Mark Bivens is the Founder and Managing Director of Tachi.ai Ventures and shuttles between Paris and Tokyo. Current board seats and active investments include: Amplified.ai, Azarus, CoolGames, Curvegrid, Enterra, enTouch, QuantCube, Supervaisor, the AfricaTri Foundation, among others.Past exits include: Birdview (acq. by Constellation Software), CCI Publishers, Capsule (acq. by JMI Equity), Cerent (acq. by Cisco), Cybernetix (acq. by Technip), Domain Appraisal Tech, GoCater (acq. by EZCater), Kang (acq. by Adviqo), ITMasters (acq. by BMC Software), Keyyo (IPO), MakeLeaps (acq. by Ricoh), Momac (acq. by Sandvine), PeopleCube (acq. by Asure Software), Peer Digital (acq. by V-Span), and Vision/IQ (acq. by MG International).Prior to becoming a VC, Bivens founded 3 tech companies including one successful exit. He is the author of "Japan: Bitcoin #1," a book on Japan's leadership in cryptocurrency, as well as "Land of the Rising Blockchain." He holds a degree in electrical engineering from Northwestern University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.