ベンチャーキャピタルの投資戦略について話せます

大手総合商社にて、国内外での新規事業開発、事業会社経営を行う。また、国内外でのVC投資活動を通じ、数多くの有望案件を手掛ける。

現在、マネジメント・コンサルティング会社(A2O株式会社)を経営（主に、大手企業マネジメント向け、新規事業開発の仕組み作りを通じた事業高付加価値化及び事業成長支援を行う）。またシリコンバレーの有力VC、Monta Vista Capitalのアドバイザーを務めるとともに、世界最大の起業家支援NPO、TiEの日本支部創設ボードメンバー（元代表）として有望スタートアップの発掘及びグローバル展開支援を行う。　

元 マクニカ富士エレホールディングス社外取締役。早稲田大学理工学部電気工学科卒。
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Kaz Terada formerly served as a Managing Director and Board Member at ITOCHU Technology Ventures, Inc. (ITV), a Tokyo-based venture capital firm. Kaz brought over two decades of ICT-focused experience to ITV, garnered from various roles at ITOCHU Corporation's Aerospace, Information Technology & Multimedia Group in Japan, the U.S., Taiwan, and Europe.

Before joining ITV in May 2006, Kaz was a Senior Vice President of ITOCHU Technology, Inc (ITI) in the U.S., where he was in charge of business development and strategic investment for ITOCHU’s ICT & Media Group. Before his tenure at ITI, Kaz pioneered ITOCHU's Business Transformation Outsourcing project, which focused on the horizontal integration of the ITOCHU Group's business infrastructure resources, encompassing business consulting, human resource management, business education, and customer relationship management (CRM).

In previous roles, Kaz served as a Senior Manager and leading strategist at ITOCHU, overseeing strategic ICT projects in sectors such as Communications, Networking, Security, Wireless, Enterprise Software, Semiconductor, and Manufacturing Equipment. From 1997 to 1999, Kaz spearheaded Venture Investment efforts in the U.S., investing in early-stage Silicon Valley technology companies. He was instrumental in establishing ITOCHU's first U.S. technology venture capital fund, "Horizon Ventures."

Kaz has also served on the boards of Macnica Holdings, Inc. (TSE:3132), Cuoca Planning Co., Ltd., Vasily, Inc., Runa, Inc., DMP, Inc., CTCSP Corporation, and CTC Create Corporation.

He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Waseda University in Japan.

Currently, Kaz is the President & CEO of A2O, Inc. (www.a2oventures.com). He is a Founding Board Member, Charter Member, and Former President of TiE Japan (tie.org), a Board Member of ACALL, Inc. (https://corp.acall.jp), and a Venture Advisor at Monta Vista Capital (www.montavc.com).

Specialties: Management, Business Development, Private Equity Investment.