Kentaro Kawamori
CEO og medgründer i First Recon AI
Kentaro Kawamori is CEO & Co-Founder at First Recon AI. The company delivers AI security products and consulting services for organizations globally. As a technically oriented CEO Kentaro spends most of his time building product and delivering customer solutions around the world.
Founded in 2020 the company operates multiple business units, serves hundreds of enterprise customers around the world, and has raised nearly $200m in venture and growth capital. The company has been recognized by numerous awards including Forbes Best Startup Employers, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, Time’s list of top global startups. Investors include the institutional investors such TPG and a roster of large corporate investors such as Hermes, Bain & Co., SMBC, and EDF.
Kentaro previously co-founded Umbrage, another enterprise software & AI studio, which was acquired by Bain & Co. in 2023.
Prior to his entrepreneurial journey Kentaro spent his career in the technology sector as a venture investor, CIO of a Fortune 500 energy firm, and as a Cloud Practice Leader at the world’s largest systems integrator.
Kentaro is also a passionate investor and co-owner of Eight Era Studios which develops and publishes the mobile game Eighth Era.
Kentaro is also the best-selling author of Capitalism Created the Climate Crisis and Capitalism Will Solve It and his work has been recognized with awards including EY Entrepreneur of the Year, Forbes 30 Under 30, and Goldman Sach’s Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs.
