Hardware VC in NYC at Monozukuri Ventures. Average initial check size $300k + follow-ons. Former exec at Six Apart/Movable Type, a blogging pioneer in San Francisco, which was sold in 2010. Born & raised in Tokyo. Lived in San Jose, CA, Pittsburgh, PA and London, UK, before moved to New York City in 2014. Former staff editor at Nikkei Newspaper's publication company. MBA from Carnegie Mellon University and BS Engineering from The University of Tokyo. Single dad for a 5 yo visually impaired girl w/developmental aphasia, intellectual disability with g-tube, and a 5 yo British Shorthair girl, who is on my instagram everyday.