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Sayuri Nonaka

Investor

Partner at Great Wave Ventures

Tokyo

About

Sayuri Nonaka is a Partner at Great Wave Ventures. She previously worked at Pangaea Ventures and Universal Materials Incubator, where she focused on advanced materials and deep-tech companies, and earlier held corporate finance and investment management roles at MUFG Bank and Dexia. She holds a degree in Economics from the University of Tokyo.

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Invests in

Deep TechNew Materials

Experience

  1. Great Wave VenturesPartnercurrent2026 — presentTokyo, Japan
  2. Pangaea VenturesDirector of Asia2024 — 2026
  3. Universal Materials Incubator Co., Ltd.Principal2020 — 2024
  4. SOMPO ASSET MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Product Development Manager2014 — 2015
  5. DexiaPortfolio Manager2007 — 2010
  6. MUFGCorporate Finance Analyst2004 — 2006

Education

  1. The University of Tokyo経済学部

Same school

Also attended The University of Tokyo66

Kazunori YamaguchiPartner at Global BrainShinji AmahaVice President at Acario InnovationMasaji MatsuokaManaging Director at E12 Venture Capital, LlcTaka KodaPartner, Director at RDiscoveryKosuke MoriManaging Partner at Saison CapitalAkiko AmakawaCEO Chief of Staff at Takeda Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Pangaea Ventures5

Janelle GoulardPartner at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Sarah ApplebaumPartner at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Matt CohenPrincipal at Clean Energy VenturesBjörn HeinzInvestment Director at Yara Growth VenturesMichael PachosManaging Director at Samsung Venture Investment Corporation

Also worked at Dexia11

Jan AvontsInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersVirginie LucchiniPartner, Head of Middle Office at Axeleo CapitalJürgen IngelsFounding Partner and Chairman at SmartFinChristian SchulteManaging Director at coparionHugo RoquesHead of Commodity Trade Finance at Arab Bank (Switzerland)Serge BalatreFounder, Le Lievre Tortue formation at HyperNest

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Also worked at MUFG35

Ryutaro HiroshimaPartner, Head of Japan at Type One VenturesYuki NakamuraDirector of Investor Relations - Japan at Type One VenturesKoichi SaitoGeneral Partner at KK FundCharles SpicerNon-Executive Chair at EMV CapitalDavid HoughtonPrincipal at Houghton Street VenturesJunie FOOAdvisor at iGlobe Partners

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Colleagues at Great Wave Ventures

Aaron Farr
Investor at Great Wave Ventures
Elian Haddock
Investor at Great Wave Ventures
Elisha Agravante
Operations Manager at Great Wave Ventures
Hideaki Okubo
Senior Associate at Great Wave Ventures
Mark Bivens
Venture Partner at Great Wave Ventures
Megan Ananian
Partner at Great Wave Ventures
Michael Palmer
General Partner at Great Wave Ventures
Nobu Iguchi
Managing Partner at Great Wave Ventures