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Hiro Tamura is a highly regarded founder, board member and tech investor, with over two decades of experience investing in and advising high-growth private technology companies.
In 2022, Hiro founded investment firm, Wathos, where he also serves as Chief Executive Officer. Wathos specializes in advisory services and investments in pre-IPO, high-growth technology companies.
Hiro has served in numerous executive roles throughout his career. At venture capital firm, Atomico, Hiro served as General Partner and led the firm’s investment strategy, negotiations, acquisitions and internal processes. Prior to Atomico, he co-founded and served as CIO of SP&W, a Tokyo-based principal investment and financial advisory firm. Concurrently, Hiro founded Triple Junction, a technology consultancy firm. As CEO of Triple Junction, he advised leading technology companies on global strategic initiatives. Notably, Hiro was integral in developing strategies that helped Skype grow its business in Japan and the Asia Pacific region.
Hiro’s early career included time as Director at IRG Ltd., a Pan-Asian...Hiro Tamura is a highly regarded founder, board member and tech investor, with over two decades of experience investing in and advising high-growth private technology companies.
In 2022, Hiro founded investment firm, Wathos, where he also serves as Chief Executive Officer. Wathos specializes in advisory services and investments in pre-IPO, high-growth technology companies.
Hiro has served in numerous executive roles throughout his career. At venture capital firm, Atomico, Hiro served as General Partner and led the firm’s investment strategy, negotiations, acquisitions and internal processes. Prior to Atomico, he co-founded and served as CIO of SP&W, a Tokyo-based principal investment and financial advisory firm. Concurrently, Hiro founded Triple Junction, a technology consultancy firm. As CEO of Triple Junction, he advised leading technology companies on global strategic initiatives. Notably, Hiro was integral in developing strategies that helped Skype grow its business in Japan and the Asia Pacific region.
Hiro’s early career included time as Director at IRG Ltd., a Pan-Asian investment bank focused on investments in the technology, media, and telecommunications space. Prior to IRG, Hiro worked in worked in International Equity Research Sales at Lehman Brothers in New York. Notably, during his time at Lehman, he was involved in the sale of Pacific Internet, the first Asian Internet company to list on NASDAQ.
Hiro has served as a board member for many of his firms’ investments globally, offering his expertise in the technology sector and on global strategic growth initiatives. Notable companies include MasterClass, Gympass, Compass, Clutter, MessageBird, Framer, SmartNews, Quid and more. Hiro currently serves as a board member for Endeavor, a nonprofit whose mission is to build thriving entrepreneurial ecosystems in emerging and underserved markets around the globe.
Hiro earned a BA in Economics & International Studies from Northwestern University.READ MOREVIEW LESS
Wathos is an advisory services and investment firm specializing in pre-IPO technology companies.
Yuma Crossing Capital Advisors LLP
Founder & Managing Partner
May 2024
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Present
London, UK
An advisory business founded by Hiro, engaged in a partnership with wealth manager AITi Global, Inc. with the aim to identify, invest in and support prominent private tech companies.
Atomico is a European Venture Capital firm headquartered in London, with offices in Paris and Stockholm.
SP&W Co.
Co-Founder & Managing Director
2004
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2008
Tokyo, JP
SP&W Co. was a financial services and advisory firm. It specialized in alternative and special-situation financing opportunities in Japan.
Triple Junction Co.
Founder & CEO
2004
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2008
Tokyo, JP
Triple Junction Co. was a technology consulting firm focused on market entry of global companies into Japan / APAC. Key clients included Skype, eBay, eHarmony and Joost.
IRG Ltd.
Director
2000
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2004
Tokyo, JP
IRG Ltd. was the first pan-Asian technology, media and telecom-focused investment platform, with offices in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore and Seoul.
Lehman Brothers
Associate
1996
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2000
New York, NY, USA
Lehman Brothers was an American global financial services firm founded in 1847. The firm Primarily did business in investment banking, equity, fixed-income research, investment management, private equity and private banking.
Endeavor is the leading global community of, by, and for high-impact entrepreneurs. Its mission is to build thriving entrepreneurial ecosystems in emerging and underserved markets around the world.
Aiven offers a fully managed, open source cloud data platform that enables customers to drive business results from open source data technologies that trigger true transformations on a global scale.
Infarm's advanced farming system decouples food production from negative impacts on the planet's ecosystems and sets a foundation for a more sustainable, efficient and environmentally friendly food system.
Scoutbee’s market-leading supplier intelligence & discovery platform empowers procurement professionals to enhance their master data, make better sourcing decisions, and find and onboard new suppliers across the world.
Clutter is a one-stop-shop for all moving and storage needs. Its state-of-the-art technology enables allows it to provide the most affordable, flexible and reliable service nationally. Hiro Tamura sat on their Board for five years.
MessageBird is an omnichannel automation platform offering application software and APIs to automate and personalize every touchpoint with customers across SMS, Voice and Whatsapp.
Quid's platform uses advanced artificial intelligence to process billions of indexed resources across all forms of structured and unstructured data, empowering brand, agency, and consulting services customers to make smart, data-driven decisions accurately, quickly and efficiently.
Gengo's intuitive translation platform allows companies of any size to order cost-efficient translations from professional translators. Hiro Tamura previously served on the Board of Directors.
Skype is a proprietary telecommunications application operated by Skype Technologies, a division of Microsoft, best known for VoIP-based videotelephony, videoconferencing and voice calls.
