Kazuya Minami

Managing Partner, Innovative Communities Department （イノベーション施設運営部　特別参与）

2024 - Current

xTECH 運営部が、2024年4月より、イノベーション施設運営部に名称変更となりました。引き続き新規誘致ユニットに所属しています。

Managing Partner / 特別参与

2023 - 2024

Managing Partner

2013 - 2024

Managing Partner, Tokyo Client Business Development Office, Egg Japan

2013 - 2018

Support business development of overseas ITC companies utilizing B2B suitable incubation office at Marunouchi, in front of JR Tokyo station. It is located center of Silicon Circle Tokyo area.

Executive Partner, Tokyo Client Business Development Office, Area Brand Management Dept.

2013 - 2014

Support MEC and Egg Japan (Business incubation platform in Marunouchi, Tokyo)'s efforts to help overseas technology companies' to enter Japanese market, as well as Japanese startups' to grow their business globally.

TMIP (Tokyo Marunouchi Innovation Platform) 事務局

2019

https://www.tmip.jp/ja/

Founder & CEO

2013

Established a new company, to provide Japanese market entry navigation support for global technology companies, and early stage startup investment related consulting.

Mentor

2010 - 2013

Give mentoring / coaching advice to start-up companies applied to Open Network Laboratory.

Senior Operating Officer

2006 - 2013

In charge for overseas net company investment and business development. Invested in Twitter (US), Technorati (US), Etology (US), FON (England) and etc. My title is "上級執行役員/インキュベーション担当" (Jokyuu Shikko Yakuin) in Japanese.

Chief Investment Officer, Overseas Investment

2006 - 2013

Investing in overseas (mainly at SF Bay Area ) early stage start-ups from seed to Series B stage.

Board Member

2006 - 2010

Invested in Technorati, Inc (US) and managed Japan JV (between DG and Technorati US)

VP, Div. GM, Strategic Investment & Business Development Div.

2006 - 2008

To find online service type venture business in US, to develop a new business in Japan. Digital Garage group does both investment and business development. DG Incubation is a 100% subsidiary of Digital Garage, Inc, who is conducting both VC and incubator business. I am in charge for strategic investment, primary focused on US venture companies.

Strategic Partner Development General Manager

2005 - 2006

New business development for Japanese large ISPs and Portal companies. Sold new Google services for these companies, and built strategic syndication partnerships. Most of Japanese large ISPs were my clients.

Strategic Partner Development Manager

2005 - 2006

Strategic product marketing and sales for new and existing large corporate partners in Japan.

Executive

2004 - 2004

In charge for Japanese venture investment. Conducting deal sourcing, due diligence, investment and incubation support after investment. Co-managed IT2000 VC fund with Ignite Japan, investment partner company headquartered in Silicon Valley (Ignite Group).