Hiroki Matsuda

Incubation Advisor

2023 - Current

The University of Tokyo IPC is a company responsible for expanding the innovation ecosystem of the University of Tokyo. Accelerate global innovation from the University of Tokyo through three activities: start-up support, investment business, and corporate innovation support. It was established as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the University ofTokyo in 2016 with the enforcement of the revised law of the Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Law, which is the basis law. The investment targets of the Todai IPC are venture companies that utilize the research results and human resources of the University of Tokyo, but they also make FOF (fund of funds) investments in funds managed by some private venture capital companies. In 2019, it started a consortium-type incubation program (University of Tokyo IPC 1stRound) to support the establishment and financing of Tokyo University-related ventures.

Founder & Managing Director

2023

Our core business activities are focused on supporting the growth of startups, including principal investments both domestically and internationally, as well as assisting large corporations in their innovation efforts.

Principal

2016

Link: Sozo.ventures - Sozo's investments include Twitter, Square, Palantir, Coinbase, Revinate, Insightly, Opower, MongoDB, Zoom and Fastly among others. - Implemented processes for success as firm doubled capital under management to more than $275 million. - Engage investments including Coinbase, Circleup, Neurotrack, Anomali, Coinbase, Zoom and Fastly - Analyze industry conditions and target companies’ business strategy and growth potential. Monitor over 300 companies backed by top VCs and engage investments in Fintech, AI/Big Data and Healthcare IT - Engage portfolio companies before and after post investment to add value. Portfolio companies including Square, Palantir, Service Max, Mongo DB, Insightly, Coinbase, Zoom and Fastly - Maintain investor relationship in the U.S. Including over 30 business development activities with investors in Financial Services, Retail, or Logistics industries - Develop industry and technology reports in Silicon Valley including VC investment, Fintech or AI/Big Data trend

Managing Director

2021 - 2023

Class 26

2021

The Kauffman Fellowship is a two-year executive education program that identifies and develops global leaders in VC while providing a structured curriculum, peer learning, executive coaching, and networking — all with a focus on giving back and one's responsibility as a leader in venture capital. With 700+ Fellows across 50+ countries, Kauffman Fellows is the largest network of VCs and innovation leaders in the world. Each year, the organization adds a new cohort of 60 accomplished Fellows who attend this two-year program part-time, while they are investing full time.

Advisor

2020

Lecturer

2020

Innovation Ecosystem

Visiting Researcher

2018

Board Observer

2020 - 2023

Investor Judge

2018 - 2018

Participate as an Investor Judge at The 13th annual New England Venture Summit. The 13th annual New England Venture Summit, presented by youngStartup Ventures, is the premier industry gathering connecting venture capitalists, corporate VCs, angel investors, technology transfer professionals, senior executives of venture backed, emerging and early stage companies, university researchers, incubators and premier service providers.

Consultant

2012 - 2014

- Analyze business strategy and operations, and suggest ways to increase efficiency - Engage in organization reform and change management - Apply Agile Performance Management strategies to redesign performance management processes - Implement flexible operations models and organization reform - Analyzed the department's operations and simulated the impact of our proposed change - Reduced overhead costs by US $10M and raised operations profits by 1.3%

Analyst

2010 - 2012

- Supported workforce optimization and refined the client's mission, organization model and operational procedures - Designed new processes and simulated quantitative effects of implementing these changes - Developed and managed a client's migration to a new operating system for payroll and accounts - Developed change management plan in introducing new accounting system - Evaluated and reported findings on the effectiveness of this transition - Reduced client's staff FTE by up to 35%, and reduced overhead costs by up to 250 million yen - Evaluated the client's business model and created a plan to improve operations and structure