JT

Jin Tanaka

Hustler and entrepreneur turned investor for early-stage startups I Surfer I Trail-runner I Footballer I Dog dad of two

Tokyo

Invests in

Stages:

Sectors:

  • Min Investment:

    $120,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $120,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,200,000.00

Education

Work Experience

  • Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)/Executive Officer

    2024

    Focus on driving growth through Product Design, Sales, Marketing, Partnerships, and Customer Success.

  • Chief Growth Officer

    2023 - 2024

    Japan's First Hybrid Cashless Payment and employee ID Card App for ID Tech, and we launched the 1st ring-shaped payment and healthcare device.

  • Resident Mentor

    2021

  • Mentor

    2020 - 2021

Jin Inc

2023

  • CEO and Founder

    2023

  • Founder & Organizer

    2018

    International startups community and networks in Tokyo to support entrepreneurs and startups

  • Advisor

    2020

    Flow saves you time by automatically capturing moments from your Zoom meetings and moving the info to your Hubspot account.

2020

  • Advisor

    2020

    AI-powered tools for eCommerce sellers to automatically edit your merchandise pics and turn the images look professional photographer taste of images.

AI Research Lab: a joint project of the Masason Foundation and Minerva Schools (Summer program)

2019

  • Entrepreneur In Residence

    2021

  • Mentor

    2019 - 2021

    This project is a user-driven AI incubation program for students to help start their idea from zero and up through acceleration and growth during Summer. - Design an incubation program to cover general issues and critical points for pre-launch startup founders - Support students to build AI startups from zero to a product-market fit - Plan and lead lectures, Q&A discussions with industry leaders, and individualized team guidance sessions

2021 - 2023

  • Director of Investment

    2021 - 2023

    DEEPCORE, AI-focused seed-stage venture capital firm. Designed and launched an AI-focused global accelerator program.

  • Advisor

    2021 - 2022

2020 - 2021

  • Co-Founder & Managing Partner

    2020 - 2021