Shintaro Kaido
Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority at Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Shintaro Kaido
Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority at Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overview
Work Experience
Board Member, Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority
2022 - Current
Appointed by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf. The Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority oversees the Commonwealth’s investment each year into regional venture development organizations and venture capital funds to stimulate technology-based economic development in Pennsylvania.
Member, Leadership Council
2022
Activate empowers scientists to become scientist entrepreneurs and address global challenges through fully supported Activate Fellowships. Activate Fellows and their 143 startups have raised over $2 billion since 2015 with two exits. 50 nationally and internationally recognized leaders across government, philanthropy, venture capital, corporations and academia help Activate realize its bold mission to reinvent our world through game-changing scientific innovation. (https://www.activate.org/leadership-council)
Vice Provost for Innovation and Executive Director, Drexel Applied Innovation
2019
As Drexel's inaugural Vice Provost for Innovation, I work with Drexel's senior leadership and my External Advisory Board to develop Drexel's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem through collaborative, pan-university initiatives. As the founding Executive Director of Drexel Applied Innovation, I lead a team of 9 to expand the impact of Drexel research through tech transfer. Drexel Applied Innovation consists of 3 teams: Intellectual Property & Agreements, Industry Engagement and Entrepreneurial Advancement. Reports to Drexel's Executive Vice Provost for Research and Innovation.
Managing Director of Venture Commercialization
2014 - 2019
The inaugural managing director responsible for building a platform for entrepreneurs, investors, Drexel academic innovators and the business community to collaborate and move university research from lab to market. Reports to the Senior Vice President of Corporate Relations and Economic Development, a direct report to the University president.
Fellow
2016
The Society of Kauffman Fellows is a global fellowship of 826 venture capital professionals originally founded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in 1994. Today, Kauffman Fellows represent over $290 billion in assets under management. I am the first and only Fellow in the Fellowship's 30-year history to be head of tech transfer at a Carnegie R1 research university.
Co-Founder
2014 - 2019
Acquired by DG Technologies in March 2019.
Director, i2E Immersion Accelerator
2011 - 2014
Launched Oklahoma's first startup accelerators in Tulsa and Oklahoma City for i2E, one of two venture development organizations (VDO) recognized by name in the 2015 White House report "A Strategy for American Innovation" for its successful innovation investing model. i2E manages ~$47 million in investment capital. Accountable for 14 seed and Series A deals as principal. Board observer for portfolio investments. Portfolio companies and funding statistics are available on CrunchBase: http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/i2e-immersion Work Locations: Tulsa and Oklahoma City
Member, Board of Directors
2012 - 2013
A New Leaf, Inc. provides individuals with disabilities life skills and marketable job training through horticultural therapy, vocational placement and residential services to increase their independence and individual choices. A New Leaf, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Principal
2009 - 2011
International and domestic M&A, JVs and technology transfer. Aggregate deal value > $700 million. Nascent technologies in industrial automation, simulation systems, non-destructive test and cyber security.
Senior Associate
2008 - 2009
#2 performer out of 241 peers globally & bonus payout of 120% target during the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. Notable clients were Lehman Brothers, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Citigroup and BCBS Michigan. Work Locations: New York City (Home), Tokyo, Detroit.
Staff Engineer
2000 - 2008
Member of the Global ASIC (application specific integrated circuit) R&D team. Notable projects were Cisco METRO and IBM eClipz (Enhanced Core Logic for i, p, & z Series server product lines). METRO powered the Cisco CRS-1, the world's fastest carrier routing system at the time of its release. Work Locations: Essex Junction (2000-2003), Research Triangle Park (2003-2008).