Akane Suzuki

Co-founder & COO, Harbor HQ - automation · LLMs · fundraising

Harbor HQ

Osaka, Japan · JST (UTC+9)

10+ years experience

University of Melbourne

English, Japanese

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Overview

Founder of Harbor HQ (AI agents for operations teams). 10 years of building before that. Grew the team to 86 people across 3 countries. Previously built and sold a small AI agents for operations teams company. Parent of two, so mostly sleep-deprived.

Good reasons to reach out

Investors who back our stage and sector
Candidates for the role I'm hiring for
Second opinions on B2B SaaS decisions
Early customers and design partners
Questions about AI agents for operations teams

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Offshore staffing offers
Generic networking requests
Courses and coaching offers

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Skills

fundraisingconsumer fintechautomationB2B SaaSLLMs

RaisingRaising capital

closes in 3 months

Raising a $6M pre-seed for clinical documentation for university students

Stage: Pre-seed
Raising: $6M
Instrument: Priced round
Committed so far: $197k from angels
Lead investor: Lead in place
Traction: 291 paying customers after 13 months
Use of funds: Engineering hires and the first sales team

291 paying customers after 13 months. Looking for investors who know biotech and can help with expansion into India and SEA.

Osaka, Japanfundraisingb2b saasllms

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HiringHiring for a role

closes in 3 months

Hiring our first founding engineer at Harbor HQ - Osaka or remote

Role: Founding engineer
Level: Senior
Type: Full-time
Work mode: Remote
Compensation: $170k-$217k + equity
Team: Founding team, 3 people
Start: Within two months
Must have: Production experience with consumer fintech Production experience with B2B SaaS Clear written communication
Process: 3 conversations, no take-home

Comp S$112k-S$203k. Three interviews over a week. Message me with one thing you shipped that you're proud of.

Osaka, Japan · remote OKconsumer fintechb2b saasllms

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Experience

Co-founder & COO
Oct 2025 - Present
Harbor HQ · 1 yr · Full-time · Osaka, Japan
- Signed 214 paying customers, 10 of them enterprises.
- Previously built and sold a small AI agents for operations teams company.
Regional Sales Director
Mar 2022 - Oct 2025
REA Group · 3 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Osaka, Japan
- Opened 8 new logos over $2 million ACV in the region.
Sales Manager
Jul 2019 - Mar 2022
Commonwealth Bank · 2 yr 8 mo · Full-time · Osaka, Japan
- Built the channel team from 4 to 24 reps.
- Shortened the channel sales cycle from 8 months to 5.
Partnerships Manager
Oct 2016 - Jul 2019
Telstra · 2 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Osaka, Japan
- Built the mid-market team from 5 to 15 reps.

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Education

University of Melbourne
BSc, Engineering
2012 - 2016

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