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Akito Arima

Investor

Investor at Beyond Next Ventures

Tokyo

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Akito Arima joined Beyond Next Ventures in 2019, where he invests in Agri-FoodTech, bio-manufacturing, and climate tech. He was named Partner in 2022 and Head of the Open Innovation Department in 2025, and founded the TECHNIUM Global Conference. He serves as Project Manager for the MAFF SBIR program and Representative Director of Next Prime Food, previously worked in the Grain Division at Marubeni Corporation, and holds a degree in Biosciences and Informatics from Keio University.

Invests in

AgTechBiotechClimate TechFoodTech

Experience

  1. Beyond Next Ventures Inc.Executive Officercurrent2026 — present
  2. Beyond Next Ventures Inc.Partnercurrent2022 — present
  3. Beyond Next Ventures Inc.ベンチャーキャピタリストcurrent2019 — present
  4. Marubeni CorporationTrader2017 — 2019Tokyo, Japan

Education

  1. 慶応義塾大学学士, 理工学部生命情報学科2012 — 2016

Skills & more

新規事業1プロジェクトマネジメント1調査1戦略分析能力

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