Teppei Tsutsui

Teppei Tsutsui invests as a general partner at GFR Fund, backing gaming, entertainment and consumer technology companies. He previously worked in finance at Morgan Stanley and has experience as a founder and chief financial officer.

Career

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Based in: San Francisco
Elsewhere

Omeda Studios

Feb 2021 — Present

Director

GFR Fund

Apr 2016 — Present

General Partner

GREE Holdings, Inc.

Vice President
Present
GREE Holdings
Director, Investment
Nov 2014 — Apr 2016
GREE, Inc. · San Francisco, California, United States
Director, Corporate Planning / Strategic Finance
Jul 2011 — Nov 2014
GREE, Inc. · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Magma

Aug 2023 — Present

Investor and Board Member

indie.io

Nov 2022 — Present

Investor and Board Observer

Hiber

Jul 2020 — Present

Investor and Board Observer

VRChat

Jan 2016 — Present

Investor and Board Observer

IUGO Mobile Entertainment

Jan 2012 — Sep 2018

Investor and Board Member

Morgan Stanley

Jul 2008 — Jul 2011

Associate, Investment Banking Division

University of Chicago

Master of Business Administration

Hitotsubashi University

Bachelor’s degree, Law

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Social sciences

Products & media

gfrfund.com

Teppei Tsutsui on founder motivation and his path into venture

Tsutsui describes what he looks for in founders, an unusual product pitch and the career decision that took him from investment banking to startup investing.

Media appearance

note.com

How GFR defines its investing strategy

In this Japanese-language essay, Tsutsui explains how fund size, sector focus, team experience and networks shape a venture firm’s strategy.

Writing

gfrfund.com

How GFR designed its scout program

Tsutsui explains how small early checks help investors learn about founders, with results from GFR’s program and its workload and signaling tradeoffs.

Writing

note.com

Inside GFR’s early RTFKT investment

In this Japanese-language case study, Tsutsui recounts the investment decision, company setup, hiring support and setbacks before RTFKT’s shift toward NFTs.

Writing

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Teppei Tsutsui

Omeda Studios

GFR Fund

GREE Holdings, Inc.

Vice President

Director, Investment

Director, Corporate Planning / Strategic Finance

Magma

indie.io

Hiber

VRChat

IUGO Mobile Entertainment

Morgan Stanley

University of Chicago

Hitotsubashi University

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Products & media

Teppei Tsutsui on founder motivation and his path into venture

How GFR defines its investing strategy

How GFR designed its scout program

Inside GFR’s early RTFKT investment

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