Dream Faster

I am in charge of sourcing the most innovative and unique European startups serving Honda strategy and development. Born in Paris and based in Berlin, I have a technical background in aerospace engineering, a strong interest for entrepreneurship and its learnings. I’m particularly passionate about climate startups with deep tech approaches in the field of sustainable material sourcing, carbon capture, green manufacturing among other topics.

As the program lead for Europe and Africa, I help the team building connections with the most outstanding startups for Honda Xcelerator Ventures in the region.

Born in Paris and based in Berlin, I have a founder and innovation consulting background and I have built a deep knowledge of the startup ecosystem. I’m particularly passionate about deep tech startups in the fields of energy transition, decarbonization, robotics, and AI.

I believe that entrepreneurs can change the World and I am happy to support visionary founders as part of my everyday job.

As the leader of Honda Xcelerator Ventures activity in Israel I connect Israeli startups with our corporate and aim to facilitate technological collaborations between Honda’s experts and Israeli technologies.

Prior to joining Honda Innovations, I served as a technology scout for an automotive tier 1 focusing on the Israeli innovation ecosystem and held past innovation sourcing positions in the renewable energy, agriculture, and chemical spaces. I hold an MBA in entrepreneurship and innovation from Ben-Gurion University. I like Honda’s technological openness – our Honda Xcelerator Ventures program is aiming for diversified, corporate-wide impact leveraging its global outreach – a truly unique open innovation approach in a traditional automotive industry.

At Honda Xcelerator Ventures, I lead the global Alliance Development team, responsible for sourcing startups and managing strategic partnerships worldwide.
Before joining Honda, I spent 10 years at KPMG FAS in Tokyo, specializing in strategy consulting with a focus on M&A strategy, commercial due diligence, and innovation management.
I led numerous projects related to the design and implementation of corporate venture capital (CVC) programs and advised major Japanese companies on open innovation strategies.
I also worked at KPMG Israel for three years, supporting the Tel Aviv office across audit, tax, and advisory services, while contributing to Japanese corporate clients’ technology scouting and investment activities.
My publications include Jisso CVC and contributions to NIKKEI Tech Foresight on Israel’s technology landscape.
I hold a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from Waseda University and an M.A. in Political Science from the University of Chicago, where I also pursued Ph.D. studies in international politics, applied game theory, and statistical modeling.

As my duties at Honda Xcelerator Ventures, I focus on discovering emerging startups in Asia and Oceania and fostering connections within founders and Honda for strategic collaboration. Prior to joining here, I was involved in strategic alliance development at SoftBank, including due diligence for startup investments, management accouonting, and consideration of deal structures. Before that, I worked at a governmental financial institution, where I was responsible for LP investments in PE and VC across Europe, Asia, and the United States. My enthusiasm lies in cutting-edge technology ventures, particularly those focusing on decarbonization, resource circulation, among others and I’m happy to accelerate Honda’s open innovation initiatives onto the global stage. 

I joined Honda R&D as an electrical engineer and was responsible for research and development in the power products area, including the robotic lawnmower Miimo, as well as strategic planning in the planning office for over 10 years. After completing an MBA in graduate school, I launched the open innovation program “Honda Xcelerator Japan” in 2018 as a member of Honda Innovations to accelerate collaboration with Japanese tech startups.

In 2020, we created the “IGNITION” program to launch spin-off startups from within Honda. The first statup is Ashirase Inc, which provides a walking navigation system for the visually impaired using foot vibration. The second company Striemo Inc, provides three-wheeled micromobility with innovative balance-assist technology. I’ve supported launch, fundraising and value-up with VCs to incubate their business.

In 2023, I returned to this team again. Also we have transformed as Honda Xcelerator Ventures with not only collaboration but also investment activity from Honda headquarters in Tokyo.

I work as a liaison between startups and Honda in Japan and the Southeast Asia region. As part of the Honda Xcelerator Ventures program, I scout for future technologies and business models which, and develop partnerships for co-creation and collaboration.

I began my career as an engineer developing mass production power products and performing research and development of new areas such as energy, fuel cell and battery products. I continued in that pursuit for over 10 years.

In addition to my role in Xcelerator, I also belong to the Honda Motor corporate planning department where I engage in business strategy and development. I’m involved in the Honda new business spin-out program called IGNITION. Honda employees’ dreams and ideas that actively create new value for customers are brought to life through this program. Through this combination of roles, I’m able to strongly promote collaboration.