"Hukilike"
Inspired by the hawaiian meaning to "pull together and collaborate"
Bringing organizations together to create innovative and disruptive global collaborative partnerships.
Leadership Team
Kyle Tanouye - managing DIRECTOR
Kyle brings over 30 years of technology and international business experience working for fortune 500 companies as well being a serial entrepreneur founding several technology startups in web, mobile, entertainment licensing and digital media advertising. He is the founder of Moment Networks (Real-time social engagement), Milan Marketplace (mobile advertising) and Talisman LBS (mobile analytical targeting). He has held executive and leadership positions such as Calix (pre-IPO/IPO), Advanced Switching Communications (pre-IPO/IPO), Verizon, and Apple, Inc. Kyle holds a degree in Finance from the University of Hawaii and has extensive networks in the US and Japan.
Misato isobe - Senior advisor (Japan)
Mr. Isobe is a senior telecom executive with over 35 years experience in the telecommunications industry. Mr. Isobe is President and CEO of Syno, Inc., an ICT and cloud SaaS platform and the founder of the Japan Data Center Council established in 2008. Mr. Isobe has held senior executive positions at Softbank and served as President and CEO of Firstserver, Inc. which was acquired by Softbank providing the foundation for datacenter technology powering Yahoo and Softbank. Mr. Isobe holds a bachelors degree in Physics from Nihon University and continues to serve as board member and advisor to emerging companies in Japan.
YOSHIYUKI KIROKO - Executive Advisor (Japan)
Mr. Kiroko serves as executive advisor for Pueo and runs a private corporate law firm in Japan. Mr. Kiroko holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Tokyo and a Paris Bar Association license (French government-sponsored international student). He has held executive positions at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Legal Training and Research Institute, General Manager of the Legal Department of IT companies, and the CEO of a Japanese-French joint venture.
TRIVIKRAMA RAO V “TV” - senior advisor (india)
Trivikrama Rao V is the CEO and Co-Founder of Platifi Solutions, a leading SaaS education platform service provider to over 500,000 students across India.
“TV” brings over 18 years of diversified industrial expertise and a technological innovation skills. He founded multiple technological companies like TelQ Labs, Accelera Mobile Broadband, Mobile Nerd, AiTat Solutions, Lavelle Networks, and Videntum R&D Labs. TV served technical and leadership roles are multinational companies including: Honeywell Technologies, Tata Elxsi, Telsmia Communications, Tejas Networks and played key roles in product design and development.
Tom Sonoda, Ph.D. - Senior advisor (Japan)
Dr. Sonoda invented the world's first web-based melodic search engine in 1997. With the technology, Dr. Sonoda founded a Tokyo-based startup named Utagoe Inc. when he was a doctor degree student at Waseda University in 2001. To expand their business, Dr. Sonoda moved to Mountain View, California during 2007-2008. With the Silicon Valley startup methods, Dr. Sonoda launched a brand-new life- logging service named “Moment Diary” in 2010. The service has millions of users in 200+ countries.
Mahesh Kothurkar - Senior Advisor (India)
Mahesh is a startup advisor and angel investor based in Mumbai, India where he specializes in collaborating with Silicon Valley and West Europe startups to create their traction in India. Mahesh has worked with Tata Communications for over 8 years in various global and leadership roles. Mahesh is a 20 year veteran in the coveted navigation and air combat branch of the Indian Navy and served as Commander participating in three international campaigns including UN peace keeping forces at Somalia and Sri Lanka. Mahesh holds a BSC degree in Physics from the Institute of Science, Mumbai and is an alumni of the Harvard Business School General Management Program.
Keith agena - Senior LEGAL advisor (USA)
Keith Agena is a senior attorney with over 25 years of corporate and litigation experience licensed to practice law in Hawaii and in Oregon. As a partner in two Hawaii law firms, Keith concentrated his practice in the areas of business law, real estate, M&A and corporations. Keith has served as General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Operations Officer for a big data and technology company with a focus on real estate analytics for the financial industry. Keith's years of experience and his diverse background make him an asset to our team and an exceptional resource to our clients. Keith holds a B.A. from the University of Hawaii and JD from Willamette University, College of Law.