Tsuyoshi Ito is the CEO and Founding Partner of Beyond Next Ventures. See contact routes.
Tsuyoshi Ito is the CEO and Founding Partner of Beyond Next Ventures, a Tokyo-based firm he launched in August 2014 to fund startups commercializing cutting-edge research from Japanese universities. His investment thesis targets seed and early-stage deep tech companies, with primary focus on sectors including digital health, medical devices, robotics, agri-food, and space-energy, operating mainly in Japan and India. The firm manages approximately $325 million across four funds and typically leads investments in university-originated ventures rather than following other investors. Notable portfolio companies include Spiber, CYBERDYNE (which IPO’d), MicroWave Chemistry (IPO’d), and Cyfuse Biomedical, all reflecting his emphasis on academia-driven deep tech. Ito distinguishes himself by holding concurrent academic roles as a Guest Associate Professor at Nagoya University and Guest Professor at Hiroshima University, while also serving on Cabinet Office startup committees. He publicly articulates a vision where financial returns from commercialized academic research circulate back into academia, a principle that defines his fund’s mission and operation
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