Off to the Valley Podcast – From Fishing Boats to AI: Evan Burkosky’s 22-Year Journey in Japan

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6hfg0IiP38 In this episode of Off to the Valley, host Prateek Panda speaks with Evan Burkosky, Co-Founder & CRO of Kimaru.ai, about his extraordinary path from growing up on Vancouver Island and working summers on his family’s fishing boat to spending over two decades building businesses in Japan. Evan shares how his early dream of importing Canadian seafood to Japan evolved into a career leading market entries for global SaaS platforms and now revolutionizing supply chain decision-making with AI. He dives deep into: → The realities of being an entrepreneur in Japan—cultural nuances, relationship-driven sales, and the growing startup ecosystem. → How Kimaru’s decision intelligence platform augments human judgment instead […]

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Innovators: Kimaru AI and the Case for Decision Intelligence

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https://www.keepgoingpod.com/p/innovators-kimaru-ai-and-the-case We recorded late in Tokyo, and Evan Burkosky, CEO of Kimaru AI, laid out a claim that is both obvious and ignored. Most supply chains still run on spreadsheets. People glue together ERP exports, POS reports, CRM notes, and a flotilla of pivot tables, then hope the next week behaves like the last one. It rarely does. Kimaru calls its approach decision intelligence. Strip away the hype, and you get a layer that sits above the systems of record, learns from the metrics the business already tracks, and proposes concrete actions that a human reviews before anything happens. Instead of looking backward at what sold last quarter, planners see forward, with

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IT Business Today – Interview with Evan Burkosky, CEO and Co-Founder @ kimaru.ai

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Mr. Evan, can you tell us about your professional background and your current role at kimaru.ai? Over the past two decades I’ve led analytics and go-to-market teams for enterprise software across Japan and APAC. My career has evolved together with technology, as we moved from early analytics platforms to optimization, recommendation, personalization, and now prescriptive recommendations with Agentic AI. I co-founded digital marketing agency konnichiwa-japan in 2007, focused on multilingual web development, analytics, and optimization. I ran that until 2013 when I joined e-Agency to help build the account development function that helped Fortune-500 companies operationalize GA360 and Optimizely experimentation. As Country Manager for recommendation and personalization platform Dynamic Yield I

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Japan’s Top Business Interviews Episode #266: Evan Burkosky, CEO of Kimaru.ai

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https://youtu.be/5ObUrVmXGEU?si=dzQHpR6q1FbzOyM7 “Japan’s strength in rule-based processes has become its weakness in today’s information age.”“In Japan, leadership succeeds when data removes uncertainty and consensus replaces command.”“Risk is not avoided in Japan; uncertainty is — and data is the antidote.”“To lead here, map out every cause and effect until the team sees clarity in the decision.”“Leaders thrive by respecting tradition first, then carefully opening the door to innovation.” Evan Burkosky is the Founder and CEO of Kimaru, a Tokyo-based decision intelligence startup helping supply chain leaders use AI-powered digital twins for faster, smarter decisions.Previously he was Sales Director at Meltwater Japan, Country Manager Japan for Dynamic Yield, CEO of Tourism Builder, Consultant

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Decision Intelligence, AI’s Next Phase. Everything You Need To Know – Interview with Build+ (formerly Wahl+Case)

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https://youtu.be/91DCoBSMetQ?si=81DrGo-S-qeDfzk_ I greatly enjoyed this interview with Build+ about Agentic AI and the future of work, especially in decision making roles. Please check out the show notes below: How do you build AI tools that empower people—not replace them? In this episode, we sit down with Evan Burkosky, CEO and Co-Founder of Kimaru.ai, to talk about the rise of Decision Intelligence, how Kimaru.ai is helping companies make faster, smarter decisions and the future of work in an AI-driven world. 🧠 What You’ll Learn What is Decision Intelligence and why is it important How does Kimaru.ai help organizations speed up complex decision-making Why should AI tools be built around human collaboration

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Immigrant Founders Saving Japan’s Economy? Evan Burkosky Part 2

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Part 2 of my interview with Kaori Rei at the AI Founder’s Mindset Podcast: 😃 Welcome to the ‘AI Founders’ Mindset! This podcast dives into the stories of visionary founders and the incredible people who power the startup ecosystem.Whether you’re building your own venture or simply curious about the world of startups, you’re in the right place. The 3 key takeaways from the conversation with Evan Part 2 🎯 1. Japan’s Productivity Crisis Needs Innovation, Not Just Preservation Evan shared that Japan’s economic decline is largely due to a shrinking workforce and stagnant productivity, unlike other developed countries.While Japan excels at stability and safety, that model is no longer sustainable.

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Can AI Save Japan’s Economy? Kimaru ai’s Bold Mission: Evan Burkosky Part 1

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Kaori Rei from the AI Founder’s Mindset Podcast recently interviewed me about what we’re working on at Kimaru.ai and how it connects to the Japanese economy. Here are the show notes: 😃 Welcome to the ‘AI Founders’ Mindset! This podcast dives into the stories of visionary founders and the incredible people who power the startup ecosystem. Whether you’re building your own venture or simply curious about the world of startups, you’re in the right place. Evan Burkosky   / evanburkosky   kimaru.ai https://kimaru.ai/ The 3 key takeaways from the conversation with Evan Part 1 🧠 1. AI for Practical, Blue-Collar Use Cases Kimaru.ai focuses on solving real-world productivity challenges in retail and supply

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Mentoring at the Founder Institute Japan

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For 4 years now I’ve had the very interesting and educational opportunity to be a mentor at the Founder Institute Japan: https://fi.co/mentors/tokyo The Founder Institute is the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, which has helped launch over 3,500 companies across 180+ cities and six continents. Since 2009, it has been used by the world’s fastest-growing startups to raise funding, get into seed-accelerators, and generate traction. “📢 We’re thrilled to announce our featured mentor, Evan Burkosky, Co-Founder & CRO at kimaru.ai, as a Founder Institute Mentor in the Spring 2025 Joint Global Program! 🚀 ℹ️ Evan Burkosky is a seasoned SaaS Sales & GTM expert with over 15 years of experience

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Techstars Startup Weekend Tokyo GTM Mentor Session

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It was an honor to Mentor at Techstars Startup Weekend Tokyo! This video was from Day 3 Pitch Day. I had the opportunity to teach a short session regarding GTM (go to market) strategies. Thank you to the organizers, Mentors, and local Techstars_ Tokyo team! Techstars Tokyo Accelerator, Code Chrysalis Nick C. Wang, Choong Wai(David) Fu, Marta Allina, Mayuko (May) Yamaura, TT Chu, Dr. Joe Hüg, Nathan Minns, Apolline Daimaru (Coat), Karin Jork-Wellbrock (PCC), Raphaela Cologna, Woojung Kim, Yuki Shirato https://youtu.be/FUbEPM8qqu4?si=3fodJvFupiKVI3AN

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Kimaru.ai Demo Day Pitch at Alchemist Japan

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Kimaru.ai helps managers facing challenges with retail supply chain to reduce time-to-decision and optimize productivity through Decision Intelligence Agents. Our DI Agents clean and optimize your data, connect various databases, assess risks, and make predictions so you can make pricing, ordering, routing, stock and energy management decisions faster and with less cost. This human-agent interface is the optimum balance of human expertise and AI efficiency. Check out our Demo Day pitch at the graduation from Alchemist Japan accelerator Class 1. https://youtu.be/V08cN_gxizk

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