Hiroki Okada Email & Phone Number

・Graduated from Waseda University (Law) and joined JAFCO as a new graduate, learning the standards of venture investment (VC)・Mitsubishi Corporation (IT investment division of Living Essentials Group), Venture investment (CVC)・In 2003, Founded own company, Enrest Co., Ltd. and entered the world of food. As the first manager of "kemuri Kagurazaka" restaurant, I was on the front line for 2 years and turned the restaurant into a thriving business. In 2010, published the book "Everything Important in Business Was Taught in Restaurants" (Daiwa Shobo).・2012: Founded own company in Hong Kong and Shanghai (solely owned by Japanese investors) as a legal representative. Took on the challenge of the Chinese market with the restaurant "kemuri Shanghai" (Sold the company and returned to Japan in 2016)・Established a new venture investment division (CVC) for RestaurantTech at Gurunavi and managed the division.・March 2020: Traveled around the world alone and reaffirmed the importance of food and health and the potential of Japanese food business.・May 2020: Founded kemuri ventures (VC) as Generel Partner.・Oct. 2020: Launched "Shoku no Mirai Fund No.1," a VC fund specializing in FoodTech.Born in Kanazawa, resident in Kagurazaka, studied abroad at Mountain View High School in Silicon Valley during high school (AFS), and survived a trip to India at the age of 20, where he contracted fulminant hepatitis A. Hobbies include trail running (completed the 250km Sahara Desert Marathon in Morocco, the 250km Atacama Desert Marathon in Chile, and the UTMB 170km in France), camping/cooking, sugar restricted diet, diving, and backpacking abroad. Japanese, English, Chinese, Spanish (learning)