Tomoyuki Takada Email & Phone Number

Tokyo, Jp

Tokyo, Jp

Tokyo, Japan

Partner/Advisor of Antler (Headquarters: Singapore), a global venture capital specializing in early stage businesses operating in 25 cities on 6 continents. Accomplishments include:* Established strategic partnerships with Japanese organizations integral to the startup ecosystem.* Spearheaded a transformative cultural shift by assembling a new team and promoting an environment that encourages creativity and innovation.* Conducted seminars and provided mentorship support to first-time entrepreneurs.

Tokyo, Japan

Founded LIVERUN, an innovative community driven fitness service to help people stay motivated to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Tomo utilized his past consulting experiences to build the company from zero. He used his network in Japan and internationally to raise over USD 1 Million of funding. He engineered partnerships with companies like Konami Fitness Club, Dole Japan, Casio, Descente, etc. Japan’s most famous marathon runner, Seko Toshihiko also joined LIVERUN. While a CEO, Tomo also acted as the CTO, designing and building the technology from ground up, in-house without outsourcing. His background in operations is helping LIVERUN to operate 7 to 10 live sessions daily, while managing over 20 instructors. Tomo used his Yelp community building knowhow to create an actively engaged community of health conscious people. By 2021, the company has reached profitability.

Tokyo, Japan

Led Moon Creative Lab's Tokyo studio to help guide entrepreneurs to create new businesses from zero to one. Moon's mission is to help Mitsui, a global trading and investment company, in its pursuit to become a more future-forward, entrepreneurial company.Accomplishments include:* Directed entrepreneurial mentoring at Mitsui’s incubation studio, emphasizing human-centered design and innovative execution. * Oversaw due diligence evaluations and facilitated quarterly meetings with Mitsui's board of directors, including President and CEO Kenichi Hori. * Led projects to successful exits while refining studio structure to foster an innovative culture.

Tokyo, Japan

* Provided targeted consulting services for companies entering U.S. and Asian markets, directly supporting C-suite executives.* Successfully launched Yelp Japan by conducting comprehensive market surveys, building key partnerships, and driving significant user engagement.

Tokyo, Japan

After a successful launch in Japan, asked by the Founder and CEO of Yelp to lead Yelp Japan as the managing director of Yelp Japan, reporting to COO Geoff Donaker. Accomplishments include: * Identified and established partnerships with the key companies in Japan like Navitime, Tokyo Gas, Global Dining, etc. Through Yelp’s community management playbook and some innovative marketing initiatives, * Yelp Japan became the fastest growing international market for Yelp. Average photo uploads per month became second only to the U.S. market.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Entered Ford's College Graduate program (FCG), a rotational professional development program. After MBA, joined the Product Developement Leadership Program that fostered future leaders of the company.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), General Management

Activities and Societies: Co-Chair of Cyberposium (the largest student run tech conference)

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: President of Japan Club