# Kota Kubo

> Kota Kubo is an engineer, Ubie co-founder and co-CEO, and CEO of its US business. A University of Tokyo engineering graduate who previously worked at M3, he founded Ubie with his longtime friend Yoshinori Abe in 2017 and moved to New York in 2024. His public writing examines engineering, hiring, organisational design and international expansion.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Co-CEO at Ubie; CEO, Ubie US
- **Organizations:** Ubie, M3, Inc.
- **Education:** Master of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Bachelor’s degree, Kyoto University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Ubie in 2017., Built an international business spanning Japan and the United States., Led the US business from New York beginning in 2024.

## Career timeline

- **2013** — Began algorithm research and development while studying at the University of Tokyo.
- **Before 2017** — Worked at M3 in software development and web marketing; his account places the tenure at about three years including an internship.
- **2017** — Co-founded Ubie with Yoshinori Abe in May.
- **2021** — Published an essay on maintaining technology culture and decentralised decision-making.
- **2023** — Published an engineering career checklist and a company retrospective in English.
- **2024** — Moved to New York to focus on Ubie’s US business.
- **2025** — Published essays on AI-era organisational design and engineering recruitment.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Ubie in 2017.
- Built an international business spanning Japan and the United States.
- Led the US business from New York beginning in 2024.
- Published practical essays on engineering careers, startup culture and management.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Global Startup EXPO 2026 lists Kubo as Ubie co-founder and US CEO on a panel about international growth, investment and partnership; listing checked in October 2026.
- **2025-12** — Published an essay arguing against an automatic preference for senior engineering hires in the AI era.
- **2025-06** — Published an essay on helping established startups adapt their organisations to AI.

## Links

- Website: https://note.com/quvo_ub
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kota-kubo-066a1aa7/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/quvo_ubie
- GitHub: https://github.com/quvo

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Last updated: 2026-10-27