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Akemi Koda

Founder and CEO

Palo Alto, California, United States · 1 connection

USAsia Venture Partners

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About

A passionate woman entrepreneur, Akemi is a start-up advisor & angel Investor​, Founder & CEO and Board of Director at USAsia Venture Partners, an innovative strategic consultancy serving clients in the US, Japan and throughout Asia. Akemi is also a member of Stanford Angels and program committee member at Keizai Silicon Valley, a professional networking organization which showcases experts on issues critical to the success of entrepreneurs and companies doing business with Japan. She is a strong advocate to strengthen Japan-US business relations. Her education and career started in her native Japan. She understands market trends and consumer preferences on both sides of the Pacific. Her expertise in product marketing and business development spans over 20 years, making her mark in advancing companies such as NEC, United Airlines, CWT and Varig Airlines-Tokyo.

Experience

Founder and CEOUSAsia Venture Partners
Jul 2009
Senior Vice PresidentUSAsia Venture Partners
Sep 2014 to Jul 2017
PrincipalUSAsia Venture Partners
Jul 2009 to Sep 2014
Board of Director, JCCNC (Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Northern California)Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Northern California (JCCNC)
Apr 2022
Board ObserverPeanut Robotics
Sep 2021
StartX Board of Advisor MentorStartX
Sep 2022
Investor at Band of AngelsBand of Angels
Mar 2019
AdvisorBerkeley SkyDeck
Sep 2022
Sr. Marketing Representative (Marketing Manager role), Global Services DivisionNEC Corporation of America, A subsidiary of Japan-based NEC, a Fortune Global 500 company
Dec 2006 to Mar 2009
Senior Corporate Travel Consultant onsite at Roche and National SemiconductorCarlson Wagonlit Travel Basic company page — company details not listed yet
May 1997 to Nov 2005
Corporate Travel Consultant onsite onsite at Mitsubishi Electronics Corp.BCD Travel (BTI) Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Feb 1996 to May 1997
ICSRUnited Airlines
Dec 1990 to Dec 1993

Education

Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Stanford Executive Program (SEP)2022 Organizational Leadership
2022 to 2022
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Certificate of Participation Stanford Executive Program: Business Leadership Series and Executive
2020 to 2020
Stanford Continuing Studies
Strategic Marketing of High Tech Products and Innovations Formulating Business Strategy
2006 to 2009
San Francisco State University
B.S. Marketing
2003 to 2006