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About
Hiroaki Ohta is Representative Director and General Partner at WASEDA University Ventures, where he supports early-stage deep-tech startups, and also serves as a Board Member at Nanofiber Quantum Technologies and Advisor to the President of Waseda University for Innovation Strategy. His earlier career included research roles at ROHM Semiconductor, Kyoto University, and the University of California, Santa Barbara, followed by consulting at McKinsey & Company from 2010; he served as President and CEO of drone company ACSL Inc. from 2016, leading its 2018 IPO on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and later as Chairman until March 2022. Ohta co-founded Blue Laser Fusion Inc. with Shuji Nakamura and holds a Ph.D. in Energy Science from Kyoto University.
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- Who is Hiroaki Ohta?
- Hiroaki Ohta is Representative Director and General Partner at WASEDA University Ventures, where he supports early-stage deep-tech startups, and also serves as a Board Member at Nanofiber Quantum Technologies and Advisor to the President of Waseda University for Innovation Strategy. His earlier career included research roles at ROHM Semiconductor, Kyoto University, and the University of California, Santa Barbara, followed by consulting at McKinsey & Company from 2010; he served as President and CEO of drone company ACSL Inc. from 2016, leading its 2018 IPO on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and later as Chairman until March 2022. Ohta co-founded Blue Laser Fusion Inc. with Shuji Nakamura and holds a Ph.D. in Energy Science from Kyoto University.
- Where does Hiroaki Ohta work?
- Hiroaki Ohta is General Partner at Waseda University Ventures.
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