Ken Nishimura
A Lecturer (socio-information And Communication Studies)
Chiyoda, Japan
Summary
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Top SchoolKen Nishimura is a Tokyo-based lecturer and seasoned tech investor with over 20 years in technology media and venture capital, blending academic teaching at Sophia University with hands-on startup investing. He has led early-stage deals across energy, advanced materials, life sciences, robotics, AI and consumer tech as a partner at Coral Capital and built startup programs and strategic relationships at Google Japan. Formerly a technology journalist and editor who scaled TechCrunch Japan and other publications, he combines storytelling and product sensibility to amplify founders and media reach. Known for turning content into measurable growth (quadrupling blog traffic; growing TechCrunch Tokyo from 600 to 2,500 attendees), he brings a rare mix of editorial craft, technical curiosity and deal-making acumen. An early Linux adopter and former developer/product owner, he still applies practical engineering instincts to vet technology and teams.
17 years of coding experience
BA, Physics, BA, Physics at Waseda University
English, Japanese
Github Skills (11)
rails-app10
dictionary10
ruby7
rails7
unicode4
math3
testing2
unit-test2
apr1
rust1
haskell1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
knsmr/reijiro
Feb 2012 - Apr 2015
A Rails app to read and memorize Eijiro dictionary with spaced repetition system
Contributions:245 commits, 2 PRs, 2 pushes in 3 years 2 months
dictionaryrails-apprailsspaced-repetition-systemrepetition
knsmr/worklista
Oct 2010 - Sep 2011
Contributions:357 commits in 11 months
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