# Keisuke Tomida

> Keisuke Tomida is the Okinawa-based co-founder and co-CEO of HelloWorld, which provides international exchange through domestic homestays, school connections and community activities. A former employment lawyer and UC Berkeley visiting scholar, he co-founded HelloWorld with Hikari Nonaka in October 2020, seeking to make friendships across countries part of everyday life.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Co-CEO at HelloWorld
- **Organizations:** HelloWorld Inc., Attic Start Inc., PST Academy, Dai-ichi Fuyo Law Office
- **Education:** Law department graduate; degree title not specified in source, Keio University, Graduate; degree title not specified in source, Keio University Law School
- **Known for:** Co-founded HelloWorld in Okinawa in October 2020., HelloWorld won ICC FUKUOKA 2023 Social Good Catapult., HelloWorld received an excellence award in the fifth Nikkei Social Business Contest.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Began practicing as a lawyer specializing in employer-side labor and employment matters.
- **2018** — Moved to Berkeley as a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley; met Hikari Nonaka at a startup pitch event in Fukuoka.
- **2019** — Left his law firm on December 31, according to his January 2020 personal essay; developed international exchange app Paike.
- **2020** — Relocated to Okinawa and co-founded HelloWorld with Hikari Nonaka on October 1.
- **2023** — HelloWorld won the Social Good Catapult at ICC FUKUOKA.
- **2024** — Appointed a director of PST Academy; HelloWorld announced ¥184 million in debt financing in August.
- **2025** — Presented HelloWorld at ICC FUKUOKA 2025; company released an AI English conversation beta for WorldClassroom in April.
- **2026** — September announcement listed Tomida for an October 7 public-education panel at IMPACT STARTUP SUMMIT 2026.

## Achievements

- Co-founded HelloWorld in Okinawa in October 2020.
- HelloWorld won ICC FUKUOKA 2023 Social Good Catapult.
- HelloWorld received an excellence award in the fifth Nikkei Social Business Contest.
- Appointed director of PST Academy, announced April 2024.
- HelloWorld secured ¥184 million in unsecured, unguaranteed, non-dilutive debt financing in August 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — HelloWorld announced Tomida as a scheduled panelist on public education at IMPACT STARTUP SUMMIT 2026 on October 7; the announcement alone does not establish attendance.
- **2026-02** — Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s TOKYO UPDATES profiled HelloWorld’s expansion, featuring colleague Takahashi Yu.
- **2025-04** — HelloWorld announced the beta release of AI English conversation features for WorldClassroom and a planned trial involving approximately 70 schools and 13,000 students.

## Links

- Website: https://note.com/tommykeisuke
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/TommyPaike

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Last updated: 2026-10-23