# Julien Nguyen

> Julien Nguyen is a French-educated General Partner at IT-Farm Corporation, a Tokyo-and-Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm with ~$100M under management across seven funds. A serial entrepreneur who founded four startups before pivoting to venture capital, he holds 21 US patents and was an early investor in Zoom (Series A), Wish, and Treasure Data. Based in Menlo Park, California, he bridges the US and Japanese technology ecosystems, helping global startups expand into Japan and Asia while backing transformative technologies in digital health, IoT, robotics, and AI.

- **Role:** General Partner at IT-Farm Corporation
- **Organizations:** IT-Farm Corporation, MemComputing, Applied Materials Ventures, NanoDimension
- **Nationality:** French
- **Education:** Master of Science, Ecole Polytechnique, Postgraduate Degree, Telecom Paris
- **Known for:** 21 US patents issued, Founded four startups: one IPO (Radius) and three acquisitions (Ezlogin, Novita Communications, E-Motions), Early investor in Zoom at Series A - one of the most successful VC bets in Silicon Valley history

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Began career as an engineer with strong technical foundations in AI and transformational technologies
- **1990s** — Founded Ezlogin, later acquired by 724 Solutions
- **1990s** — Co-founded Novita Communications, acquired by Planetweb
- **1990s** — Co-founded E-Motions, acquired by Sigma Designs
- **1990s** — Co-founded Radius, which went public (IPO)
- **2000s** — Joined Applied Materials Ventures as Managing Partner; invested in Infinera (Nasdaq: INFN), Grandis (acq'd by Samsung), M-Stream (acq'd by Broadcom), Devicescape, Takumi, Envis
- **2000s** — Served as Partner at NanoDimension
- **2013** — Joined IT-Farm Corporation as General Partner, Silicon Valley Office
- **2017** — IT-Farm Fund 6 focused on digital health; featured on 1Mby1M entrepreneurship podcast
- **2018** — Spoke at 1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum on digital health investment thesis
- **2025** — Serves as AI/Venture Advisor and Board Observer at MemComputing

## Achievements

- 21 US patents issued
- Founded four startups: one IPO (Radius) and three acquisitions (Ezlogin, Novita Communications, E-Motions)
- Early investor in Zoom at Series A - one of the most successful VC bets in Silicon Valley history
- Early investor in Wish (~$4B valuation) and Treasure Data
- IT-Farm portfolio includes 1 unicorn, 3 IPOs, and 20+ acquisitions
- Helped 100+ international companies enter the Japan market over 30 years
- Managing ~$100M AUM across seven funds as exclusive manager of Hikari Fund and Kibou Fund
- Educated at two of France's most prestigious grandes ecoles: Ecole Polytechnique and Telecom Paris

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Listed as AI/Venture Advisor and Board Observer at MemComputing, a company developing memory-computing AI hardware
- **2026** — Continues as General Partner at IT-Farm Corporation managing Hikari Fund, Kibou Fund, and Fund 7 with focus on early-stage technology startups in health tech, AI, robotics, and clean energy

## Links

- Website: https://it-farm.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/julien-nguyen

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Last updated: 2026-05-18