Partner
Shinya Akamine
General Partner (in memoriam), Core Ventures Group
- Firm
- Core Ventures Group
- Title
- General Partner (in memoriam)
- Role
- General partner
- Known as
- Investor
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Record updated 1 October 2026
About
Shinya Akamine earned B.S., M.S. and Ph.D., degrees from Stanford in Electrical Engineering. He was recognized by Stanford as one of its most prolific inventors. Shinya was part of the team that opened the first McKinsey & Company’s Silicon Valley office. After successfully mastering business spreadsheets as a management consultant, he went on to play executive leadership roles at four Silicon Valley venture-backed technology start-ups, including serving as GM at Cygnus Solutions (sold to Red Hat) and serving as Founder and CEO of Postini (sold to Google). Shinya speaks four languages: English, Japanese, Spanish and Founder.
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