About
Nao Ito studied at Keio University, graduating in 1997, and launched an online game studio in Berkeley, California. In 1999, he co-founded BEENOS (formerly netprice) with Teru, where he led projects including an online marketplace business, the company's IPO on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and a cross-border e-commerce platform as Founder CEO of a joint venture with eBay Inc. connecting buyers and sellers across Japan, the US, and Europe. He joined BEENEXT in 2017.
Experience
- BEENEXT PTE. LTDOperating Partnercurrent2017 — presentSingapore
- BEENOS Asia. Pte. Ltd.Co-Founder, Director2013 — 2015Singapore
- BEENOS Inc.Co-Founder, Director2000 — 2015Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Shop Airlines, Ltd.Founder, President and CEO2007 — 2014Tokyo, San Jose, Amsterdam, London, Duesseldolf
- Imagineer Studios, Inc.Manager, International Business Development1997 — 2000Berkeley, California, USA
- Imagineer Co., Ltd.Product Manager, Game Software1997 — 2000Tokyo, Japan
Skills & more
Management12E-commerce37Online Marketing18Entrepreneurship30Japanese13Cross-border Transactions11IPO5Start-ups32Incubation6Business Strategy22Business Management1International Business16
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International RelationsInternetLegal TranslationInternational TaxVATEuropean LawPublic RelationsCorporate CommunicationsCorporate ManagementCorporate DevelopmentCorporate BrandingDutchLanguages Dutch · English · German · Japanese
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nao Ito?
- Nao Ito studied at Keio University, graduating in 1997, and launched an online game studio in Berkeley, California. In 1999, he co-founded BEENOS (formerly netprice) with Teru, where he led projects including an online marketplace business, the company's IPO on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and a cross-border e-commerce platform as Founder CEO of a joint venture with eBay Inc. connecting buyers and sellers across Japan, the US, and Europe. He joined BEENEXT in 2017.
- Where does Nao Ito work?
- Nao Ito is at BEENEXT.
- Where did Nao Ito go to school?
- Nao Ito studied at Keio University (BA, SFC); National University of Singapore (Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy JPN-IRPEC1); International School Eerde.
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