Akihiko Nagata
CEO
He served as Director of Euglena Co., Ltd., since its early pre-IPO stage and led the company’s business strategy, finance, and the biofuel business. In 2021, he was appointed CEO and continued in that role until stepping down in 2024.
In 2015, he founded Real Tech Fund to drive deep tech investment to tackle societal and environmental challenges. In 2024, appointed as CEO of UntroD Capital Japan, which manages the fund.
In addition, he is passionate about creating social impact within the framework of capitalism. He founded Ame Kaze Taiyo, the first social impact IPO in Japan rooted in an NPO, and also serves as an advisor to HERALBONY.
Main committee activities
- Evaluator, Public/Private R&D Investment Strategic Expansion Program (PRISM), Government of Japan Cabinet Office
- Member, New SBIR System Acceleration Project, Government of Japan Cabinet Office
- Member, Strategic platform development and collaboration support, Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Member, J-Startup Study Group, Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Advisor, Scientific Technology and Knowledge Policy Bureau, Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- Member, Comparison of Global Industrial Property Rights, “Research for analysis and evaluation of patent value based on patent information” ,Japan Patent Office
Publication in the media
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2021-06-18
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2021-06-14
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2020-12-14
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2020-04-21
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2020-03-19
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2019-03-25
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2018-05-28