Nishimura Mariko

tarted as an IT engineer at IBM Japan, with roles at Adobe and Bascule before co-founding HEART CATCH (Tokyo) in 2014 and HEART CATCH LA (Los Angeles) in 2020. Leveraging expertise in technology and creativity, supports startups in Japan and the US through investment, growth, and operations, while collaborating with Japanese companies and municipalities on new business initiatives. Serves as a J-Startup supporter, member of the Expert Committee for Japan Open Innovation Awards (Cabinet Office), instructor at Art Thinking Collective (ESCP), Guest Professor at Musashino Art University, Forbes Japan columnist, and Fellow for Hamamatsu and Shizuoka.Last Updated: 2024.12

Co-Players

Fujihata Masaki

New media artist

Ryszard W. Kluszczyński

curator

Shiba Masako

Co-founder and Executive Director, BEAF

Yuk Hui

philosopher

Johnson Chang

curator

Harashima Daisuke

thinker