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Junpei Naito

Founder

Founder at Whill

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

FoundedWhill

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1,145 people in our graph share verified history with Junpei — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Tetsu NakajimaunlockedJunpei: together at WHILL inc. (2014–2016)

×2Junpei: together at 500 Global Batch 6

×9Junpei: together at Sony

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Whill's investors · 16

15th RockYokohama 500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2013 Eight Roads VenturesMumbai · $5M – $30M checks · since 2018 Endeavor CatalystNew York · $5.5M – $200M checks · since 2018 MCP Asset ManagementCauseway Bay MistletoeTokyo · since 2018 Mizuho CapitalTokyo · $1.5M – $340M checks · since 2018 Nippon Venture CapitalTokyo · $1.5M – $269M checks · since 2018 NTT DOCOMO VenturesTokyo PayforwardOsaka Plug and Play VenturesSunnyvale · $50K – $12M checks SBI InvestmentTokyo · $2M – $227M checks · since 2018 Shizuoka Capital$790K – $241M checks VTF CapitalLas Vegas · $300K – $2M checks Whiz Partners Inc.Tokyo · $500K – $5M checks · since 2018 Woven CapitalTokyo · $10M – $50M checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Whill

KG

Kenji Goho

MF

Muneaki Fukuoka

Muneaki Fukuoka

SS

Satoshi Sugie

Experience

WHILL inc.CDO (Chief Development officer)current2012 — presentTokyo, Japan
SonyProduct Engineer, Mechanical Engineer2008 — 2012Japan

Skills & more

Catia1Solidworks3Pro Engineer3Engineering3CAD3Automotive4Mechanical Engineering5Manufacturing2Microsoft Office1Photoshop1

Languages English · Japanese

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Junpei Naito?: Executive Officer, Director at Whill
Where does Junpei Naito work?: Junpei Naito is Founder of Whill.
What companies did Junpei Naito found?: Junpei Naito founded Whill.
Where did Junpei Naito go to school?: Junpei Naito studied at Nagoya University (Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering, Micro Electric Mechanical System).

Founder mafias

500 Global mafia787

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Plug and Play Ventures mafia154

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Arvind JainPlug and PlayFounded Glean.ai +2 Tim HwangPlug and PlayFounded Nitra +3 Mike SigalPlug and PlayFounded Fanvestor +2 Drew GreenPlug and PlayFounded Apollocover +2 Sebastian FischmeisterPlug and PlayFounded Labforge Inc +2 Vicky BindraPlug and PlayFounded Pine Labs +1

Nagoya University mafia12

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Lea- Sophie CramerBachelor of Science (BSc)Founded Amorelie Yoshiaki IedaEconomics and Business administrationFounded Cinnamon Masaya AsoBachelor's degreeFounded ㈱LexxPluss Shingo NakamuraPhDFounded Veritas In Silico Muneaki Fukuoka修士Founded Whill Kazuaki ODAMathematicsFounded Slogan 2021

Same school

Also attended Nagoya University23

Praachi Jain MehtaChief of Staff at Augment Ventures Hyunwoong KimAssociate at Airbus Ventures Tomokatsu HongoDirector at Keio Innovation Initiative Takayuki HiranoAssociate Investment Director at Taiho Ventures, LLC Chen ZhuBoard Member Portfolio Companies at Aqua Spark Hanh DoEntrepreneurship Training Program (ETP) Coordinator at Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship

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Shared employers

Also worked at WHILL inc.2

Tetsu NakajimaInvestor at 15th Rock Muneaki FukuokaExecutive Officer, Director at Whill

Also worked at Sony106

Allen DuanVenture Partner at Differential Ventures Anne GheriniChief Marketing Officer at Sierra Ventures Omar HamouiPartner at Mucker Capital Felix ShpilmanVenture Partner at Moses Capital Sandeep MurthyPartner at Lightbox, a Mumbai-based consumer-focused venture capital firm Lihi LubranskiPrincipal at Triventures

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