Tokyo University Founders Association Fund
7 Chome-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo City, Tokyo, 113-8654, Japan
Overview
University of Tokyo Founders Association Fund is a venture capital fund that started as a community of founders from the University of Tokyo.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 1
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 0
Investment portfolio
- HiTalent
Led · Equity · Aug 2024
HiTalent operates a membership-based matching platform connecting highly skilled freelancers and contract professionals—primarily from strategy consulting and investment banking backgrounds—to companies seeking high-value services. The company was founded in January 2020 by Hirohei Ariyoshi and Goichi Wakayama and vets talent through a strict screening process. As of July 2024 HiTalent reports 2,400 members and 200 client companies. The business has operated in bootstrap mode until this first external equity financing. HiTalent plans to introduce AI-driven matching to improve match accuracy and speed, and to expand job categories beyond strategy consulting into finance and data science. The company also intends to engage in M&A and a startup-studio model to support company turnarounds and new ventures, and has a long-term goal to assemble 10 million high-talents globally by 2050.
Team
No current team members are available.