Principal
Naoji Nomura
Nomura graduated from the Graduate School of Engineering at Tokyo Institute of Technology. As an engineer at NTT DOCOMO, he was engaged in the development of wireless communication, batteries, power supply technology, and more. He worked in investments relating to core mobile phone technology in Japan and overseas. After leaving NTT DOCOMO, he completed his MBA at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and joined INCJ (formerly the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan), focusing on investing in technology startups. In 2020, Nomura joined KII as a venture capitalist specializing in the fields of communications, cloud computing, AI, batteries/power supplies, IoT, and manufacturing.
Activity
- MUFG ICJ ESG Accelerator FOOD×TECH Mercato" Mentor Appointment
- JPO IP Acceleration Program (IPAS2023) Appointment of Mentors
- Appointment as Mentor Advisor to the Japan Startup Support Association
- MUFG ICJ ESG Accelerator Mentor Appointment
- Notice of Coach Participation in "Startup Weekend Tsukuba"
- I want to see how Etherlink's wireless power transmission technology can change the world. Attraction and Possibilities of Etherlink from a VC Perspective (2022)
- Researcher Pitch@CIC + GAP Fund briefing session (2021)
- Startup Weekend Akita (2020)
- Weekend entrepreneurship experience! 7th Startup Weekend Tsukuba (2018)
- Smartphone Battery Charges In 10 Minutes (Mobile World Congress 2012)
- WPC wireless charging mobile phone that can be charged just by placing it
- Overview of FOMA eco Solar Panel 01 (Wireless Japan 2010)
- Lithium-ion battery and new battery test method for safe and comfortable use of mobile terminals
- IEICE Wireless Communication System Study Group Research Activity Award (2005)
- Became a mentor advisor of the Japan Startup Support Association
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