Overview

Gender

male

Investor Type

Investment Partner

Mr. Toyokazu Terada is a Director at ITOCHU Technology Ventures. Inc.
Kaz Terada is formerly a managing director and a board member of ITOCHU Technology Ventures, Inc. (ITV), a venture capital firm (US$270mil under management). Kaz brought more than 20 years of experience to ITV specialized in ICT space from ITOCHU Corporation's Aerospace, Information Technology & Multimedia Group in Japan, the U.S., Taiwan and Europe. Prior to joining ITV in May 2006, Kaz was responsible for the business development and strategic investment of ITOCHU’s ICT & Media Group in the U.S. as a senior vice president of ITOCHU Technology, Inc (ITI). Prior to ITI, Kaz initiated ITOCHU's Business Transformation Outsourcing project based upon the horizontal integration of the ITOCHU Group's business infrastructure resources- business consulting, human resource management, business education and customer relationship management (CRM). The project capitalized on ITOCHU's original strength in IT(Information Technology) / FT(Finance Technology) / LT(Logistic Technology). Previously, as a senior manager, head of business development and a leading ITOCHU strategist, Kaz headed strategic IT projects in Communications, Networking, Security, Wireless, Enterprise Software, Semiconductor and Manufacturing Equipment. From 1997 to 1999, Kaz led Venture Investment efforts in the US, investing in early-stage Silicon Valley technology companies. Kaz was responsible for ITOCHU's first U.S. technology venture capital fund "Horizon Ventures" to be established. He is a former board member of ITOCHU Technology Ventures, Inc., Cuoca Planning Co.,Ltd., Vasily, Inc., Runa, Inc., DMP, Inc., CTCSP Corporation and CTC Create Corporation. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Japan's Waseda University. 　He is the president of TiE Japan (tie.org).