Martin Ng Analyst
Martin Ng
Analyst
Yuichiro Ohno Manager
Yuichiro Ohno
Manager
Saki Oshima Business Development Manager
Saki Oshima
Business Development Manager
Yuko Shimada Program Manager
Yuko Shimada
Program Manager
Bobby Shogen Associate
Bobby Shogen
Associate
Stephanie Simon Portfolio Operations Manager
Stephanie Simon
Portfolio Operations Manager
Anton Thuesing Associate
Anton Thuesing
Associate
Keiji Tsuchiya Program Manager
Keiji Tsuchiya
Program Manager
Shinya Uematsu Senior Director, Studio Business Development and Operations
Shinya Uematsu
Senior Director, Studio Business Development and Operations
Saori Utsunomiya Program Associate
Saori Utsunomiya
Program Associate
Yuya Watanabe Program Associate
Yuya Watanabe
Program Associate
Mie Yaginuma Director of Marketing and Operations
Mie Yaginuma
Director of Marketing and Operations
Michael Yan Head of Technical Investments and Partner Success
Michael Yan
Head of Technical Investments and Partner Success
Misato Yoshigaki Associate Director of Business Development
Misato Yoshigaki
Associate Director of Business Development
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Advisors

Makoto Haruta
Makoto Haruta
Hitoshi Hokamura
Hitoshi Hokamura
Kunimasa Suzuki
Kunimasa Suzuki
Tak Umezawa
Tak Umezawa
Naomi Koshi
Naomi Koshi
Barak Berkowitz
Barak Berkowitz
Yuto Nagatomo
Yuto Nagatomo

Global Mentors

Over 200 experts from various industries have joined our studio programs as mentors for our partners and startups.

Food Tech Studio     All Mentors

Akiko Okada Research/Insight Specialist
Akiko Okada
Research/Insight Specialist
SIGMAXYZ Inc.
Andrew D. Ive Managing General Partner
Andrew D. Ive
Managing General Partner
Big Idea Ventures
Brad Jakeman Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Brad Jakeman
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Rethink Food
Daisuke Koyasu CEO
Daisuke Koyasu
CEO
KAGEN Inc
Hajime Yoneda
Hajime Yoneda

HAJIME&ARTISTES INC.

SmartCityX    All Mentors

Baron Davis Founder
Baron Davis
Founder
Baron Davis Enterprises
John Rossant CEO | Founder and Chairman
John Rossant
CEO | Founder and Chairman
CoMotion NewCities Foundation
Anna Sandquist Merchant Director, Connected Home and Connected Car
Anna Sandquist
Merchant Director, Connected Home and Connected Car
Best Buy
Brano Perkovich Chief Investment Officer
Brano Perkovich
Chief Investment Officer
San Francisco 49ers
Hiroaki Miyata Keio University
Hiroaki Miyata
Keio University
Professor, Department of health policy and management, School of Medicine

SPORTS TECH TOKYO    All Mentors

Tracy Deforge Founder
Tracy Deforge
Founder
The Players' Impact
Daniel Brusilovsky Digital Initiatives Lead
Daniel Brusilovsky
Digital Initiatives Lead
Golden State Warriors
Brian Kopp Founder
Brian Kopp
Founder
Stretch 4 Advisory
Deepen Parikh Partner
Deepen Parikh
Partner
Courtside Ventures
Ryan Mundy Managing Director
Ryan Mundy
Managing Director
Techlete Ventures

Our Community

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Jonathan Palley
Co-Founder & CEO at Spire Health
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Leore Avidar
Co-Founder & CEO at Lob
Saeju Jeong Co-Founder & CEO at Noom
Saeju Jeong
Co-Founder & CEO at Noom
Cavan Canavan Co-Founder & CEO at FocusMotion
Cavan Canavan
Co-Founder & CEO at FocusMotion
Ari Evans Founder & CEO at Maestro
Ari Evans
Founder & CEO at Maestro
Omer Perchik Founder & CEO at Any.do
Omer Perchik
Founder & CEO at Any.do
Meg Nakamura CEO at Apto Payments
Meg Nakamura
CEO at Apto Payments
Heidi Zak Co-Founder at ThirdLove
Heidi Zak
Co-Founder at ThirdLove
Michael Babineau Co-Founder & CEO at Second Measure
Michael Babineau
Co-Founder & CEO at Second Measure
Mariya Nurislamova CEO / Co-Founder at Scentbird
Mariya Nurislamova
CEO / Co-Founder at Scentbird
Tony Mugavero Co-Founder, CEO at Littlstar
Tony Mugavero
Co-Founder, CEO at Littlstar
Marco Mascorro Co-Founder & CEO at Fellow Robots
Marco Mascorro
Co-Founder & CEO at Fellow Robots
Erik Hersman CEO at BRCK
Erik Hersman
CEO at BRCK
Chase Thomason Founder & CEO at Skip
Chase Thomason
Founder & CEO at Skip
Michia Rohrssen Co-Founder & CEO at Prodigy
Michia Rohrssen
Co-Founder & CEO at Prodigy
Edwin Olson Founder & CEO at May Mobility
Edwin Olson
Founder & CEO at May Mobility
Ko Ishiyama CEO at ExaWizards
Ko Ishiyama
CEO at ExaWizards
Takanobu Kawano CEO at Vacan
Takanobu Kawano
CEO at Vacan
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Jigar Shah
Founder & CEO at Miles
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Derek Weng
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Umed Latifov
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Founder & CEO at IOTAS
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Kevin Kaichuan He
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Stefan Safko CEO at Civil Maps
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CEO at Civil Maps
Miheer Walavalkar Co-Founder & CEO at LiveLike
Miheer Walavalkar
Co-Founder & CEO at LiveLike
Christopher Prucha CEO, Co-Founder at Origin
Christopher Prucha
CEO, Co-Founder at Origin
Sid Bhatt CEO at Aarki
Sid Bhatt
CEO at Aarki
Peter Howard Chief Executive Officer at Realtime Robotics, Inc.
Peter Howard
Chief Executive Officer at Realtime Robotics, Inc.
Jasen Lew CEO at Glowing.io
Jasen Lew
CEO at Glowing.io
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Shikhar Shrestha
CEO & Co-founder at Ambient.ai
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Hanmei Wu
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Mark Godley CEO at LeadGenius
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Founder at Vidpresso
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Founder at Binpress
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Founder at Le Tote
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Founder at RevolutionCredit
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Koji Kojima
President & CEO at HCMJ
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Justin Barad
Founder & CEO at Osso VR
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Phil Libin
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Ekram Alam
Co-founder and CEO at MindPortal
Suelin Chen CEO & Co-Founder at Cake
Suelin Chen
CEO & Co-Founder at Cake
Oliver Worsley Co-Founder & CEO at Sequential Skin
Oliver Worsley
Co-Founder & CEO at Sequential Skin
Masayo Matsumura CEO at BiPSEE
Masayo Matsumura
CEO at BiPSEE
Caroline Early Co-Founder at Pillar
Caroline Early
Co-Founder at Pillar
Jasmine Mansouri Co-Founder at Pillar
Jasmine Mansouri
Co-Founder at Pillar
Takuya Yokoyama CEO at SUPWAT
Takuya Yokoyama
CEO at SUPWAT
Prayag Narula Co-Founder at Marvin
Prayag Narula
Co-Founder at Marvin
Ashley Pilipiszyn CEO & Co-Founder at Titan Space
Ashley Pilipiszyn
CEO & Co-Founder at Titan Space
Naoki Shirahige CEO at N Inc.
Naoki Shirahige
CEO at N Inc.
Yuki Kitagata CTO at N Inc.
Yuki Kitagata
CTO at N Inc.
Rakesh Tondon CEO & Co-Founder at Dr. Treat
Rakesh Tondon
CEO & Co-Founder at Dr. Treat
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Founder & CEO at Natural Fiber Welding, Inc.
Masashi Goto Founder at TYPICA
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Founder at TYPICA
Kota Maeta CEO at Unlace
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Amane Kimura CEO at Algal Bio
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CEO at Algal Bio
Alex Mitchell Founder & CEO at Boomy Corp.
Alex Mitchell
Founder & CEO at Boomy Corp.
Jeong-Suh Choi CEO at Bobidi
Jeong-Suh Choi
CEO at Bobidi
Jeff Nobbs CEO & Co-Founder at Zero Acre Farms
Jeff Nobbs
CEO & Co-Founder at Zero Acre Farms
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