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Kazuki Nakayashiki

Kazuki Nakayashiki

Co-founder & CEO at Glasp, AI-powered knowledge management

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San Francisco, California
Joined May 2026

Summary

Kazuki Nakayashiki is a mission-driven entrepreneur focused on democratizing knowledge and enabling people to build digital legacies. His passion stems from a near-death experience at age 20, which motivated him to contribute meaningfully to society by ensuring that valuable insights and knowledge are not lost but shared and accumulated for future generations. This philosophy is central to Glasp, the AI-powered knowledge management platform he co-founded. inceptionstudio+3
As the Co-founder and CEO of Glasp, Kazuki has successfully grown the platform to over 900,000 users and 2 million installs. He is a key innovator in the AI learning space, having developed the popular "YouTube Summary with ChatGPT" extension used by millions and integrated an "AI Clone" or "Digital Me" feature into Glasp, allowing users to interact with AI models trained on their personal knowledge. glasp+3
Kazuki possesses a diverse and strong academic background, holding a Master's in Computer Science from William Jessup University, a Master of Engineering in Chemistry & Biotechnology from The University of Tokyo, and having studied Business Administration at UC Berkeley and Chemical Engineering at MIT through a visiting program. This interdisciplinary education highlights his analytical, technical, and business acumen. asugsvsummit+2
He is an active participant and recognized leader within the startup and AI communities, having been an AI Founder Fellow at Inception Studio, a Founder Fellowship member at On Deck, and an alumnus of Berkeley SkyDeck. His work and insights have been featured in prominent publications such as Forbes, Nikkei, and Lifehacker. inceptionstudio+3

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Kazuki enjoys Philz coffee and has tried all items on their menu. about

He organizes Japanese communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. about

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have a significant positive impact on education technology through their company.

Jan 26, 2026

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is someone they’d be excited to build a positive-impact AI consumer company with.

Nov 18, 2025