# Anis Uzzaman

> Anis Uzzaman is the San Jose-based founder and CEO of Pegasus Tech Ventures and founder and chairman of Startup World Cup. An engineer educated in Japan and the United States, he connects corporations with startups through venture-capital-as-a-service partnerships and writes about entrepreneurship and corporate innovation.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Pegasus Tech Ventures; Founder & Chairman at Startup World Cup
- **Organizations:** Pegasus Tech Ventures, Startup World Cup, IBM, Cadence Design Systems, Asteria, Tech in Asia, Forbes Finance Council
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Master of Science in Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University
- **Known for:** Founded Pegasus Tech Ventures and its corporate venture investment business., Founded and chairs Startup World Cup, whose grand finale offers a $1 million investment prize., Pegasus reports more than 300 investments on its current website.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2011** — Worked at IBM and Cadence Design Systems in engineering and business roles.
- **2011** — Founded Fenox Venture Capital, now Pegasus Tech Ventures; the corporate filing gives May 2011.
- **2014** — Became an outside director of Infoteria, now Asteria, in June.
- **2015** — Published StartupPedia, with a Jakarta book launch in May.
- **2016** — Startup World Cup chairman and CEO role listed from January in a corporate filing.
- **2017** — Startup World Cup held its inaugural grand finale.
- **2018** — Pegasus launched its corporate venture fund partnership with AISIN.
- **2021** — Coauthored a Hitotsubashi Business Review article on CVC 4.0 with Seiichiro Yonekura.
- **2026** — AISIN expanded its Pegasus-managed fund to $100 million and Japanet expanded its fund to $200 million.

## Achievements

- Founded Pegasus Tech Ventures and its corporate venture investment business.
- Founded and chairs Startup World Cup, whose grand finale offers a $1 million investment prize.
- Pegasus reports more than 300 investments on its current website.
- Authored startup books and contributed to business publications.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Discussed his career and leadership philosophy in a My Philosophy interview in Tokyo.
- **2026-08** — Published an essay on the regional competitions leading to Startup World Cup’s November grand finale.
- **2026-05** — Wrote an Inc. essay about outsourced innovation and the continuing role of corporate R&D.
- **2026-04** — Pegasus and Japanet announced a $200 million corporate venture fund.
- **2026-02** — AISIN doubled its Pegasus-managed fund to $100 million and extended the partnership through 2036.

## Links

- Website: https://www.anisuzzaman.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anisuzzaman/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/anis_uzzaman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anis.uzzaman.37

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Last updated: 2026-10-10