I was born in Tokyo, grew up in Germany, studied in the Netherlands, and have worked where B2B x Tech x New Business Development intersects for the last 15+ years in various roles & environments, starting in management consultancy (4.5 years), then becoming a core member of building SoftBank Robotics from scratch and expanding it globally (4.5 years), and for the past 5 years I've been involved early~middle stage startups as COO/CEO with one of them ending in a major M&A exit, until I recently joined US unicorn startup Deel Inc., as a partnerships manager.