About
Founder and GP of Incubate Fund Asia with a background in IT/Internet startups; previously worked in Nomura Securities' Investment Banking Division in Tokyo and New York guiding tech startups to IPOs. Moved to India in 2014 and founded Incubate Fund Asia (formerly Incubate Fund India) in 2016.
Experience
- SMBC Asia Rising FundPartner - Investmentcurrent2023 β presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Incubate Fund AsiaFounder & General Partnercurrent2016 β presentBengaluru Area, India
- Granma IndiaCo Founder2015 β 2016γ€γ³γ New Delhi γ¨γͺγ’
- Granma Inc.Head of Business Development2014 β 2016Tokyo (Japan) & Delhi (India)
- Nomura Securities Intl IncAssociate2014New York
- Nomura SecuritiesAssociate2008 β 2013Tokyo
Education
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science2006 β 2008
- State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at MorrisvilleAssociate of Arts (A.A.), Social Science2004 β 2006
Skills & more
Management1Valuation5Mergers & Acquisitions3Corporate Finance1Investment Banking1Private Equity1Due Diligence1InvestmentsVenture Capital1Start-up Ventures4Venture Financing1New Business Development1
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Business StrategyBusiness DevelopmentBusiness AnalysisIPOJapaneseEnglishCustomer SupportInternet ServicesMobile TechnologyMobile InternetLanguages English Β· ζ₯ζ¬θͺ
From Nao's professional profile.
Colleagues at Incubate Fund
Agrim Sharma
Analyst at Incubate Fund
Darren Jawara
Investment Associate at Incubate Fund
Dave Kwong
Partner at Incubate Fund
Eric Sy
Research Director at Incubate Fund
Jasmin Yee
Senior Manager, Compliance and Operations at Incubate Fund
Kartikay Chadha
Investment Associate at Incubate Fund
Masahiko Honma
Partner & Advisor at KK Fund
Mayank Agarwal
Associate Vice President at Incubate Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Nao Murakami work?
- Nao Murakami is Founder & General Partner at Incubate Fund.
Same school
Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign392
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Shared employers
Also worked at Nomura Securities145
Aftab MathurManaging Director at Temasek at Golden Gate VenturesClare McCartney BeerCOO & Managing Director at Burda Principal InvestmentsThomas JuvinManaging Director Europe at Burda Principal InvestmentsSercan OzcanPartner, Finance & Operations at AlleyCorpEliza DragomirSenior Analyst at SKY VCNisha ChakravartyWharton Lecturer at FemHealth Ventures
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