藤田圭吾

Lead Japan market entry for a YC-backed AI education platform, owning end-to-end localization, GTM strategy, and partnership development. Engage directly with cram schools and online coaching providers to validate ICP (ideal customer profile), refining pricing and product positioning for the Japanese market. Collaborate with US-based co-founders on product roadmap, prompt design, and AI-driven content adaptation for Japanese curricula.

Japan Expansion Lead at Shepherd (Y Combinator W24) (2025-08 – Present)

• Lead Japan market entry for a YC-backed AI education platform, owning end-to-end localization, GTM strategy, and partnership development.
• Engage directly with cram schools and online coaching providers to validate ICP (ideal customer profile), refining pricing and product positioning for the Japanese market.
• Collaborate with US-based co-founders on product roadmap, prompt design, and AI-driven content adaptation for Japanese curricula.

AI Training & Evaluation Specialist at NVIDIA (2025-09 – 2026-03)

• Contributed to large language model training pipelines through high-quality bilingual (Japanese–English) data annotation, evaluation, and red-teaming tasks.
• Applied rigorous quality control standards across multimodal datasets to support model alignment and reasoning improvement.

Founder & CEO at UniChatStudy (2025-02 – 2025-08)

• Founded and led an AI-powered tutoring service for cram schools (juku), securing partnerships with 50+ schools within six months through direct B2B sales and product-led growth.
• Discontinued operations based on a structured market-fit reassessment, redirecting capital and focus to higher-conviction ventures.

Business Development Intern at RayMay Inc. (2025-01 – Present)

• Develop and pitch new business proposals to major general contractors (super-zenecon), including market analysis, competitive benchmarking, and ROI modeling.
• Lead internal new-business initiatives, conducting end-to-end research, financial analysis, and stakeholder presentations to senior leadership.

Sales Intern, Team Leader at MANABI Inc. (2024-05 – 2024-11)

• Led a sales team as Team Leader, coordinating outreach strategy, training new members, and managing daily KPIs.
• Ranked 2nd in sales performance across the team, consistently exceeding targets through structured client discovery and consultative selling.

Tutor & Education Coach at Private Tutoring Company (2024 – Present)

• Officially recognized by the company as a top instructor among approximately 20,000 enrolled tutors, based on student outcomes and client feedback.
• Design individualized learning plans for junior high and high school students, delivering consistent measurable improvement in academic performance.

Bachelor's Degree in Faculty of Education – The University of Tokyo (2028-03)