About
Akiko Shiono is Head of Business Development at NordicNinja. Before joining the firm, she spent five years at Nordic Innovation House Tokyo, a pan-Nordic governmental platform supporting Nordic tech startups entering the Japanese market, where she developed knowledge of the Nordic ecosystem and built a network among Japanese corporations. Her earlier career included roles at Toshiba, a Rakuten video streaming joint venture, and an NPO focused on community building and fundraising.
Experience
- NordicNinja VCHead of Business Developmentcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Nordic Innovation House - TokyoCommunity Director2025Tokyo, Japan
- Nordic Innovation House - TokyoCommunity Manager2020 — 2025
- Norwegian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (NCCJ)Communications and Project Manager2022 — 2025
- Ethical ChoptsicksDirector2018 — 2021Tokyo, Japan
- Self-employedFreelance interpreter / coordinator /researcher2019 — 2020Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- Japan InitiativePolicy Planing Staff2014 — 2015Within 23 wards, Tokyo, Japan
- Japan InitiativePolicy Planning Staff2008 — 2010Within 23 wards, Tokyo, Japan
- Law firmTranslator, Legal assistant2004 — 2007Within 23 wards, Tokyo, Japan
- The World BankAssistant2003 — 2004Within 23 wards, Tokyo, Japan
- USEN CorporationPublic Relations2001 — 2003Within 23 wards, Tokyo, Japan
- ToshibaSales, Asia and the Middle East Asia1999 — 2001Within 23 wards, Tokyo, Japan
Education
- Washington University in St. Louis School of LawLLM2007 — 2008
- Keio UniversityLLB, Political Science1995 — 1999
- University of Helsinki Summer SchoolEnvironmental Ethics2019
- Beijing Normal UniversityChinese Language2004
Skills & more
Languages Chinese · English · Japanese
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Colleagues at NordicNinja
Carolyn Lizbeth Einmann
Operations Manager at NordicNinja
Claes Mikko Nilsen
Head of Founder & Investor Network at NordicNinja
Johan Åkesson
Investment Associate at NordicNinja
Kevin Dean
Chief of Staff at NordicNinja
Marek Kiisa
General Partner at NordicNinja
Matts Andersson
Advisor at NordicNinja
Rainer Sternfeld
General Partner at NordicNinja
Shinichi Nikkuni
Managing Partner at NordicNinja
Frequently asked questions
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