| Representative |
Takayuki Kasamatsu
I have been involved in startups for over 15 years since graduating from university. After graduating, I worked as a certified public accountant, supporting startups' IPOs from the outside for about 10 years. Later, I decided I wanted to contribute to business growth from within a startup, so I took on a leadership role in both management and business operations at a seed-stage IT startup. Currently, I am supporting the IPO of a startup founded at the University of Tokyo while also working as an EIR (Entrepreneur-in-Residence) at the University of Tokyo IPC, aiming to launch my own deep tech startup. |
| Main Achievements |
Participated in the 2025 ICT Startup League
Selected for the 2025 NEP Development Course |
| Childhood Dream |
Growing up watching my father work around the world in places like Malaysia and Russia, and my grandfather run his own clothing store, I dreamed of becoming a business leader who could work globally and start my own business. |
| Influential People, Things, and Events |
Person: Junji Takaoka
Event: Birth of a child |
| Motivation, Goals, and Ideal World |
[What inspired me to start my own business]
Ever since I graduated from college, I had always wanted to start my own business, but since I didn't have any ideas or experience, I decided to start my career by becoming a certified public accountant and working as an external expert supporting startups with their IPOs. While supporting clients in growing their businesses and achieving IPOs, I realized I wanted to drive business growth from within a startup myself. I transitioned to a startup, taking on leadership roles in both management and business operations, and gained experience in M&A exits and post-merger integration (PMI). Despite accumulating business experience, I felt frustrated by the lack of ideas for business development. However, I learned about the EIR program at the University of Tokyo IPC and was inspired by the unique technology of university-based deep tech startups, leading me to aspire to found a deep tech startup.
【Goals I Want to Achieve and the World I Want to Create】
In the short term, I aim to achieve global business growth by launching a university-based startup on my own. While it is extremely challenging to create a market with technology that does not yet exist, I am eager to achieve this alongside Professor Hiroya. In the medium to long term, through my EIR activities, I have come to appreciate the high potential and uniqueness of technologies dormant within various universities in Japan. I aspire to contribute to the realization of an ecosystem where university-based technologies are more widely recognized and their social implementation is promoted. |
