i'm building omnivore, a project to explore culture, taste, & capital alongside founders & creativesthis website is under revamp!feel free to say hi at [email protected]!
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about me!
2007 | 🇯🇵/🇨🇳 | ucsd'29
interdisciplinary computing & the arts (icam)
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📍 shanghai · san diego · tokyo · los angeles · san francisco
hi, i’m aki! i’m a first year at uc san diego studying interdisciplinary computing & the arts.most of my time is spent at the intersection of ventures and brand narratives - usually as the person people go to when they need to figure out how an idea should look, feel, and spread.i’ve been fortunate to work with a16z-backed startups, YC China, baidu japan, and institutions like UC Berkeley Haas B-BAY, helping run entrepreneurship residencies and founder bootcamps.across my work, i’ve been assigned on creative & marketing campaigns with budgets of ~$1M+ USD, supporting teams that have collectively raised just short of ~$100M+ USD and have been featured on outlets like forbes and yahoo finance.right now, i’m building omnivore (what you see here), an advisory platform for founders exploring taste & capital. i’m also working on first loves, a series of physical collectibles about the first moments that shape hobbies - created in collaboration with senior creative directors at Nike.outside of work, you’ll usually find me watching the valorant champions tour, experimenting with touchdesigner or cavalry, color grading in davinci resolve, or figuring out which techy gadget i should buy next. (https://spoil.me/akiii)
i believe & love work in these four thingsCSCT - Culture, Systems, Capital, Taste- culture engines (games, creator economy, new media)
- system builders (ai, infrastructure, markets)
- capital allocators (venture funds, fellowships)
- taste-shapers (design and narrative studios)
- anyway, the financial infra for the agentic age
- not yet studio, the uta-esque talent acq. firm of china
- inutan studios, the immersive fantasy gacha studio
- circle (pre-ipo), the new internet financial system
- portal, the universal liquidity layer
- anchor acad. & nova, the nonconformist advisory firm
- spark lab, the creative startup accelerator for rebels
- infini, the neobank for anyone, anytime
- kicker, the productivity app that kicks your butt
- more