Takuya Hosomura
Partner at Global Brain Corporation
Tokyo
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2024 - Current
Principal, Salesforce Ventures
2020 - 2024
Takuya Hosomura is principal for Salesforce Ventures. Takuya has lots of experience in the combination of strategic investments, business planning/developments, and marketing. Based on his previous experience both in B2C and B2B businesses, he focuses on enterprise software solutions and SI businesses in Japan and Korea. He has led 15 new investments including Aeye Security Lab, Asobica, Baseconnect, FastLabel, FLUX, GVA Tech, Helpfeel (Nota), iCare, Knowledge Work, Monoxer, Unifa and Zeals and was also in charge of 3 follow on investments in Andpad, Kakehashi, and Readyfor.
Salesforce is a cloud-based software company that provides customer relationship management software and applications.
Raised $65,375,124.00 from Starboard Value.
Rakuten Capital | Senior Manager (2017/7-)
2016 - 2020
As a corporate venture capitalist with a primary objective on a financial return, invested in 5 startups and supported 3 investments including strategic discussion between portfolio and Rakuten group. Also invested in 10 seed-stage startups (1 exit) through Rakuten Accelerator powered by Techstars which I initiated strategically for Rakuten group.
Group Marketing | Vice Department Manager(2015/9-)
2014 - 2016
Oversee horizontal marketing initiatives across many different Rakuten vertical services, with a mission how to maximize Life Time Value (LTV) per Rakuten membership.
SHOPVAULT is an online retailer of men's and women's fashion and accessories.
General Manager of Group Corporate Planning | SC Motors Sweden Group
2009 - 2014
He was dispatched to manage a subsidiary in Sweden, which operated 2 importer/sales representatives of vehicles/spare parts (referred as “Distributor” hereinafter) of Hyundai and Mitsubishi, and automotive finance company. During the 5 years, the company had achieved a historical high market share and profits.
Senior Associate
2003 - 2009
Started his career to run a traditional trading business to export Japanese vehicles to European markets and expanded his responsibility to investment activities, which include not only monitoring and value-up of portfolio companies but also several new investments and exits.