Akitaka joined UntroD Capital Japan, which operates Real Tech Fund, as a team developer in 2019. He provides hands-on support for a wide range of HR activities, including recruitment, team building, and the design of HR systems, to accelerate the growth of portfolio ventures.
Appointed as Executive Director of UntroD Capital Japan in 2020 and Executive Director of UntroD Capital Asia in 2022.

Before joining the company in 2020, he was at EIT Climate-KIC, a European organization that transforms ideas into climate-addressing businesses. While at the company, He evaluated more than 200 startups for grants and evaluated their environmental impact, making him an expert in frontier innovations addressing climate change. He was involved in recruitment and team building, where he implemented an employee engagement program to improve sustainability from within the EIT community.

He has a master’s degree in International Studies from the University of Tokyo.