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Japan

Investment Manager

NAOKI KUROSAKI


Profile


Joined Fujitsu Limited in April 2011. Worked for approximately 3 years in the enterprise sales team responsible for mainframe systems and entrance/exit management solutions aimed at major telecommunications carriers.
Joined Sansan Inc. in September 2014. Engaged with the company at an early stage and remained there for 7 years during its rapid growth phase, where the number of employees increased from several dozen to over 1200. Worked in organizational design of the front-line teams in sales and customer success, as well as in recruitment and evaluation design, and management tasks. Experienced the company's IPO in 2019.
After leaving the company in October 2021, attended an overseas MBA program and, in April 2023, joined Genesia Ventures, Inc.
Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Law, Department of Political Science. HEC Paris MBA.

Q&A


Place of birth/residence

Raised in Fujisawa, living in Tokyo

Hobbies, Favorite Things, Holidays

love to eat and drink and say most things yummy. I've also been going to the gym.

Episodes from your school days (club activities, majors, etc.)

Worked as a Japanese teacher in Vietnum

Favorite country/episode

France, a honeymoon destination, my school and a great gourmet country

Favorite Company/Vision/Value

Sansan

Why did you become a VC?

love to work with passionate entrepreneurs

Favorite motto

Where there is a will, there is a way