Tomotaka Goji

代表取締役社長CEO マネージングパートナー (Representative Director, President and CEO, Managing Partner) at UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners · Joined 2004

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Biography

Tomotaka Goji is co-founder and Representative Director, President and CEO of 株式会社東京大学エッジキャピタルパートナーズ (UTEC), where he is also a Managing Partner, and is Chair of the Japan Venture Capital Association. UTEC's own profile states that since co-founding 株式会社東京大学エッジキャピタル in April 2004 he has been responsible for establishing and operating the UTEC1 through UTEC6 investment limited partnerships, totalling approximately JPY 130 billion (計約1300億円), for UTEC's team building, and for guiding investment, development and exit at UTEC portfolio companies; it states that 22 portfolio companies have achieved M&A and 21 have listed. Before UTEC he was a civil servant: at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, now METI, UTEC states he drafted the Investment Limited Partnership Act of 1998, which is the enabling statute for Japanese venture capital funds, and the Japanese SBIR small business technology innovation scheme of 1999; he then worked on the Copyright Management Business Act of 2001 at the Agency for Cultural Affairs and the Trust Business Act of 2003 at the Financial Services Agency before leaving government. He graduated from the University of Tokyo Faculty of Law in 1996, holds a Stanford MBA from 2003 and a doctorate in engineering from the University of Tokyo. He became a Managing Director of the Japan Venture Capital Association in July 2015, Vice Chair in July 2022 and Chair in July 2023.

Education

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

WASSHA株式会社株式会社お金のデザイン株式会社Hashport株式会社ティアフォー (TIER IV, Inc.)エディットフォース株式会社 (EditForce)Deep30投資事業有限責任組合株式会社DATAFLUCT株式会社PURMX Therapeuticsスタートバーン株式会社 (Startbahn)Faraday Pharmaceuticals Inc.スタジオアンビルト株式会社 (Studio Unbuilt)株式会社CapexRegCell Inc.ONIGO株式会社issinホールディングス株式会社株式会社NovAccel

Career Timeline

2004
Co-founds 株式会社東京大学エッジキャピタル in April 2004 and has since established and run the UTEC1 to UTEC6 investment limited partnerships (計約1300億円, approximately JPY 130 billion in total).
2015
Becomes 常務理事 (Managing Director) of the Japan Venture Capital Association from July 2015.
2022
Becomes 副会長 (Vice Chair) of the Japan Venture Capital Association from July 2022.
2023
Becomes 会長 (Chair) of the Japan Venture Capital Association from July 2023.
2025
Named as 非常勤講師 and UTEC representative for the course 「サイエンス&テクノロジー・アントレプレナーシップ」 begun at the University of Tokyo, announced by UTEC on 8 October 2025.

Sources & References

UTEC - Tomotaka Goji profile (title, biography, education, 担当投資先) ↗UTEC - Our Team roster page ↗UTEC - University of Tokyo lecture announcement (8 October 2025) ↗UTEC - Firm Profile (fund list and sizes) ↗