Current roles
- Managing Director (inaugural)Techstars Japan — leading one of the world's most active startup accelerator programs, in partnership with Japanese government (Cabinet Office, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and JETRO) and Mitsui Fudosan
- Venture PartnerSilicon Foundry — an innovation advisory firm connecting global corporations with emerging technology
- Senior AdvisorPangaea Ventures — a US/Canada-based hardtech venture capital firm
- FounderYakumi — an international angel network connecting investors across Japan, the U.S., Europe, Asia and the Middle East
In brief
Over 25 years across corporate law, management consulting, entrepreneurship and venture investment in five countries. A New York–qualified attorney and registered foreign attorney in Japan, Yuki spent a decade at global law firms in New York, Toronto, Abu Dhabi/Dubai, Singapore and Tokyo advising on cross-border M&A and fund formation, with earlier roles at Bain & Company and Keidanren.
He has co-founded three venture-backed startups and invested in more than 50 companies as an angel investor, including several unicorns.
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