# Hiroki Matsuda

> Hiroki Matsuda is a startup investor at Waseda University (Palo Alto). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Waseda University](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/waseda-university)
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hiroki-matsuda-b3a78a41

Hiroki Matsuda is a Managing Director at Sozo Ventures.

## About Waseda University

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Waseda University is a Tokyo-based private university that offers various degree programs. As the second private university to be founded in Japan, Waseda University is considered to be one of Japan's most prestigious universities, consistently ranking amongst the top universities in Japanese university rankings. The University has manynotable alumni in Japan, with seven Prime Ministers of Japan and many CEOs, including Tadashi Yanai, the CEO of UNIQLO and wealthiest man in Japan.Waseda University's main campus is located in the Nishi-Waseda district of Shinjuku. Apart from the main campus in Shinjuku, It has other campuses around the country, including Toyama Campus and Nishi-Waseda Campus in Shinjuku; Nihonbashi Campus in Chuo-ku; Higashifushimi Campus in Nishitokyo; Tokorozawa Campus in Tokorozawa; Honjo Campus in Honjo, Saitama; and Kitakyushu Campus in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka.The university has more than fifty thousand students and staff, comprising 13 undergraduate schools, 23 graduate schools, and other research and affiliated institutes, and is one of the 13 universities in the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's ""Global 30"" Project. It has partnerships with more than 600 universities and tertiary institutions, with many international students studying abroad at Waseda University each year.Established in 1882 as the Tōkyō College by Okuma Shigenobu, the school was renamed Waseda University in 1902 after the founder's hometown village.

4 contacts available at Waseda University.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Atsuo Nakayama | Lecturer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atsuo-nakayama |
| Hiroki Matsuda | Visiting Researcher | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroki-matsuda |
| Takeo Hirata | professor; Professor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takeo-hirata |
| Tatsuyuki Negoro | Professor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tatsuyuki-negoro |

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