Concept
Silicon Valley × Japan
Real Matching
“Silicon Valley - New Japan Summit” is an invite only Biz-Dev event hosted by Japanese tech media, The SV Startups 100, and Stanford University APARC, Stanford Silicon Valley - New Japan Project. Our vision for this event is to allow an opportunity for Silicon Valley Startups to meet, network, and possibly partner with Japanese enterprises and investors who are interested in bringing Silicon Valley to Asia through Biz-Dev booths, Keynote speakers, and networking party.
Contents
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Talk Session
There will be Panels and KeyNote speakers representing both parties with the intention and theme of how to connect “Silicon Valley Startups and Japanese enterprises”.
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Biz Dev Booth
These booths will be divided for each of our interviewed startups. The individual booths are aimed to assist in discussing with potential Japanese clients and investors about investment and business development in the area.
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NetWorking Party
At the end there will be a networking opportunity where everyone can let loose and enjoy some light food and refreshments.
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Talk Session
There will be Panels and KeyNote speakers representing both parties with the intention and theme of how to connect “Silicon Valley Startups and Japanese enterprises”.
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Biz Dev Booth
These booths will be divided for each of our interviewed startups. The individual booths are aimed to assist in discussing with potential Japanese clients and investors about investment and business development in the area.
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Networking Party
At the end there will be a networking opportunity where everyone can let loose and enjoy some light food and refreshments.
Our Speakers
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Matt Kaufmann
Head of Operations
CrunchBase
Matt Kaufmann
CrunchBase
Head of Operations
Profile
世界最大級のベンチャー企業データベース「CrunchBase」の運営責任者。
1994年、カリフォルニア大学デービス校卒。1996年にバージニア工科大学院航空宇宙工学科修了。Eコマース、オンラインゲーム、SNS、インターネット検索、政府系サービスなど、さまざまな分野におけるプロダクト企画、開発を経験。その後、スタートアップメディア「TechCrunch」を持つAolグループからスピンアウトさせる形でCrunchBaseを設立。 -
Duncan Logan
Founder and CEO
RocketSpace
Duncan Logan
RocketSpace
Founder and CEO
Profile
Duncan is the founder and CEO of RocketSpace, a technology campus headquarted in the heart of San Francisco. Since 2011, the company has been helping tech entrepreneurs, startups and corporate professionals bring the future to market. The company offers accelerator-like services to its members including programming, consulting, events, and office-as-a-service, which together create the perfect ecosystem and community for innovation to thrive. RocketSpace has fueled the success of more than 800 startups, including 16 unicorns who have raised more than $20B, such as Uber, Spotify and Leap Motion. RocketSpace’s Corporate Innovation Services team has helped more than 100 brands worldwide transform into modern corporations. RocketSpace clients create new opportunities from inside, and outside, their organizations to ensure they are leading the disruption in their industry, not being disrupted. From financial services, to telecommunications, pharma, consumer electronics, retail, energy, and beyond—RocketSpace’s innovation expertise spans every sector and industry. RocketSpace knows disruptive trends, business models, and startups that impact corporations today, tomorrow and beyond. With access to nearly 200 startups on its San Francisco campus and access to thousands around the world, its Corporate Innovation Services team specializes in helping its clients learn about, work with, and work like startups. Duncan was born and raised near St. Andrews, Scotland and began his professional career working in derivatives at Swiss Bank Corporation in London. At 24, he started his first company, CITYPRO International. He built it to $8 million in revenue over a three year period, before selling to ASAP Plc in 2000, where he went on to become group managing director. In 2002, Duncan joined MessageLabs, an early SAAS security company, which he helped to build until it was sold to Symantec in 2008 for $700 million.
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Hayato Koeda
General Manager
DocuSign Japan KK
Hayato Koeda
DocuSign Japan KK
General Manager
Profile
Hayato Koeda is the General Manager at a cloud-based electronic signature platform, DocuSign Japan KK (Japan Branch of DocuSign). Before DocuSign, Koeda served as VP APAC and President & CEO of A10 Networks K.K., where he drove the APJ business to become the market leader in both Japan and Taiwan by growing his portion of the business into the company’s largest revenue contributor by the time of its IPO. Koeda joined A10 Networks following his role as Representative Director of Japan for Aspect Software. During this period, Koeda expanded Aspect’s Japanese team and market presence, acquiring more than 20 new major customers and overachieving targets for four consecutive quarters, positioning Japan as one of Aspect’s growth and investment focus countries. Previously, Koeda held leadership and management roles at several high-tech companies, including Motive Japan, K.K., where he was General Manager of Japan and Korea; Dell Japan, Inc., where he was the Business Development Manager of Global Segment Japan; and Openwave Systems, where he served in multiple sales management and directorship positions. Koeda spent the first decade of his career at Johnson Controls, Inc.
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Sam Rosenblum
Head of Asia Pacific
CoinBase
Sam Rosenblum
CoinBase
Head of Asia Pacific
Profile
Sam is Head of Asia Pacific at Coinbase, a digital currency exchange and wallet for individuals and institutions. Today, Coinbase provides access to digital currency for more than 4 million users across 33 countries. Prior to joining Coinbase, Sam worked in the global strategy group at Visa, was a hedge fund strategy analyst at Lake Partners, and was an M&A specialist at the U.S Department of Justice.
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Ryan Pamplin
VP
Meta
Ryan Pamplin
Meta
VP
Profile
Ryan is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur with a deeply rooted passion for augmented reality. Ryan’s been waiting for AR to usher in the future of computing since he first got glasses at age 7. He co-founded BrandAds which was acquired by the leader in TV advertising. The software is now used by nearly every Fortune 100. Previously, Ryan founded an award-winning creative agency best known for a 2013 Super Bowl ad.
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Anand Sanwal
CEO
CB Insights
Anand Sanwal
CB Insights
CEO
Profile
Anand Sanwal is the CEO & Co-founder of CB Insights, a National Science Foundation-backed technology market intelligence platform that provides predictive intelligence into emerging technology trends, startups and corporate strategy. Customers include Cisco, Sequoia Capital, Gartner, KPMG, Marketo, Redhat and Castrol to name a few. Prior to founding CB Insights, Anand managed the $50 million Chairman’s Innovation Fund at American Express and worked in VC and corporate M&A. Before AmEx, Anand worked at Kozmo.com, one of NYC’s most infamous dot com flameouts, where he learned that if you buy something for $2 and sell it for $1, you will not make it up in volume. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and in finance and accounting from the Wharton School of Business.
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Leo Giel
CRO
YouAppi
Leo Giel
YouAppi
CRO
Profile
Leo is an entrepreneur & advertising expert changing the way brands leverage mobile media to engage with consumers & generate return on ad spend. A unique talent for leading early stage companies to quickly establish market dominance, Leo has an obsession for connecting high value consumers to global brands. Leo currently leads all sales at YouAppi, a mobile advertising platform.
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Yoshiaki Tojo
Chief Executive Director
JETRO San Francisco
Yoshiaki Tojo
JETRO San Francisco
Chief Executive Director
Profile
Yoshi TOJO was appointed to the Chief Executive Director of JETRO San Francisco in August 2014, responsible for promoting Cross-Pacific business development and technology commercialization. Yoshi has long been engaged in R&D management and technology startup acceleration, with his wide-ranging experiences in economic analysis and innovation promotion at the Government of Japan (NEDO, METI, and MOFA), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and Kyoto University.
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Nick Sugimoto
Senior Program Director
Honda Silicon Valley Labs
Nick Sugimoto
Honda Silicon Valley Labs
Senior Program Director
Profile
Nick Sugimoto is the Senior Program Director of Honda Silicon Valley Lab (www.hondasvl.com), the open innovation lab of global Honda R&D based in Mountain View, California. Nick oversees Honda’s advanced information technology R&D in Silicon Valley, as well as, strategic partnership globally. Previously, Nick led the corporate venture capital program at Honda where he invested in a number of innovative startup companies and built strategic R&D partnerships. Prior to joining Honda, Nick was a successful entrepreneur leading a series of technology venture companies in both the US and Japan. Nick received his engineering degree from the University of Tokyo and MBA from Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.
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Yo Koga
CEO
Drivemode
Yo Koga
Drivemode
CEO
Profile
Yo is Founder, CEO and Chief Product Designer at Drivemode, a Silicon Valley-based early stage start-up that is developing the safest, most intelligent driving assistant for smart devices.
Prior to Drivemode, Yo was a Director of Business Development in Globespan Capital Partners, a Boston-based VC managing more than $1B. Also Yo served as an Advisor of Zipcar, where he led international strategy. While in Japan, Yo was a management consultant at Accenture and co-founder at Altovision (acquired by Experian).
Yo holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. Yo is Board member at Japan Technology Professional Association. -
Ryoichi Togashi
General Manager
Komatstu
Ryoichi Togashi
Komatstu
General Manager
Profile
Mr. Togashi has been involved in the development of heavy equipment of Komatsu for over 20 years, including as a career of a design engineer of mobile crushers, hybrid excavators and etc. Through open innovation promotion activities, he became a member of the office of the CTO in 2014 and he spends almost half a year in Bay area. As an outside committee activities, he is served as a chairperson of the research and development management committee.
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Christian Sanz
Founder & CEO
Skycatch
Christian Sanz
Skycatch
Founder & CEO
Profile
Christian Sanz is the founder and CEO of Skycatch, a drone data company based in San Francisco that provides end-to-end technology solutions for a wide range of industries. Christian is a U.S. Navy veteran with more than 20 years of experience in software and technical leadership.
Agenda
8:15 - 9:00
Doors open / Breakfast & Registration
9:00 - 9:10
Welcome Remarks
9:10 - 9:45
[Talk Session #1 Hosted by JETRO & METI]
Driving Open Innovation in the Automobile Industry
Nick Sugimoto, Honda x Yo Koga, Drivemode
Kenji Kushida, Stanford University (Moderator)
9:45 - 9:55
[Startup Talk # 1] Meta
9:55 - 10:05
[Startup Talk # 2] Youappi
10:05 - 10:15
[Startup Talk # 3] CrunchBase
10:15 - 10:25
[Startup Talk # 4] RocketSpace
10:25 - 10:40
Break
10:40 - 11:00
[Talk Session #2 Hosted by JETRO & METI] JETRO
11:00 - 11:10
[Startup Talk # 5] DocuSign
11:10 - 11:20
[Startup Talk # 6] CB Insights
11:20 - 11:30
[Startup Talk # 7] Coinbase
11:30 - 11:40
Break
11:40 - 12:15
[Talk Session #3 Hosted by JETRO & METI]
Earth and Sky: New Frontiers in Construction/Mining and Drones
Ryoichi Togashi, Komatsu x Christian Sanz, Skycatch
Kenji Kushida, Stanford University (Moderator)
12:15 - 13:45
Lunch
（※For Startups : Booth Setup 13:15 - 13:45）
13:45 - 17:00
Biz-Dev Booths
17:00 - 17:10
Closing remarks
17:10 - 18:30
Networking Party
Silicon Valley
Startups
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YouAppi
YouAppi - Machine learning customer acquisition platform for mobile brands
Funding $18.1M -
Streetline
Smart parking occupancy that saves time, lowers congestion, and improves city life.
Funding $53.7M -
Rescale
Cloud High Performance Computing Simulation Platform
Funding $20.4M -
CleverTap
CleverTap is a mobile user Engagement & Analytics platform to acquire, engage and retain customers.
Funding $9.6M -
Quanergy Systems
Quanergy Systems is the leading provider of 3D LiDAR sensors and smart sensing solutions.
Funding $135.3M -
PicsArt
The largest mobile content editing application and creative community in the world of 75Million MAU
Funding $45M -
Electric Imp
The preferred, full-lifecycle IoT middleware, security, & edge device connectivity platform.
Funding $44M -
Square
Square is a merchant services aggregator and mobile payment company that aims to simplify commerce through technology.
IPO -
Thync
Going beyond drinks and pills: Stress-relief wearable technology
Funding $13M -
VeloCloud Networks
VeloCloud Networks, Inc., the Cloud-Delivered SD-WAN™ company, simplifies branch WAN networking.
Funding $49M -
Enlitic
Enlitic is applying deep learning to the field of radiology, and bringing its technology to Asia
Funding $15M -
Matterport
Matterport is an immersive 3D technology company that is revolutionizing visual property marketing.
Funding $56M -
Layer
Layer makes communications better in all the products people love and use daily.
Funding $22M -
Meta
We make augmented reality glasses.
Funding $73M -
Enlighted
Enlighted’s app-based IoT system gathers data on light, heat, occupancy & more using smart sensors.
Funding $80.4M -
Augmedix
As a HIPAA-compliant documentation technology, we simplify the way providers work with their EHR.
Funding $36.2M -
Symphony Commerce
Symphony Commerce is an enterprise end-to-end commerce platform for brands as a managed service.
Funding $39M -
Fundbox
Fundbox helps small businesses optimize cash flow.
Funding $112.5M -
DocuSign Japan K.K.
DocuSign provides Digital Transaction Management (DTM) solution to keep business digital securely.
Funding $512.2M -
Coursera
Coursera is a learning & development platform, providing 1900+ online courses from top universities
Funding $146.1M -
ADARA
Data driven marketing & analytics platform fueled by the world’s best travel data
Funding $67.1M -
Edmodo
A learning platform that connects teachers, students, administrators and parents in a secure way.
Funding $87.5M -
Envoy
A visitor registration company that replaces pen and paper for visitor sign-in.
Funding $20.3M -
Udemy
An online education marketplace where anyone can teach anything.
Funding $173M -
IDXP Analytics
IDXP innovates shelf analytics to drive retail sales and promotion effectiveness for global brands.
PRIVATE -
GameTime
A mobile-only marketplace where you can buy and sell live event tickets.
Funding $13.3M -
RealtyShares
Online marketplace for real estate investing
Funding $31.9M -
Lever
A unique applicant tracking system that enables hiring teams to collaborate effortlessly.
Funding $32.8M -
Flywheel
The world’s first digital taximeter for fleets and a mobile app for passengers.
Funding $38.9M -
Upstart
Marketplace Lending Platform improving underwriting through better data.
Funding $53.15M -
StreamSets
StreamSets open source delivers data flow performance management for big data applications
Funding $12.5M -
SmartNews
Award-winning news discovery app powered by machine learning
Funding $88.3M -
Synack
Crowdsourced application security and penetration testing from a global army of ethical hackers.
Funding $34M -
Super Evil Corp
The developer/publisher of Vainglory, worlds biggest mobile eSports title
Funding $42M -
Open Garden
Connecting the next billion mobile devices with P2P mobile mesh networking. Cellular networks and mobile data optional
Funding $12.8M -
Savvy
Savvy connects teachers and learners globally for 1:1 live video learning experiences.
Funding $1.7M -
Arrayent
Arrayent’s IoT Platform enables connected products for Whirlpool, P&G, OSRAM & other leading brands.
Funding $27.6M -
Rancher Labs
Rancher is a complete, open-source software platform for managing Docker containers in production.
Funding $30M -
Tile
Bluetooth enabled device/app that helps people locate the things that matter to them most
Funding $34.0M -
CoinBase
Digital currency exchange platform
Funding $117.21M -
Pluribus Networks
Pluribus Networks is an innovator in software and hardware network virtualization platforms for the cloud.
Funding $97M -
Inbenta
Inbenta is one of the leading companies specializing in Natural Language Processing Semantic Search.
Funding $13.37M -
Instart Logic
World’s first endpoint-aware application delivery solution; makes apps fast, secure and easy to use
Funding $140M -
Bidgely
Bidgely transforms customer engagement by leveraging the power of energy disaggregation.
Funding $24.6M -
Plethora
Plethora helps companies make better products faster by helping them rapidly prototype new products.
Funding $15.6M -
Frame
Frame is a service that lets you move Windows applications to the cloud
Funding $12.5M -
Solaria
Solaria supplies high-efficiency solar panels for rooftop, utility and building applications.
Funding $183.67M -
Maxta
Hyperconverged software company
Funding $35M -
Innovium
Semiconductor networking products
Funding $50M -
Anomali
Anomali’s threat intelligence platform enables users to proactively identify & combat cyber threats.
Funding $56.3M -
uSens
uSens uses computer vision to offer advanced human computer interaction for mobile/tethered ARVR
Funding $26.7M -
Redbooth
Redbooth is intuitive collaboration & project management software that helps teams get more done
Funding $19.8M -
First Opinion
Free, messaging-based telemedicine platform that connects users with doctors 24/7.
Funding $11.2M -
Fictiv
Fictiv is transforming how teams design, develop, and deliver hardware products
Funding $10M -
Savioke
Savioke’s Relay is a sophisticated autonomous delivery robot for hotels, offices and other domains.
Funding $17M -
Jaunt
Jaunt is pioneering the future of creative storytelling through cinematic virtual reality.
Funding $100.2M -
CB Insights
CB Insights software predicts emerging tech trends using data.
Funding $10.0M -
Leap Motion
Leap Motion is breaking down the barriers between our reality and virtual reality.
Funding $44.1M
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