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Shinichi Nikkuni

Investor

Managing partner at NordicNinja

Helsinki

About

Shinichi Nikkuni is a co-founder and managing partner of NordicNinja. Prior to the firm, he advised manufacturing, ICT, healthcare, and utility clients at McKinsey and Industrial Growth Platform Inc., and co-founded H2GO Power, a hydrogen storage startup spun out of Cambridge, while completing an MBA with a Health concentration at the University of Cambridge. In 2017 he joined JBICIG Partners as a founding member, then relocated to Helsinki in 2019 to set up NordicNinja, focusing on backing deeptech founders.

Invests in

Deep Tech

Experience

  1. NordicNinja VCManaging Partner / Co-Foundercurrent2019 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  2. tozeroInvestor / Advisory Board Membercurrent2024 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
  3. Japanese Data Center for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (JDCHCT)Board Membercurrent2024 — presentAichi, Japan
  4. SEEQCInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  5. VSPARTICLEInvestorcurrent2024 — presentDelft, South Holland, Netherlands
  6. GriffinInvestorcurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  7. Starship TechnologiesInvestor / ex-Board Membercurrent2022 — present
  8. KognicInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  9. MavenoidInvestorcurrent2021 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
  10. VarjoInvestorcurrent2020 — presentHelsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Finland
  11. VeriffInvestorcurrent2020 — presentTallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
  12. Industrial Growth Platform Inc.Partnercurrent2021 — present
  13. CombinosticsInvestor / Board Member2019 — 2025Finland
  14. Japanese Data Center for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (JDCHCT)Advisor2019 — 2024Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
  15. FLEXOUND The Augmented Audio CompanyInvestor / ex-Board Member2019 — 2024Finland
  16. MaaS Global LtdInvestor2019 — 2024Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Finland
  17. JBIC IG PartnersInvestment Director2018 — 2019Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
  18. JBIC IG PartnersVice President2017 — 2018Within 23 wards, Tokyo, Japan
  19. Ministry of Economy, Trade and IndustryUnit Chief2015 — 2017
  20. H2GO PowerCo-Founder and CFO2013 — 2015Cambridge, United Kingdom

Education

  1. University of CambridgeMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management2013 — 2014
  2. The University of TokyoBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Law2001 — 2006

Skills & more

Management Consulting23Business Planning12Financial Modeling6Due Diligence6Business Strategy11Management22Competitive Analysis3Change Management2Venture Capital25Restructuring2New Business Development19Emerging Markets1
+5 moreFinancial AnalysisPublic SectorMergers & AcquisitionsEntrepreneurshipBusiness Development

Languages Chinese · English · Japanese

  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt — Cambridge Judge Business School

From Shinichi's professional profile.

Colleagues at NordicNinja

Akiko Shiono
Head of Business Development at NordicNinja
Carolyn Lizbeth Einmann
Operations Manager at NordicNinja
Claes Mikko Nilsen
Head of Founder & Investor Network at NordicNinja
Johan Åkesson
Investment Associate at NordicNinja
Kevin Dean
Chief of Staff at NordicNinja
Marek Kiisa
General Partner at NordicNinja
Matts Andersson
Advisor at NordicNinja
Rainer Sternfeld
General Partner at NordicNinja

Frequently asked questions

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Shinichi Nikkuni is Managing partner at NordicNinja.
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Shinichi Nikkuni invests in Deep Tech.

Same school

Also attended University of Cambridge851

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Also attended The University of Tokyo79

Kazunori YamaguchiPartner at Global BrainShinji AmahaVice President at Acario InnovationMasaji MatsuokaManaging Director at E12 Venture Capital, LlcYuki ShiratoSenior Advisor at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Taka KodaPartner, Director at RDiscoveryKosuke MoriManaging Partner at Saison Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Griffin5

Stephen ChandlerManaging Partner at Notion CapitalKaushik SubramanianVenture capitalist, product personTom MendozaInvestor at EQT VenturesMarek KiisaGeneral Partner at NordicNinjaPaul AnthonyInvestor at Episode1

Also worked at Mavenoid7

Simon LeveneCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesRainer SternfeldGeneral Partner at NordicNinjaStaffan HelgessonGeneral Partner at CreandumLauri LehtmaaInvestor at CreandumLeo GiertzGeneral Partner at IcebreakerHenrik HanssonFounder at Vesence

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Also worked at Veriff7

Simon LeveneCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesJules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Tomosaku SoharaGeneral Partner at NordicNinjaRainer SternfeldGeneral Partner at NordicNinjaKarthik RamakrishnanPartner at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Mikko SilventolaVenture Partner at SuperAngel

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Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,453

Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners

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