Akane Miura Email Address

Vice President of Marketing and Operation

Scrum Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm based in Silicon valley. We invest in entrepreneurs who are creating startups in the high growth mobile sector. We help companies accelerate growth with our expertise and powerful network in Asia.

I work for Scrum Ventures as the VP of Marketing and Operation. Scrum Ventures invests in U.S.based seed and early stage startups and helps them expand to the Asian market at the optimal time. Scrum Ventures has invested in over 50 startups in the last 3 years since it was started in 2013.I moved to the U.S. in 2014, and I started working for the Tofu Project, an organization that builds inspirational, cross-collaborative environments. It is a place where creative leaders, influencers, and community activists from diverse backgrounds can access unique tools, networks, and opportunities that enable them to be more effective in their work.Previously, I was a key member of the Core Operations team at MagMag, the largest E-Zine site in Japan since 2000. Later I became the Chief Editor and after that, the Managing Director of the company. I left MagMag to work for Benesse Corporation in 2009, as part of the Planning and Operations team for the company's web service for pregnant women and new mothers. I was also an editor / writer for Lifehacker Japan from 2009 to 2014, interviewing a wide range of prominent Japanese figures, including entrepreneurs, psychiatrists, comic artists, and novelists.