# Kaname Hayashi: person

Canonical ID: `7326ecc0-d195-49a6-b3c6-f13f47d8bc49`

Founder and CEO of GROOVE X (founded 2018), maker of the LOVOT companion robot; previously Pepper product leader at SoftBank Robotics and a product-planning manager at Toyota.

- **Nationality:** Japanese
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Current roles (1)

- [Groove X](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/groove-x.md) Founder & CEO since 2018-12-01 (secondary-verified)

## Foundings (1)

- [Groove X](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/groove-x.md) founded 2018-12-01 (sole)

## Former / Previously (1)

- [SoftBank Robotics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/softbank-robotics.md) Robot Development Leader (Pepper) (2014-07-02 to 2015-07-02) (_reported, not verified_)

## Sources (1)

1. https://groove-x.com/en/about/


_API: GET /v1/people/kaname-hayashi · canonical URL: /people/kaname-hayashi_