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Itaru Shiraishi

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Venture Partner at Energy & Environment Investment

North America

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About

Itaru Shiraishi combines carbon-credit trading (Fortis/ABN Amro), renewable project development (Masdar) and energy-service JV experience at Marubeni across Amsterdam, Abu Dhabi and Tokyo/Paris, bridging Japanese capital to European climate startups.

Invests in

Climate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation

Experience

  1. Energy & Environment Investments (EEI)Venture Partnercurrent2026 — presentJapan/California
  2. Energy & Environment Investments (EEI)Venture Partner2017 — 2025Netherlands
  3. UnreasonableUnreasonable Mentorcurrent2023 — present
  4. Marubeni CorporationGeneral Manager2011 — 2016Tokyo, Japan/Paris, France
  5. Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company)Lead Carbon Finance2008 — 2010Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  6. Fortis BankCarbon Banking Professional2006 — 2008Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  7. Global Sourcing IncAssociate2003 — 2005Tokyo, Japan
  8. Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking Analyst2000 — 2002Tokyo, Japan

Skills & more

Start-up VenturesEarly Stage InvestmentPartner IdentificationVenture ManagementInvestments1Risk Management16Commodities4Corporate Finance31Portfolio Management7Carbon Trading7Venture Capital38CDM4
+12 moreSustainabilityRenewable EnergyProject FinanceFinancial ModelingDue DiligenceMergersCarbon FinanceEmissions TradingCarbonEnergyTradingFinancial Analysis
  • Stanford Energy Innovation and Emerging Technologies Certificate — Stanford University
  • Energy Risk Professional (ERP®) — GARP ERP Program

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Who is Itaru Shiraishi?
Itaru Shiraishi combines carbon-credit trading (Fortis/ABN Amro), renewable project development (Masdar) and energy-service JV experience at Marubeni across Amsterdam, Abu Dhabi and Tokyo/Paris, bridging Japanese capital to European climate startups.
Where does Itaru Shiraishi work?
Itaru Shiraishi is Venture Partner at Energy & Environment Investment.
What does Itaru Shiraishi invest in?
Itaru Shiraishi invests in Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation.
Where did Itaru Shiraishi go to school?
Itaru Shiraishi studied at Washington University in St. Louis (Bachelor, Mathematics and Statistics); Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (MBA, International Business Adminstration).

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