Daisuke Dan Nagayama
InvestorVenture Partner at Arbor Ventures
Japan
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Venture Partner representing Arbor in Japan since the firm's early days. He is Co-Founder and COO at C1X and has co-founded several technology startups in Asia and California.
Experience
- Edo Tokugawa Design Inc.Chief Executive Officercurrent2025 — present
- Office of the House of Tokugawa ShogunChief Strategy Officer (CSO)current2025 — present
- Orgfarm.storeCo-foundercurrent2019 — present
- C1X Inc.Co-founder, Chief Operating Officercurrent2015 — present
- C1X Inc.Board Membercurrent2014 — present
- Arbor VenturesPartner and Director of Japan at Arbor Venturescurrent2014 — present
- Schmidt FuturesFellow (2023), International Strategy Forum2023 — 2024
- KonMari Media, Inc.Co-Founder2015 — 2020
- Kyushu UniversityVisiting Lecturer2015 — 2016Fukuoka, Japan
- Japan Society for the Promotion of ScienceDoctoral Course Fellow (Research Fellowship for Young Scientists)2011 — 2012
Education
- The University of TokyoPh. D., International Studies
- The University of TokyoM. Eng., Civil Engineering
- The University of TokyoB. Eng., Civil Engineering
Skills & more
Online Advertising42Advertising22Entrepreneurship31Mobile Advertising12Strategic Partnerships12Foreign Affairs6Venture Capital16Karate4New Media4Cloud Computing5Mobile Marketing5E-commerce4
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Mobile ApplicationsAdvertising ResearchTranslationDiplomacyMachine TranslationGlobal StrategyMobile DevicesMonetizationLeadershipStrategyManagementWebsite TranslationLanguages English · Japanese · Spanish
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Colleagues at Arbor Ventures
Greg Abbott
Chief Financial Officer at Arbor Ventures
Khaled Lababidi
Partner at Arbor Ventures
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Kristin Keranen
General Counsel at Arbor Ventures
Lawrence Lin
Senior Associate at Arbor Ventures
Marjorie Chan
Senior Manager - Finance and Operations at Arbor Ventures
Marwan Hassanien
Associate at Arbor Ventures
Matt Dill
Venture Partner at Arbor Ventures
Philippe Schenk
Partner - Capital Formation at Arbor Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Daisuke Dan Nagayama work?
- Daisuke Dan Nagayama is Venture Partner at Arbor Ventures.
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- Daisuke Dan Nagayama typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
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