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Satoru Ozawa

Founding Partner at Oval Ventures

Mosman, New South Wales

Overview 

Satoru Ozawa is a Design Engineer and Venture Capitalist specializing in Human-Computer Interaction, currently serving as a Founding Partner at Oval Ventures. With a background in entrepreneurship and design, he has co-founded multiple successful ventures and is actively investing in early-stage companies across various sectors like AudioTech, Robotics, and AI. Ozawa's career highlights include co-founding Narrative Creatures and Noccari Pty Ltd, showcasing his expertise in creative direction and strategic business development. As a venture capitalist, he focuses on pre-seed investments in diverse sectors and actively supports founders in areas such as financial modeling, due diligence, and fundraising.

Work Experience 

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Oval Ventures

  • Founding Partner

    2020 - Current

    General Partner of a venture capital fund focusing on early-stage technology for posthumans and its governance.

  • Co-Founder and Creative Director

    2019 - 2020

    Deal advisory service for game developers. Formerly known as Mocrom.

RF

RadicalxChange Foundation

  • Fellow

    2021

    In pursuit of democratising capital to pave the way for a pluralistic future.

RadicalxChange (RxC) is a global movement for next-generation political economies.

radicalxchange.org
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Sazae Pty Ltd

  • CFO Advisor

    2022 - 2023

    Implementing feasible guidance on the company's exponential growth.

HF

Hustle Fund

  • Angel Squad

    2021 - 2022

    Angel investing alongside Hustle Fund and peers.

KU

Keio University

  • Researcher at KMD Research Institute

    2021 - 2022

    Researching a design paradigm called "Dream Driven Design".

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Narrative Creatures

  • Co-Founder and Creative Director

    2017 - 2019

    Design and business consultation on food and beverage sector.

Noccari Pty Ltd

  • Co-Founder and CEO

    2018 - 2019

    Developing a food ordering system that optimises customer queues and cooking workflow.

Gachi Gear

  • Founder and Creative Director

    2016 - 2019

    Producing a custom sportswear brand.

Muybridge

  • Founder and Creative Director

    2016 - 2017

    Producing sports apparel and goods.

  • Founder and Art Director

    2013 - 2016

    Branding for athletes, sports clubs, and sports organisations. Developing a prototype for PlayStation platform.

EIG K.K.

  • Founder and Managing Director

    2003 - 2013

    Producing application software for Macintosh. Developing web system. Managing an online record store.

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