Reon Hiruma

Reon Hiruma Email and Phone Number

Founder of Potentialist @ Potentialist Global
Reon Hiruma's Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States, United States
About Reon Hiruma

Founding CEO, Potentialist Global, Inc.Reon founded Potentialist Global, Inc. in 2018. Potentialist is a consulting firm specializing in Asia-Pacific market entry for US-funded startups. The majority of its clients are category-defining tech companies backed by top VC funds in the US.Need Inc. is one of the 15 client companies Potentialist supported their APAC expansion where Reon served as Head of Business Development, driving the company's critical growth efforts, particularly its expansion to Asia-Pacific and European regions. Prior to founding Potentialist, Reon successfully brought a UK-based startup to Japan with an exclusive partnership with Mastercard. He was also co-founder of a creator economy startup in New York, named Heyhey. Aside from working in startups, Reon briefly worked in Private Equity at two institutions: Goldman Sachs and the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC). As a Dutch-Japanese bred in Tokyo, he speaks four languages, including English and French.

Reon Hiruma's Current Company Details
Potentialist Global

Potentialist Global

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Founder of Potentialist
Reon Hiruma Work Experience Details
  • Potentialist Global
    Founding Ceo & Advisor
    Potentialist Global May 2018 - Present
    Shibuya , Tokyo, Jp
    Potentialist is a cross-border consulting firm that supports top US-based technology companies' expansion into Japan, Singapore and the rest of countries across Asia.In 2018, I co-founded the company to help the category-defining US companies’ entry to Japan, particularly their zero-to-one phase of the expansion, to ensure a successful launch in the country. We help our client companies identify a market entry strategy and provide a 2-3 person implementation team, boots on the ground for the foundational period of a market entry. Starting out exclusively for the US companies in the BtoB space to enter Japan, we widened our services to both BtoB and BtoC companies, entering Japan and all major markets in the Asia-Pacific region. To this date, we have supported the successful expansion of multiple companies backed by top-tier VC/PE funds, including Need, ELSA, and 14 others.
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  • Need
    Head Of Business Development
    Need Jan 2024 - Present
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    Need is a Venrock-backed healthcare technology company building the world's first cancer protection system. Honored to serve as the Head of Business Development, driving the company's critical growth efforts, particularly its expansion to Japan and other Asia-Pacific markets.
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  • Need
    Chief Of Staff To Ceo
    Need Sep 2022 - Dec 2023
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    Had the honor leading the company’s critical growth efforts, particularly its expansion to the Asia-Pacific and European regions.
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  • Need
    Japan Partner
    Need Jan 2020 - Sep 2022
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    Had the honor supporting Need's expansion to Japan over 3 years.
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  • Elsa, Corp
    Japan Partner
    Elsa, Corp Jul 2021 - Oct 2022
    ELSA is a Google-backed educational technology company providing AI-enabled English education to students around the world. Supported the company's expansion to Japan as its market entry partner.
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  • Goldman Sachs
    Private Equity
    Goldman Sachs Aug 2021 - Oct 2021
    New York, New York, Us
    Had the honor to work for Tokyo office of Goldman's Private Equity arm (Merchant Banking Division). The Division formerly known as Special Situation Group invests in various assets in Private Market including real estate and startups.
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  • Gic
    Private Equity
    Gic Sep 2020 - Nov 2020
    Singapore, Sg
    Deal underwriting and asset management at the Private Equity team (PERE) of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC).
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  • Arlix Technologies
    General Manager, Japan
    Arlix Technologies Dec 2017 - Dec 2018
    Brought a UK-based startup to Japan as its first country manager; founded a Japan team of 20+ staff members and successfully closed and managed an exclusive partnership with Mastercard.
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  • Stanford University
    Award-Winner
    Stanford University 2017 - 2018
    Stanford, Ca, Us
    US-Japan Relations - Granted an award as one of the two top-performing students.
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Reon Hiruma Education Details

  • Waseda University
    Waseda University
    Politics And Economics
  • The University Of Tokyo
    The University Of Tokyo
    Finance And Financial Technology
  • Stanford University
    Stanford University
    Us-Japan Relations
  • Université Catholique De Lyon
    Université Catholique De Lyon
    French In Business
  • Lycée Camille Claudel
    Lycée Camille Claudel
    High School
  • Lycée Jules Guesde
    Lycée Jules Guesde
    High School

Frequently Asked Questions about Reon Hiruma

What company does Reon Hiruma work for?

Reon Hiruma works for Potentialist Global

What is Reon Hiruma's role at the current company?

Reon Hiruma's current role is Founder of Potentialist.

What schools did Reon Hiruma attend?

Reon Hiruma attended Waseda University, The University Of Tokyo, Stanford University, Université Catholique De Lyon, Lycée Camille Claudel, Lycée Jules Guesde.

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