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.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AgTechBiotechClimate TechFoodTech
Experience
- Beyond Next Ventures Inc.Executive Officercurrent2026 — present
- Beyond Next Ventures Inc.Partnercurrent2022 — present
- Beyond Next Ventures Inc.ベンチャーキャピタリストcurrent2019 — present
- Marubeni CorporationTrader2017 — 2019Tokyo, Japan
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
From Akito's professional profile.
Colleagues at Beyond Next Ventures
Akiko Fujii
Investment Group at Beyond Next Ventures
Akira Horiguchi
Former Executive Vice President, Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. at Beyond Next Ventures
Ashish Behera
Investor at Beyond Next Ventures
Devang Thakor
Founder / President, Anioplex, LLC at Beyond Next Ventures
Hiroki Matsumoto
Representative of SubTonic Consulting at Beyond Next Ventures
Hiroyuki Kageyama
Principal at Beyond Next Ventures
Jay Krishnan
Partner & Head of India Investment Groups at Beyond Next Ventures
Karthik Varada
Senior Associate at Beyond Next Ventures
Network5
Ashish Behera
Investor at Beyond Next Ventures
Hiroki Mikuni
Investor at Beyond Next Ventures
Katsuya Hashizume
Executive Officer / Partner at Beyond Next Ventures
Kengo Ueha
Managing Director / General Partner at Beyond Next Ventures
Masahiro Kanamaru
Investor at Beyond Next Ventures
Investors connected to Akito in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Akito Arima?
- 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.
- Where does Akito Arima work?
- Akito Arima is Investor at Beyond Next Ventures.
- What does Akito Arima invest in?
- Akito Arima invests in AgTech, Biotech, Climate Tech, FoodTech.
- What check size does Akito Arima write?
- Akito Arima typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Akito Arima go to school?
- Akito Arima studied at 慶応義塾大学 (学士, 理工学部生命情報学科).
