Joichi Ito (伊藤穰一 Itō Jōichi*, born June 19, 1966), nicknamed Joi Ito, is a Japanese-born and American-educated entrepreneur.
In the spirit of disclosure, here are all of my venture investments and roles. I have also listed my non-profit roles.
Roles
- Board Member, Technorati
- Chairman, Six Apart Japan
- Board Member, Digital Garage
- CEO, Neoteny Co., Ltd.
- Board Member, Socialtext
- Board Member, BUG
- Board Member, Etology
- Board Member, Brainsellers
- Board Member, Neoteny Venture Development
- Board Member, CGM Marketing
- Board Member, Storyplanet
- Board Member, Fotonauts
- Advisory Roles/Advisory Boards
Investments
Companies where I have a > 5% stake are marked with an "M" (this is not exact since the calculation of "stake" is unclear and the percentages fluctuate)
- Via Neoteny
- Via Digital Garage
- Direct investments US
- Direct investments Japan
- Other Direct investments
- Investments through funds
- Exited
Non-profit organizations
- CEO, Creative Commons
- Board Member, WITNESS
- Board Member, iCommons
- Board Member, Mozilla Foundation
- Board Member, Mozilla Japan
- Board Member, Nishimachi International School
- Board Member, ZeroOne Art and Technology Network
- Board Member, Enjin01, Cultural Strategy Council (Japan)
- Board Member, Global Voices
- Board Member, Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
- Board Member Emeritus, Open Source Initiative
- Advisory Board Member, Metabrainz Foundation
Other non-profits I support
Government Roles
- The Japanese Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications study group on the Basic Resident Registers Network member
- The City of Yokohama Commission of Inquiry on Personal Data Protection