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Noriaki Sakamoto
Managing Partner, Chief Operating Officer & Representative Director
The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners Co., Ltd.
At METI, Nori Sakamoto was engaged in developing the acts for SME finance and home appliance recycling. After leaving METI, he joined his family business in apparel logistics, establishing and organizing businesses.
At McKinsey & Company, he worked on projects for pharma, medical devices, auto, high-tech, consumer goods and retail companies in Japan, Southeast Asia, and Europe.
Noriaki served as a board member auditor in ACSL (listed in the TSE Mothers in December 2018) and Repertoire Genesis (acquired by Eurofins Scientific SE), and a board member in Neural Pocket (listed in the TSE Mothers in August 2020). JDSC Co., Ltd.(listed in the TSE Mothers in December 2021), Finatext Holdings Ltd.(listed in the TSE Mothers in December 2021), Institution for a Global Society Corporation(listed in the TSE Mothers in December 2021) and ELEMENTS, Inc.(listed in the TSE Mothers in December 2022).
講演
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2:00–3:00午後木 26 2月Investor HoursInvestors Hours LoungeOpenModerator
Empowering Entrepreneurship
Charting Your Next Exit
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Hero ChoudharyManaging PartnerBEENEXT
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Hiroki KawabataDirectorSMBC Edge
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Noriaki SakamotoManaging Partner, Chief Operating Officer & Representative DirectorThe University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners Co., Ltd.Moderator
About this session
This session explores how founders and investors should think about exit readiness earlier than they think, not as an endgame, but as a strategic lens that shapes capital strategy, product roadmap, governance, and cross-border optionality. The discussion will cover what “exit-ready” looks like in practice (metrics, narratives, org structure), how Japan’s ecosystem and buyer landscape influences exit pathways, and how investors assess the conditions that make an exit realistic.
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