Hiroki Matsuda

Mr. Matsuda has a Master of International Affairs from the University of California, San Diego, School of Global Policy and Strategy and earned his BA in Business and Commerce at Keio University, with a minor in International Relations.

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When he’s not crunching data on industry momentum, he’s probably studying the tricks and techniques of "pasta tensais" (tensai is 'genius' in Japanese) like Massimo Bottura and Koji Kobayashi on YouTube.

As a Founder & Managing Director at Collective Souls Inc., Hiroki Matsuda focuses on supporting the growth of startups, including principal investments both domestically and internationally, as well as assisting large corporations in their innovation efforts.

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Before establishing Collective Souls Inc., Mr. Matsuda worked for Sozo Ventures. At Sozo Ventures, Mr. Matsuda was involved in investing in leading global startups, business collaboration with Japanese companies, industrial research, fund fundraising, and innovation-related educational activities. Ultimately, Mr. Matsuda took part in the management of the fund as a Managing Director.

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Before joining Sozo Ventures, Mr. Matsuda worked for Accenture as a management consultant. In nearly five years in Accenture, Mr. Matsuda participated in over 10 consulting projects for Fortune 500 organizations in various industries such as IT, manufacturing, consumer goods utilities or public services. Mr. Matsuda developed transformation blueprints of control departments and he contributed to transforming organizations.

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Mr. Matsuda received a Master of International Affairs from the University of California, San Diego, School of Global Policy and Strategy and also graduated from Keio University with a BA in Business and Commerce and a minor in International Relations.

As a member of Class 26, Hiroki is serving his fellowship at Sozo Ventures under the mentorship of Phil Wickham (Kauffman Fellows Charter Class).