Ryosuke Kuwada
About Ryosuke Kuwada
Ryosuke Kuwada is based in Tokyo. He has worked for more than 30 years in electronic materials and display businesses. He began his career at DuPont Japan in 1984 as a technical service engineer. He later became a global business manager for electronics materials at DuPont Asia Pacific. His later roles included senior positions at E Ink and Toppan Printing, where he led corporate planning, and he was Vice President of Sales and Business Development at Innova Dynamics, a US company. He studied at Keio University, with an engineering degree in electronics materials design and an MBA.
He is Co-Founder and Director of Visban Corporation in Tokyo, which works on beyond-5G small base stations on glass. He is also President of the consulting firm Project Far East Corporation. His board and advisory roles include Outside Director at RS Technologies (since 2022), Independent Outside Director at Japan Display (2019 to 2025), advisor to the CEO of SCIVAX, and Venture Partner at The University of Tokyo Edge Capital.
He is a named co-inventor, with Arokia Nathan and Suk-Bae Cha, on patent applications filed in 2022.
PitchBook classifies him as an angel investor. It lists one investment, in Innova Dynamics on 31 January 2013, and one exit. Deal size and terms are not disclosed. Beyond that, no other personal angel deals are listed in the sources reviewed.
Since October 2022 he has been a partner and advisor at PrimeTech Ventures, a venture firm for hard and deep tech with offices in San Jose, Tokyo and Seoul. His investing and operating history is in electronic materials, displays, nanomaterials and wireless hardware. He has also held venture partner roles at The University of Tokyo Edge Capital and CM Venture Capital.
He has not publicly stated a preferred stage, check size or thesis in the sources reviewed, so none is given here. Founders working on hardware, materials or telecom-adjacent technology, particularly with links to Japan, US or Korea, are closest to his documented experience.
- Innova Dynamics: electronic materials company (PitchBook lists it under electronic equipment and instruments); listed as an angel investment dated 31 January 2013. He also later worked there as Vice President of Sales and Business Development.
- Visban Corporation: Tokyo company building beyond-5G small base stations on glass; he is a co-founder and director (founder role, not an investment).
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/1233061-57
- linkedin.com/in/ryosuke-kuwada-a5163517
- marketscreener.com/insider/RYOSUKE-KUWADA-A0897G
- network.sid.org/network/members/profile?UserKey=779bede0-5ccf-49af-a2f
- finance.yahoo.com/news/cambrios-appoints-tech-business-veteran-2300001
- patents.justia.com/inventor/ryosuke-kuwada
- teaserclub.com/investors/the-university-of-tokyo-edge-capital
Investing activity
Ryosuke Kuwada is listed on Lounge as an angel investor. The deals desk records Series A and later AI rounds and seeds over $10M, so smaller checks may not show here yet.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Ryosuke Kuwada
Does Ryosuke Kuwada invest in AI startups?
No AI investments by him appear in the public sources reviewed. His documented focus is hard and deep tech through PrimeTech Ventures, and his background is in electronic materials and displays.
What is Ryosuke Kuwada's angel check size?
It is not public. No source reviewed states a check size or fund size.
What stage does Ryosuke Kuwada invest in?
He has not publicly stated a stage. The only listed angel deal, Innova Dynamics in January 2013, is tagged by PitchBook as a company generating revenue.
Where is Ryosuke Kuwada based?
He is based in Tokyo, Japan. PrimeTech Ventures, where he is a partner and advisor, has offices in San Jose, Tokyo and Seoul.
What companies has Ryosuke Kuwada founded or led?
He is Co-Founder and Director of Visban Corporation and President of Project Far East Corporation. He has also served on the boards of Japan Display and RS Technologies.
Is Ryosuke Kuwada an angel investor?
Yes. Ryosuke Kuwada invests personally as an angel.
How can founders reach Ryosuke Kuwada?
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