Shunsuke Nakaji

Shunsuke Nakaji is a Principal at the venture capital firm ANRI, operating out of Tokyo, Japan. Prior to joining the ANRI team in 2018, he served as an Associate at DCM Ventures and held a corporate business development role at LUXA. Earlier in his career, Nakaji spent approximately two years managing web marketing initiatives at Google Japan, providing strategic support for small and medium-sized businesses. His formal academic foundation includes studying astronomy at the University of Tokyo after attending Waseda University, a period when he initially began engaging with early-stage technology startups. Today, Nakaji leverages his institutional venture capital and operational experience to identify emerging technologies capable of driving substantial societal change. His current investment focus spans transformative industries, specifically targeting seed-stage solutions within media, food and beverage, consumer health, Internet of Things, and biotechnology.