Ken Kutaragi

Chief Executive Officer at Ascent Robotics, Inc.

Ken Kutaragi

Ken Kutaragi

Chief Executive Officer at Ascent Robotics, Inc.

Overview
Career Highlights

Sony Corp.
Ascent Robotics, Inc.
Cyber AI Entertainment, Inc.

RelSci Relationships

641

Number of Boards

11

Birthday

08/02/1950 - Tokyo, Japan

Age

70

Number of Awards

1
Relationships
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Hiroshi Mikitani

Founder at Rakuten, Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Andrew House

Former Chief Marketing Officer at Sony Corp.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Masatada Kobayashi

Executive Director of Asia Rhq at Rakuten, Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Kentaro Hyakuno

Chief Operating Officer at Rakuten, Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Kazunori Takeda

Managing Executive Officer, President of Life & Leisure Company at Rakuten, Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Masaru Kato

Former Chief Financial Officer, Director & Executive Vice President at Sony Corp.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Kazuo Hirai

President at Sony Corporation - USA

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Davey Ishizaki

Co-Founder at Ascent Robotics, Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Howard Stringer

Honorary Fellow at Merton College, Oxford

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Kenichiro Yoshida

Director at M3, Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

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December 16, 2020
Ascent Announces the Availability of a New Robotics Solution - Ascent Pick; Tokyo-based AI venture releases a next generation robotics solution for unstructured bin picking in manufacturing, powered by advanced computer vision and machine intelligence.
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November 20, 2020
Both Xbox and PlayStation changed the way we play; Sony and Microsoft saw the future in advance
RelSci
September 11, 2020
Ken Kutaragi is now serving in a new board position at Ascent Robotics, Inc.
RelSci
September 10, 2020
Ken Kutaragi is now serving in a new position at Ascent Robotics, Inc.
PR Newswire
September 10, 2020
Ascent Robotics Announces New CEO Ken Kutaragi; Former Sony senior executive steps in to accelerate the Tokyo-based AI venture towards the next phase of growth
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Ken Kutaragi
Chief Executive Officer at Ascent Robotics, Inc.
Education
Electronics
Denki Tsushin University

Career History
President, Chief Executive Officer & Representative Director
2009 - Prior
Cyber AI Entertainment, Inc.

Cyber AI Entertainment, Inc. is a Japanese private company located in Tokyo that provides software and integrated systems design services. Ken Kutaragi has been the CEO since 2009.

Chairman & Group Chief Executive Officer
1993 - 2007
Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc.

Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Corp., is a Japanese company located in Tokyo. The firm develops and manufactures video game consoles and related gaming software. Andrew House is the CEO, in this role since 1995. On 28 Nov 03 Sony Corp. acquired Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. for $34.71 million.

Visiting Professor
2009 - Prior
The Ritsumeikan Trust

The Ritsumeikan Trust is a private company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, with operations in the United Kingdom, that functions as a College/University.

Boards & Committees
Outside Director
2019 - Current
Smartnews, Inc.

SmartNews, Inc. develops news aggregation smartphone applications. It designs, develops, and operates a Japanese aggregation and reading application. Its software application curates news information from tweets on twitter and the gives user’s current articles. It enables users to download articles and read them offline. The company was founded by Kaisei Hamamoto and Ken Suzuki on June 15, 2012 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Independent Outside Director
2018 - Current
GA technologies Co., Ltd.

GA technologies Co., Ltd. engages in the development and operation of Renosy, a distribution platform for secondhand real estate. Its services include the development of an artificial intelligence (AI) that offers matching designs depending on the preference of the customer; development and operation of real estate business support tools tech series utilizing AI ; and development and management of Renosy Insight, an application for real estate owners. The company was founded by Ryo Higuchi on March 12, 2013 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Member, Board of Directors
2017 - Current
Ascent Robotics, Inc.

Ascent Robotics, Inc. provides robotics developing intelligent autonomous vehicles. The company was founded by Fred Almeida and Masayuki Ishizaki on September 9, 2016 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Public Holdings
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Awards & Honors
2004
TIME - 100 Most Influential People in the World
Other Affiliations

Ken Kutaragi is affiliated with Cyber AI Entertainment, Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc., The Ritsumeikan Trust, Sony Corp., Ascent Robotics, Inc., Smartnews, Inc., GA technologies Co., Ltd., Ascent Robotics, Inc., Rakuten, Inc., Nojima Corp., Cyberdyne Entertainment Ltd., Marvelous, Inc., Cyber AI Entertainment, Inc., Kadokawa Magazines, Inc., Kadokawa Future Publishing KK, Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc., Sony Corp.

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