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Kei Takizawa

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Co-Founder, President at Sun Metalon Japan at Sun Metalon

Tokyo, Japan

FoundedSun Metalon

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About

Kei Takizawa is the co-founder and President of SUN METALON Japan, serving as Representative Director of K.K. SUN METALON at SUN METALON Inc. He has 18 years of international experience in business development, business-to-business sales, consulting, and project management within industrial manufacturing.

Co-Founder, President at Sun Metalon Japan at Sun Metalon

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Sun Metalon's investors · 14

Airbus VenturesMenlo Park · $1M checks · since 2025Berkeley SkyDeck FundBerkeley · $200K checks · since 2024D4V (Design for Ventures)TokyoGlobal BrainTokyo · $100K checksGlobis Capital PartnersTokyo · $18M checks · since 2024i-nest capitalTokyo · since 2024IMPACT SCIENCE VENTURESPalo AltoISVWest Palm BeachJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsTokyo · since 2024Scrum VenturesSan Francisco · since 2024Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks · since 2025Sumitomo Mitsui Banking CorporationTokyo · since 2024Third DerivativeUTECTokyo · since 2021

Co-founders at Sun Metalon

KNKazuhiko Nishioka
Kazuhiko NishiokaCEO Co-Founder

Experience

  1. SUN METALON Inc.Co-founder, President of SUN METALON Japan (Representative Director of K.K. SUN METALON)current2024 — presentKanagawa, Japan
  2. SUN METALON Inc.Co-founder, VP of Business Development & Operations2021 — 2024Boston, USA / Kanagawa, Japan
  3. McKinsey & CompanyJunior Engangement Manager2021Tokyo, Japan
  4. McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2020 — 2021Tokyo, Japan
  5. IMD Business SchoolMBA2019Lausanne, Switzerland
  6. BridgestoneBusiness Development Manager (Rio de Janeiro)2017 — 2018Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  7. BridgestoneMining Tire General Manager (Sao Paulo)2015 — 2017Sao Paulo, Brazil
  8. BridgestoneMining Tire Key account Assistant Manager (Tokyo)2013 — 2015Tokyo, Japan
  9. BridgestoneCorporate Planning Coordinator (U.S.A.)2011 — 2013Nashville TN, USA
  10. BridgestoneLogistic and Planning Analyst, Intl Operations Dept. (Tokyo)2008 — 2011Tokyo, Japan

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Languages English · Japanese · Portuguese

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Who is Kei Takizawa?
Kei Takizawa is the co-founder and President of SUN METALON Japan, serving as Representative Director of K.K. SUN METALON at SUN METALON Inc. He has 18 years of international experience in business development, business-to-business sales, consulting, and project management within industrial manufacturing.
Where does Kei Takizawa work?
Kei Takizawa is Co-Founder, President at Sun Metalon Japan of Sun Metalon.
What companies did Kei Takizawa found?
Kei Takizawa founded Sun Metalon.
Where did Kei Takizawa go to school?
Kei Takizawa studied at IMD (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Augustana University (SD) (Business, Management); Rikkyo University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Sociology).

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