TRUSTDOCK Launched in Tokyo in 2018, TRUSTDOCK is already the most trusted name in KYC in Japan, having verified over 3 million identities to date for clients such as Transferwise, Twilio, and Yahoo!. With backing from Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Mizuho Capital, and SMBC Venture Capital, Sony Innovation Fund, and 500 Startups, TRUSTDOCK is now beginning its global expansion alongside scaling its Japan business. Through TRUSTDOCK'S comprehensive digital ID verification API platform, companies seamlessly and reliably verify their customers' identities, and through a single integration they get access to deeply localized and compliant solutions in any country TRUSTDOCK operates. Azusa Azusa joined Gaiax Co., Ltd. as a web application developer in 2007, working as a project manager for CS monitoring and user support tools. She then joined Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. and developed online games for global markets, before returning to Gaiax to launch new businesses for the group. In 2016, she led the development of identity verification and digital ID for sharing economies applying blockchain technology, which became TRUSTDOCK. Azusa oversees operations as COO and defines product specifications. She is also Policy Team Leader of the KYC Working Group, OpenID Foundation Japan. Jeff Jeff has 15 years of experience leading startups across multiple sectors within three continents. He has simultaneously managed teams of 8-25 and portfolios of 10-12 client projects, owned revenue streams of $2mm+ and more than 10,000 customer relationships, and supported Seed through Series B rounds ranging from $500k to $12mm. Jeff has earned a MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from HEC Paris and an MPA from the University of Washington.

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