Lectures / Mentors
The Role of a Lecturer
The lecturers consist of individuals and entrepreneurs from domestic and foreign companies, law firms,
universities, etc.
The lecturers are individuals and entrepreneurs from domestic and foreign companies, law firms,
universities, etc. They will give lectures to the participants on how to scale up the program.
The program is designed to provide participants with lectures on how to solve a wide range of management
issues faced by venture companies, based on the actual experiences of those who are at the forefront of
various fields.
By receiving lectures on a wide range of management issues faced by venture companies based on actual
experiences from people who are active in the forefront of various fields, participants can expect to
acquire methods for solving issues and gain new insights for scaling up.
Introduction of Domestic Program Lecturers
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Wiz. Group, Inc.
CEO&FounderHiromi Okuda -
Cast a spell, Inc.
CEOTsutomu Aota -
TalentEx Co.,Ltd.
CEOYojiro Koshi -
NEWPEACE Inc.
CEO
Creative DirectorShimpei Takagi -
Niremia Collective
Founder & Managing PartnerNaoko Okumoto -
SSS Capital G.K.
General PartnerRyota Kamiya -
DNX Ventures
Director of Growth and PartnershipsNomura Yoshimi -
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
Attorney at LawAkiyo Inoko Hewett -
Glocomm.kk.
CEOJunko Okamoto -
e-Education.
Representative DirectorKaito Miwa
Singapore Program Lecturers
※This information is for fiscal year 2022; details for fiscal year 2023 (8th period) will be released at a later date.
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Vertex Ventures
Partner of Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & IndiaCarmen YUEN -
KK Fund
FOUNDER & GENERAL PARTNERKoichi Saito -
Techshake
Co-Founder and CEOKohtaro Adachi -
eeevo malaysia Sdn.Bhd.
CEONoritaka Araki -
NIHON ASSIST SINGAPORE PTE.LTD.
BIZLAB Singapore
CEOYasuji Seki -
Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE)
Assistant ManagerRebecca Lim -
yathar Group
CEOShunsuke Ichikawa -
ADVANCE BUSINESS SUPPORT PTE. LTD.
Founder and DirectorTakako Ozone -
Forge Ventures
Partner and Co-founderTiang Lim Foo -
Beautynesia
COOTomonori Hasegawa -
TalentEx Co.,Ltd.
CEOYojiro Koshi -
Star Kitchen
CEOYuya Arashima
Silicon Valley Program Lecturers
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US Market Access Center
Co-CEOAlfredo Coppola -
EndeavorXR
Founder / CEOAmy Peck -
USAsia Venture Partners
Founder / CEOAkemi Koda -
Soulful Selling
Founder / Sales & Marketing ConsultantChristine Volden -
WaveEdge Capital
Managing DirectorGail Gannon -
MSCI Inc.
PMP.MBA.Juanita Dion -
Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center at Stanford University,
VC Investor, Board DirectorRichard Dasher -
US Market Access Center
Director of Japan ProgramsSaori Kakiuchi -
UC Berkeley
Director of Global EngagementSusan Giesecke
The Role of a Mentor
The mentors are individuals, senior entrepreneurs, and various experts from large corporations and venture capital firms in Japan and overseas, and they provide advice to the female entrepreneurs.
By getting useful advice from people who are at the forefront of various fields, the female entrepreneurs can not only effectively solve the issues that Starp-ups have, but also gain new insights.
During the domestic program, individual mentoring sessions will be held to understand the issues and needs of each participant and to provide individual consultation for scale-up.
Based on the information obtained, this program will provide mentoring opportunities with mentors according to the situation of each participant, brush up business models, organize appealing points for presentations, clarify plans for scaling up, including overseas expansion, and provide concrete information on financing methods.
Introduction of Mentors
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Yokohama City University
Associate ProfessorMichiko Ashizawa -
EQIQ Inc.
Senior ManagerKurando Iida -
Mentor For, Inc.
CEOMasako Ikehara -
SEAM,Inc
CEOYurie Ishine -
for Startups, Inc.
Public Affairs Strategy Office ManagerTomonori Izumi -
MY Compass Co, Ltd
CEOHikari Iwahashi -
Latona, Inc.
CEOKyoko Otawa -
StartPass.Inc
CEOMasashige Obara -
Seasons of Life
CEONamiko Kajiwara -
WAmazing Inc.
CEOFumiko Kato -
FRACTA Inc.
DirectorRyozo Kawagishi -
Institute of Women’s Leadership Inc.
Founder, CEOHaruko Kawashima -
Funverth Pvt.Ltd (native.)
Founder, CEOHiro Kawamoto -
Crafter, Inc.
CEOMaiko Kojima -
Freelancer
Software EngineerAsumi Kobayashi -
FALKON TEAM, LLC.
PresidentNorihiro Kondo -
Reelu Inc.
CEOShu Konno -
mederi Inc.
CEOArisa Sakanashi -
CoachEd Inc.
CEOMari Sakuramoto -
MIYAKEZAKA SOGO LAW OFFICES
LawyerNaoki Sato -
nae Inc.
CEOYuki Shinohara -
Tablecross Inc.
CEOKaoru Joho -
Tomorrow Access
Founder & CEOKenyu Sobajima -
Stroly Inc.
President and Co-CEOMachi Takahashi -
STRIKE Inc.
Innovation Support Office AdvisorFuyuki Tachiyama -
Waris Co. Ltd.
Co-Founder and Co-CEOMiwa Tanaka -
ZERO-ICHI CAPITAL LLC.
Representative PartnerRyo Taneichi -
Smartround Inc.
Chief EvangelistAnri Tomita -
Monex Ventures
Investment managerYuumi Nagai -
Leaflow Inc.
CEORui Nagamori -
Aspire Intelligence LLC.
Founder and Managing Principal
Breakthrough Speaking Executive Coach & Professional SpeakerNatsuyo Nobumoto -
RECEPTIONIST Inc.
CEOMariko Hashimoto -
PT. Beautinesia Media Nusantara (Beautynesia)
COOTomoki Hasegawa -
Social Entrepreneur
Founder
AdvisorKikka Hanazawa -
for Startups.Inc.
Principal
ManagerKana Hayashi -
Pronoia Group
Founder, CEO /
Motify
Co-founder and Chief Science OfficerPiotr Feliks Grzywacz -
OurPhoto Inc.
CEO & FounderAyumu Hirano -
Trusted Corporation
Co-founder & CEOFariza Abidova -
Dell Technologies Japan Inc.
ESG Engagement Japan LeadEmi Matsumoto -
New Commerce Ventures
FounderKeita Matsuyama -
Aile,Inc.
CEOReiko Miho -
SoVa, Inc
CEOKentaro Yamamoto -
01Booster, Inc.
DirectorTakehiko Ishida -
01Booster Capital Inc.
Partner
EngineerShinsuke Hamamiya -
01Booster, Inc.
Director of Human Resource
Service DevelopmenHitoshi Hiraoka -
01Booster, Inc.
Director of Community Development DivisionFumiha Branscombe -
01Booster, Inc.
Director of Communication Design DivisionAiko Mizuno -
01Booster, Inc.
Manager of Education DepartmentHiroki Mori