Kensuke Amaha (@amokensuke), Managing Executive Officer of Coincheck, Inc. has been appointed as a Startup Ecosystem Advisor for Shibuya Ward, Tokyo. He will serve from Monday, October 17, 2022 to Friday, March 31, 2023, and will "fuse the Shibuya of the past with the Shibuya of the future to create an even more exciting community.
Kensuke Amaha is appointed Startup Ecosystem Advisor for Tokyo's Shibuya Ward
Shibuya City has been involved in various energetic activities such as "Innovation for New Normal from Shibuya," a demonstration project for startups, and the "Shibuya Startup Deck," a consortium for public-private partnerships. Kensuke Amaha's Startup Deck. He will continue to create various ecosystems through public-private-academic collaboration, including the appointment of Kensuke Amaha as a Startup Ecosystem Advisor.
Q. Why do you like Shibuya? What excites you about Shibuya?
Kensuke Amaha: Shibuya is full of energy, and the whole town is a community that continues to transmit new culture. In terms of business, Shibuya went through a period when it was called "Bit Valley," and many startups are still active there with vision and enthusiasm. As one of the people who work in Shibuya, I hope to fuse the past Shibuya with the future Shibuya and make it an even more exciting community.
Q. How do you want to contribute to the startup ecosystem in Shibuya?
Kensuke Amaha: I would like to contribute to the revitalization of the community and the expansion of the startup ecosystem using crypto, NFT, and Metaverse technologies. Shibuya already has people, goods, and money, and I think communities are being created spontaneously. However, we believe that by utilizing NFT, crypto assets, and the metaverse as a means to this end, we can create an ecosystem that will further accelerate this movement. I believe that this will lead to the birth of startups from Shibuya that can compete on the global stage.
Kensuke Amaha also wrote on his Twitter page, "I am honored that Coincheck is also based in Shibuya. I will do my best for Shibuya Ward.