Taro Hizume is a general partner at ffVC, previously an Investment Director at JBIC IG Partners and consultant at Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. He began his career at Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

What Taro can write

Writes checks of$250K to $1M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

ff Venture Capital writes $250K to $1M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: ff Venture Capital.

Career

  1. Mitsui & Co., Ltd. · analyst
  2. Industrial Growth Platform, Inc.
  3. JBIC IG Partners · Investment Director
  4. ffVC · general partner
  5. Industrial Growth Platform, Inc.
  6. ff Venture Capital · Partner
    Now

Focus

pe/vcmanagement consultingelectronicstmtcross-border m&a

Education

NYU Stern School of Business, MBA (Tech MBA) with DistinctionUniversity of Tokyo, M.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences

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Who is Taro Hizume?

Taro Hizume is a general partner at ffVC, previously an Investment Director at JBIC IG Partners and consultant at Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. He began his career at Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

How much does Taro Hizume invest?

Taro Hizume invests through ff Venture Capital, which writes checks of $250K to $1M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Taro Hizume?

A warm intro from a founder ff Venture Capital backed works best.

What did Taro Hizume do before ff Venture Capital?

analyst at Mitsui & Co., Ltd.; Industrial Growth Platform, Inc.; Investment Director at JBIC IG Partners; general partner at ffVC; Industrial Growth Platform, Inc..

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