for Startups, Inc.
Public Affairs Div.Tomonori Izumi

Majored in sports psychology/exercise physiology at university. In his previous job at GMO Internet Group, he led the business development area. Later, joined For Startups Inc. in the start-up phase and was involved in the management of the growth industry support business. After becoming a joint-stock company, he was listed on Mothers about three and a half years later and founded the Public affairs Strategy Office, where he became the head of the office. He is currently working with central and local governments, universities and large companies to promote policy proposals and start-up ecosystem building projects that contribute to strengthening Japan's competitiveness.

◯Past positions
・General advisory to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's SHIFT(x) project.
・Special member of the Council for Promotion of Resource Recycling
・J-startup KANSAI recommendation committee　member/evaluation committee member
・Mentor for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's New Business Discovery Project
・Exective Advisor, Osaka Business Development Agency Start-up Ecosystem
・Member of the Industrial Technology Promotion and Startup Collaboration Committee, Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry
・Advisor to Tokushima Prefecture Health Care Business Support Advisor
・Ritsumeikan University Educational Corporation, Industry-University Co-creation Producer, Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation Promotion Office, Ritsumeikan University