Full Name
Dr Ikkei Matsuda
Job Title
CEO
Company
SARR, LLC
Speaker Bio
Ikkei established SARR. LLC ‒Science, ART & Research for Reconstruction, in April 2011, after the Earthquake and Tsunami 3.11. He is also co-founder& CEO of Digital Platformer.
Ikkei established Hokkaido VC in 2000, the first regional and independent VC in Japan. Since then, he has been involved in more than 100 start-ups, and is considered as one of the pioneers in incubation of university spin-offs.
Ikkei supports NEDO, the Japanʼs largest funding organization, in Technology Commercialization Program, and also runs startup accelerator “kizki” in Kyoto He is a member of “National Research and Development Agency Council”, an advisor to Osaka Pavilion at 2025 Osaka EXPO, a member of advisory council of Emerald, and Japan Advisory Partner of Benhamou Global Ventures.
BS(Econ) at Keio University, MBA at INSEAD (France), PhD(Med.) at Hokkaido University, Visiting Professor at Kobe University
Ikkei established Hokkaido VC in 2000, the first regional and independent VC in Japan. Since then, he has been involved in more than 100 start-ups, and is considered as one of the pioneers in incubation of university spin-offs.
Ikkei supports NEDO, the Japanʼs largest funding organization, in Technology Commercialization Program, and also runs startup accelerator “kizki” in Kyoto He is a member of “National Research and Development Agency Council”, an advisor to Osaka Pavilion at 2025 Osaka EXPO, a member of advisory council of Emerald, and Japan Advisory Partner of Benhamou Global Ventures.
BS(Econ) at Keio University, MBA at INSEAD (France), PhD(Med.) at Hokkaido University, Visiting Professor at Kobe University
