Akihiko Izu is Co-Founder and COO at Multitude Insights, a public safety technology company building modern intelligence infrastructure for law enforcement agencies. The company's AI-powered platform BLTN is trusted by over 50 agencies across 10 states.

Akihiko earned his MBA from MIT Sloan in 2022 and previously worked as an Attorney at Law at Nishimura & Asahi, Japan's leading law firm, specializing in M&A and corporate law for six years. He holds a Juris Doctor from The University of Tokyo and a Bachelor of Laws from Gakushuin University.

As an experienced Japanese lawyer and human rights advocate, Akihiko brings critical legal and ethical perspectives to ensure the platform aligns with public safety goals. He also completed an internship at the United Nations Human Rights focusing on international human rights law.

Multitude Insights raised $10M in Series A funding led by Primary Venture Partners in February 2026, with participation from Commonweal Ventures, NEC Orchestrating Future Fund, Alumni Ventures, and others. The company has achieved 1000%+ user growth in 2025 and recently launched SmartLink, an AI-powered tool that surfaces hidden connections across police bulletins to help solve crimes faster.

BLTN has increased intel open rates from 4% to 44% (11x improvement) and helps agencies generate intelligence 80% faster, transforming workflows that once took weeks into minutes. The platform is recognized as a Poets & Quants Most Disruptive MBA Startup of 2022 and operates from offices in Boston, MA and Portland, OR.