Yuto Kono

Principal at Genesia Ventures, Inc. · Joined 2017

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Biography

Yuto Kono is Principal at Genesia Ventures, Inc., which he joined in 2017 during the firm's founding period. His Genesia Ventures profile page states that he travelled to India in 2013 while enrolled at Waseda University and worked in business development and investment roles at local startups, at the Indian technology media company YourStory and at CyberAgent Capital, and that he worked on content development at the EdTech company Quipper, which was acquired by Recruit in 2015. At Genesia Ventures he established the Indonesia office in 2019, subsequently served as the Vietnam office representative, and has been based in the Japan office since 2023. His profile page states he has made approximately 30 seed investments across Japan, Southeast Asia, India and Africa in Vertical AI and AI-native services, entertainment and content, and lifestyle and wellness, and lists his responsible portfolio companies (担当投資先) by name. No current board seat could be sourced.

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Previous Experience

Notable Investments

MOSHコノセル (Conocer)DocquityKAMEREOManabieaileadConnect AfyaKasagi LabomicroverseRemitAidAI MageStoryHubRePlayce

Career Timeline

2013
Travels to India while enrolled at Waseda University and works in business development and investment roles at local startups, at the Indian tech media company YourStory and at CyberAgent Capital, per his Genesia Ventures profile page.
2017
Joins Genesia Ventures during the firm's founding period.
2019
Establishes Genesia Ventures' Indonesia office, per his Genesia Ventures profile page.
2023
Returns to the Japan office, per his Genesia Ventures profile page.

Sources & References

Genesia Ventures - 河野 優人 / Yuto Kono profile (担当投資先 list) ↗Genesia Ventures - TEAM ↗