Masahiro Kotosaka
Directors (Outside Directors) @ Euglena
Masahiro Kotosaka is an Associate Professor at Keio University and an Associate Fellow of The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. He is an expert in Internationalization strategy and early stage business development, and advisor to several global start-up companies. Before moving to Keio, he was an associate professor ofmultinational management at Ritsumeikan University, a teaching & research associate at the University of Oxford, and a consultant at McKinsey & Company based in Frankfurt and Tokyo. As a practitioner, he worked for strategy/marketing projects with sixteen client organizations across nine industries and nine countries and spent four years running three profitable IT/Retail businesses before joining McKinsey. He graduated from the University of Oxford with D.Phil. (Ph.D) in Management Studies and MSc in Management Research with Distinction.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Masahiro Kotosaka invests in
Stages Masahiro Kotosaka invests in
Countries Masahiro Kotosaka invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Education 2 (67%)
- EdTech 1 (33%)
- Fashion 1 (33%)
- Lifestyle 1 (33%)
- E-Commerce 1 (33%)
Stage
- Angel 2 (67%)
- Funding Round 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Kakedas
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Kakedas specializes in the development and operation of web services. | Jan 31, 2019 | |
noFRAME schools
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noFRAME schools is an EdTech startup is a mission to reinvent a textbook. | Angel / Jan 31, 2019 | |
One Nova
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One Nova (ワンノバ) is a lifestyle brand and online platform that offers a range of innerwear products, such as men's boxers. | $2.8M / Angel / Aug 01, 2018 |
Co-Investors
About Euglena
euglena Co., Ltd. engages in the research, development, production, and sale of microalgae with a focus on euglena. The company also manufactures and sells foods and cosmetics using euglena. It offers green juices, cookie bars, beverages, dietary supplements, and raw materials, as well as contract manufacturing/processing services; and skincare products.
Euglena Contacts
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Mitsuru Izumo
Representative Director and President
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Akihiko Nagata
Executive Vice President COO
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Daisuke Susa
Executive Officer
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Junnosuke Awa
Executive Officer
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Kengo Suzuki
Co-Founder & Executive Officer Research and Development
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What does Masahiro Kotosaka invest in?
Masahiro Kotosaka invests primarily in Education, EdTech and Fashion startups, most often at Angel and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Masahiro Kotosaka last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Masahiro Kotosaka closed in Jan 2019. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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