Jin Tanaka

Experience

DEEPCORE (SOFTBANK)

Director of Investment 2021 - Present (almost 5 years)

DEEPCORE, AI-focused seed-stage venture capital firm

500 Global

Resident Mentor 2021 - Present (over 5 years)

Mentor 2020 - Present (almost 6 years)

Workforce

Founder

Zoi Meet

Advisor 2020 - Present (over 6 years)

Shogun Capital

Founder, Managing Partner 2020 - 2021 (10 months)

AI Research Lab: a joint project of the Masason Foundation and Minerva Schools

EIR 2021 - Present (about 5 years)

Designed an Incubation Lab Program and incubate students' ideas to turn into a startup

Mentor 2019 - 2021 (almost 2 years)

This project is a user-driven AI incubation program for students to help start their idea from zero and up through acceleration and growth.
- Design an incubation program... more

Zeroth.ai

Partner (acquired)

2019 - 2020 (7 months)

Lead AI revolution for the next unicorns 

Venture Partner

2018 - 2019 (7 months)

Expand the global networks awesomely

Foxsy

Founder, CEO 2016 - 2019 (almost 4 years)

Foxsy is A.I. to help a brand engage with the right customer across multiple messenger platforms.

Xpresso

Founder, CEO 2016 - 2019 (almost 4 years)

Bots startup, Xpresso makes Foxs provide meaningful and beautiful connections in the real world.
- One of the best Bots by VentureBeat.
- Currently, hunt by Product... more

Techstars

Mentor 2021 - Present (over 5 years)

Alchemist Accelerator

Mentor 2021 - Present (over 5 years)

Taiwan Startup Stadium 台灣新創競技場

Mentor 2019 - Present (about 7 years)

Provide a Mentorship to Taiwanese startups that want to expand their business oversea market. Also, spoke and gave a lecture at the conference called Termsheet 2020 Bootcamp,... more

Business Next Media Corp. 巨思媒體集團

Mentor

I mentor Taiwanese startups at the Meet Global Program to help them expand their business globally. I also judge the pitch competition at the Meet Taipei conference.

AnyRoad

Head of Japanese Market Expansion 2015 (5 months)

Particularly, being in charge of a Japanese market,
- 300% tour contents growth.
- 350% users growth.
- Great feedbacks from users.

Recruit Holdings

UI and UX product localization designer 2015 - 2016 (6 months)

I localized the Japanese company's app to the American market and American user in terms of User Interface and User Experience. I found a proper tester called an ambassador... more

Shinya co.ltd

COO and Head of growth 2008 - 2012 (almost 4 years)

I worked for a franchise company which has Japanese huge convenience store chain, 7-11.
I accomplished some great experiences and became the model best store in one of... more

Event Organizer

Founder, CEO 2008 - 2010 (over 2 years)

I was an event organizer for connecting people in the real world. Especially for Wedding and seasonable events in Tokyo.

- Since the 1st year, it was already profitable... more

Founder

Xpresso, Event Organizer, Foxsy, Shogun Capital, Workforce

Employee

AnyRoad, Shinya co.ltd, Recruit Holdings, Business Next Media Corp. 巨思媒體集團, Taiwan Startup Stadium 台灣新創競技場, Alchemist Accelerator, Techstars, Zeroth.ai, AI Research Lab: a joint project of the Masason Foundation and Minerva Schools, 500 Global, DEEPCORE (SOFTBANK)

Advisor

Zoi Meet

Projects

Try this chatbot "Foxsy"!!

Foxsy, let's make new friends with Vibe!

For Viber users, Foxsy can find the right people for new friends to chat nearby. Based on your preference, location, friends in common and hobbies, Foxsy can… · More

With Luke Kensuke Yamamoto, Yoyo Kikuchi

Foxsy

Got hunt on Product Hunt by Chris, Bot evangelist!!

Foxsy - A matchmaker for new friends on Messenger. (Dating, Chat, and Bots) Read the opinion of 20 influencers. Discover 8 alternatives like Wondr and Stealt...

With Yoyo Kikuchi, Luke Kensuke Yamamoto, Chris Messina

Foxsy

Foxsy is a personal matchmaking assistant as Chatbot

Foxsy - Your personal matchmaking assistant. (Dating, Bots, and Facebook Messenger) Read the opinion of 15 influencers.

With Luke Kensuke Yamamoto, Yoyo Kikuchi

What Fbstart is?

Summary of FbStart and the lists of Chatbots in the program.

Researcher

About

Achievements

Growth Small business and Startup, especially User acquisition and business development.

Describe the most impressive thing you've done.

Skills

Bots Chatbots Growth User Acquisition Business Development Pitching Lean Startups Start-Ups

Locations

San Francisco Tokyo

Education

Jin Tanaka

Director of Investment at DEEPCORE l Hustler and entrepreneur turned investor for early-stage startups l Podcastor l Writer&Blogger l Event Organizer l Community Builder l Surfer, Yogi, and Runner

Growth Small business and Startup, especially User acquisition and business development.