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Naoki Sato

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Director at W Inc.

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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About

Naoki Sato is a Director at W inc. and a member of the venture capital firm W fund, which he joined in 2022. He began building and operating app businesses while in graduate school at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, then joined GREE in 2014, where he worked as a project manager in the game division and later handled investment, M&A, and subsidiary management in the investment incubation division. He subsequently worked in business planning at WealthNavi and, from 2018, led a seed accelerator program at Open Network Lab, engaging in startup investment, management support, and fund formation.

Experience

  1. W inc.Directorcurrent2022 — present
  2. 株式会社DGインキュベーション兼株式会社デジタルガレージOpen Network Lab Director2018 — 2022東京都渋谷区
  3. ウェルスナビ株式会社事業推進アソシエイトマネージャー2017 — 2018東京都渋谷区
  4. グリー株式会社投資インキュベーション事業本部 事業企画2014 — 2016東京都港区

Colleagues at W Inc.

Akihiro Higashi
Venture Partner at W Inc.
Amanda Umezono
Venture Partner / Global Investment at W Inc.
Kazuhiro Shin
General Partner at W Inc.
Muhammad Haitsam Sidqy
Associate (Southeast Asia) at W Inc.

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Who is Naoki Sato?
Naoki Sato is a Director at W inc. and a member of the venture capital firm W fund, which he joined in 2022. He began building and operating app businesses while in graduate school at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, then joined GREE in 2014, where he worked as a project manager in the game division and later handled investment, M&A, and subsidiary management in the investment incubation division. He subsequently worked in business planning at WealthNavi and, from 2018, led a seed accelerator program at Open Network Lab, engaging in startup investment, management support, and fund formation.
Where does Naoki Sato work?
Naoki Sato is Director at W Inc..
Where did Naoki Sato go to school?
Naoki Sato studied at Tokyo Institute of Technology (修士, 経営工学); Tokyo Institute of Technology (学士, 理学).

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