Summary
Ryu Nishida is a founder-turned-software engineer with nine years of hands-on experience building web and mobile platforms, currently interning at Atom Capital Management in Tokyo. A UC Berkeley Data Science graduate, he previously founded TransX Inc., creating TwoVit.com—a video-based review platform blending Yelp, Maps, and short-form video—that he seeded by producing over 700 videos himself to overcome marketplace liquidity challenges. His background includes crypto products (TransGift) and contract engineering at fintech startups, giving him a strong mix of product intuition, full-stack development, and operational grit. Comfortable shipping end-to-end systems from admin tooling to consumer apps, he pairs data-driven decision making with entrepreneurial execution. Notably, he has navigated international education and startup ecosystems across Japan, Canada, and the US, which informs his global perspective on product-market fit.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Data Science, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Data Science at University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Arts - BA (Transferred Out), Economics, Bachelor of Arts - BA (Transferred Out), Economics at Chuo University
Bachelor of Science - BS (Transferred Out), Quantitative Biology, Distinction, Bachelor of Science - BS (Transferred Out), Quantitative Biology, Distinction at University of Toronto - University of St. Michael's College
Chuo University Junior and High School
English, Japanese