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Naoki: together at Plug and Play Japan
About
Naoki Kamimaeda, the first Japan-born VC to lead pan‑European investing, leverages nearly a decade of Sony PlayStation engineering (PS4/PSN) to connect European deep‑tech founders with Japanese/Asian corporates via connection-first investing.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeep TechFintechHardware
Experience
- IQ CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- 株式会社松尾研究所／Matsuo InstituteSenior Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- NEXIRIONFounder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Plug and Play JapanMentorcurrent2018 — present
- Global Brain CorporationFounding Partner and Head of Europe (Global Brain Europe Limited)2019 — 2025Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Global Brain CorporationPartner and Europe Division Head2015 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
- Sony Network Entertainment Int'l (SNEI)Manager, Software Engineer2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- SonyProject Leader, Researcher & Software Engineer2006 — 2012Tokyo, Japan
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Skills & more
Cross-border7Private Equity8Investment Portfolios7Deal Sourcing1Venture Capital1Corporate Venture Capital2InvestingInvestment StrategiesInvestment ManagementDue DiligenceInnovation ConsultingProject Planning
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High-growthBusiness Relationship ManagementBoard LevelFundraisingMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Business-to-Business (B2B)FinTechData PrivacyEmbedded SystemsJavaCCLanguages English · Japanese
- Certified SAFe Practitioner — Scaled Agile Academy
From Naoki's professional profile.
Colleagues at IQ Capital
Alex Wilson
Partner at IQ Capital
Archie Muirhead
Partner at IQ Capital
Catherine Knott
Executive Assistant/Operations at IQ Capital
Céline Caraffa
Research Associate at IQ Capital
Conor McCarthy
Head of Finance at IQ Capital
Ed Stacey
Managing Partner at IQ Capital
Elaine Hegarty
Chief of Staff at IQ Capital
George Glatz
Principal at IQ Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Naoki Kamimaeda?
- Naoki Kamimaeda, the first Japan-born VC to lead pan‑European investing, leverages nearly a decade of Sony PlayStation engineering (PS4/PSN) to connect European deep‑tech founders with Japanese/Asian corporates via connection-first investing.
- Where does Naoki Kamimaeda work?
- Naoki Kamimaeda is Venture Partner at IQ Capital.
- What does Naoki Kamimaeda invest in?
- Naoki Kamimaeda invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Fintech, Hardware.
- Where did Naoki Kamimaeda go to school?
- Naoki Kamimaeda studied at University of Cambridge (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Strategy and Marketing); Tokyo Institute of Technology (Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science); Meiji University (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science).
Same school
Also attended University of Cambridge1,413
Stewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrDemis HassabisCo-founder & CEO of Google DeepMindNiko BonatsosFounder and Managing Partner of VerdictGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray Ventures
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Also attended Tokyo Institute of Technology25
Shinji AmahaVice President at Acario InnovationSae NurukiInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalCarlos DomingoFounder & General Partner at SPiCE VCTsuyoshi ItoFounder CEO / Managing Partner at Beyond Next VenturesTomohiro NoguchiTechnical Analyst at TDK VenturesAnis UzzamanFounder and CEO at Pegasus Tech Ventures
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Also attended Meiji University12
Hirofumi Kondo代表取締役社長 (CEO) at CyberAgent CapitalYoshihiro KoharaPrincipal at Sozo VenturesKosuke KikuchiPlatform & Relationship Director at Conductive VenturesSatoshi NambuAssociate at Rebright PartnersShintaro KawanoInvestment Manager at GMO VenturePartnersYuko YamashitaOutside Director at Endeavour United
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Shared employers
Also worked at 株式会社松尾研究所／Matsuo Institute1
Also worked at Plug and Play Japan1
Also worked at Global Brain Corporation5
Also worked at Sony Network Entertainment Int'l (SNEI)34
Garry HillInvestment at Makers FundAlex GaoEngineer at Pear VCChika NakasuExecutive Manager at Playground GlobalRyan LongfieldPresident, PolyAI at Stage 2 CapitalAndrew GaultFounding Partner at 7percent VenturesMatias SerebrinskyGeneral Partner and Co-Founder at PsyMed Ventures
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