Issei Kusano

Issei Kusano is an Associate and Venture Partner at TGVP focused on investments in the areas of Food/Beverage, Supply Chain Management, Climate Tech, Smart City, and Agriculture.
Issei started his career as a sales representative for packaging products at Toppan where he gained an expertise of the global packaging market.
Most recently, he has focused his efforts and experience towards to new business development and strategic investment in US startups.
Prior to coming to the US, he spent several years working with Japanese startups to develop new business in Japan.
Issei graduated from Kyushu University and majored in Agriculture focused on fish immunity.
Additionally, he is a Master of Business Administration from Waseda University.