Hashizume Katsuya

Graduated from the Graduate School of Media and Governance at Keio University, and joined JAFCO. For 10 years, he has been consistently involved in investing in university-launched ventures. He has served as the leader of industry-academic investment group and the representative business promoter of JST START. While investing in ventures, he has been involved in the creation of several acedemia startups, including such as Astamuse, Microwave Chemical, Riverfield and Biomedical Solutions (sold to Otsuka HD). He also runs the BNV Fireside Chat, a group aimed at knowledge sharing among deep tech startups. He enjoys surfing.