Joi Ito (@Joi) — Twitter Score 139 out of 1000

Joi Ito is a venture capitalist and entrepreneur who serves as President of Chiba Institute of Technology and co-founded Digital Garage. Joi Ito's Twitter Score is 139 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #4,697 (top 1%) among 531,432 tracked accounts.

Joi Ito previously served as Director of the MIT Media Lab, a role he resigned from in September 2019 following public scrutiny over financial ties between the Media Lab, Ito-linked investment funds, and Jeffrey Epstein. No criminal charges or convictions were brought against Ito, and he has stated that an MIT-commissioned Goodwin Procter investigation found he had not violated laws or MIT policies. He also stated plans to step down from advisory roles in Japan's Digital Society Initiative and Global Startup Campus Initiative. Joi Ito previously served as Chief Executive of Creative Commons.

Joi Ito currently serves as President of Chiba Institute of Technology, Director of gmjp, an early-stage web3 fund, and Chief Executive Officer of Gelephu Investment and Development Corporation, and sits on the board of Gelephu Mindfulness City Authority. Joi Ito founded Neoteny and co-founded Digital Garage, where he holds the title of Chief Architect. Joi Ito's account has accumulated 141,948 followers as of July 2026 and 12,017 posts, and has been mentioned by 485 accounts a total of 1,743 times.

Joi Ito's fund portfolio includes Spatial, Phi, Toku, Analog and KLKTN Official JP.

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