# Hiro Nozawa

> Hiro Nozawa is a startup investor at The Asahi Shimbun Company (Palo Alto). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [The Asahi Shimbun Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-asahi-shimbun-company)
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hiroshi-nozawa-399102

Hiro Nozawa is a startup investor at The Asahi Shimbun Company in Palo Alto. With over 15 years experience in the digital content business, Hiro is currently serving as a Manager of the representative office in Silicon Valley at The Asahi Shimbun Media Lab, which is the open innovation office, to start new exciting businesses for the newspaper. He is investing in media and relative domain start-ups with strong passion.Hiro previously worked for a photonics labs of the NTT, a leading telecom company in Japan, as a research scientist of semiconductor laser diode for optical amplifier. He also engaged in research on quantum wires/dots and photonic crystal structures. Hiro received a B.S. degree from University of Electro Communications, a M.S. from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in 1993 and 1995, respectively.

## About The Asahi Shimbun Company

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

The Asahi Shimbun, which was first published in 1879, is one of Japan’s leading newspapers. They strive not only to protect both peace and democracy but also to strengthen them, and to serve the community and the people as a “company with vision and purpose.” That is The Asahi Shimbun Company’s core purpose—their point of origin.The Asahi Shimbunhas an extensive news-gathering network that provides seamless coverage every day. In Japan, there are general bureaus and bureaus in all 47 prefectures; with an additional 5 general bureaus and 29 bureaus in place around the world. All in all, there are 320 domestic and global news-gathering bases.

2 contacts available at The Asahi Shimbun Company.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hiro Nozawa | Manager of Silicon Valley Office | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiro-nozawa |
| Ueno Riichi | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ueno-riichi |

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