Koichiro Nakamura

Managing Director & Co-Founder

2012

Sozo Ventures is a US-based venture firm that focuses on helping category leading startups in the US expand internationally, with a focus on Japanese markets. We help companies connect with technology-forward global customers. We’ve invested in and helped the international expansion efforts of companies such as Twitter, Palantir, Square, Coinbase, Chainalysis, MongoDB, Flexport, Zoom, Servicemax, Applied Intuition, Clearbanc and others.

Kauffman Fellow

2005

COO - Innovation Kitchen Incubator

2007 - 2011

Started and ran Mitsubishi Corporation's original startup incubation program partnering with Universities in Japan leading to a TSE IPO within 5 years

Manager

1997 - 2007

Created and helped lead Japan's first Application Service Provider (ASP) among many other global IT projects. Responsible leading teams of hundreds and rapid hiring while scaling IT projects across Japan.

Founding Team

1996 - 1997