We are a Responsible AI studio bridging Tokyo and San Francisco.
Meet the Team
Daniel Riedel
Executive Director
Daniel is a successful founder bringing decades of experience in technology, data, and entrepreneurship to help guide new ventures.
He founded and recently sold New Context, a company focused on DevSecOps, and building secure resilient infrastructure to securely manage data at scale.
He serves as a Board Director and Treasurer for OASIS, an organization that manages important industry standards such as MQTT, SAML, CTI and Amber Alerts, while also governing open organizations such as the Baseline Ethereum alliance. He continually works with global organizations to create standards and best practices to build stronger resilient infrastructure.
Inspired by his father who worked for decades in the directorship of Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories in Science and Energy, Daniel is engaged in helping build sustainable ecosystems for human kind to thrive on Earth and beyond.
Brady Forrest
Partner
Brady has over 16 years of experience in new business development and venture capital. He is passionate about creating positive social impact through technology, media, and education.
He is a Kauffman Fellow, a Loomis Council member at the Stimson Center, a guest lecturer at Singularity University, and an active angel investor.
He is a director at three non-profit organizations: MobileCoin Foundation, a company that aims to build a future where financial transactions are private and secure; Community Arts Stabilization Trust (CAST), a non-profit that purchases, renovates, and manages buildings for art organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area; and Ideas Beyond Borders (IBB), a non-profit that makes forbidden books and internet sites available to the Arabic world.
Our Mission
Incubate early stage companies and entrepreneurs to build Trusted AI Applications and Sustainable Businesses bridging San Francisco and Tokyo.
Launching a venture studio in San Francisco is not just constructing a physical presence; it's about joining a creating a dynamic epicenter of innovation and creativity. This bustling city, renowned as a global tech hub and home to many world-changing startups, already boasts an incredible community centered around technology, entrepreneurship, and relentless innovation. By establishing a venture studio here, we are fortifying this existing ecosystem, providing a platform for people to connect, learn and invent. It becomes a beacon of inspiration, where visionary ideas intersect with opportunity, enabling us to nurture, guide, and catapult the next revolutionary startups.
