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About
Shutaro Takeda is Co-Founder and Chief Strategist of Kyoto Fusioneering and an Associate Professor at Kyushu University. His work focuses on renewable energy development policies in developing countries, socio-economic assessment of energy sources, and nuclear policy. He was named the 2018 International Young Energy Professional of the Year.
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Kyoto Fusioneering's investors · 10
Coral CapitalTokyo · $1M – $184M checks · since 2022DBJ CapitalTokyo · $2.7M – $354M checks · since 2022Global BrainTokyo · $100K – $184M checksJAFCO GroupTokyo · $1.9M – $198M checks · since 2022JERATokyo · since 2025JIC Venture Growth InvestmentsTokyo · since 2022Kyoto University Innovation CapitalKyoto · since 2022Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Banksince 2025Sumitomo Mitsui Trust nvestment Co. Ltd.TokyoTechstarsBoulder · $220K checks
Co-founders at Kyoto Fusioneering
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Taka NagaoFounder
Experience
- Kyushu UniversityAssociate Professorcurrent2022 — present
- Kyoto FusioneeringCo-Founder & Chief Strategistcurrent2019 — presentKyoto, Japan
- Kyoto UniversityAssociate Professor (Program-Specific)2021 — 2022Kyoto, Japan
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)Associate Project Officer2019 — 2021Vienna, Austria
- Kyoto UniversityAssistant Professor (Program-Specific)2018 — 2019Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Japan Society for the Promotion of ScienceResearch Fellow2016 — 2018
- Japan Ground Self-Defense ForceSergeant First Class2010 — 2013
Skills & more
SustainabilityEnvironmental ScienceRenewable EnergyNuclear FusionEnvironmental PolicySustainable DevelopmentClimate Change
Languages English · Japanese
- TOEFL 112 — ETS
- EIKEN English Test 1st Degree
- United Nations English Exam Special-A Class — United Nations Association
- Member of Japan Mensa
- Japanese Archery 2nd Dan
- TOEIC 990 — IIBC
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- Who is Shutaro Takeda, Ph.D.?
- Shutaro Takeda is Co-Founder and Chief Strategist of Kyoto Fusioneering and an Associate Professor at Kyushu University. His work focuses on renewable energy development policies in developing countries, socio-economic assessment of energy sources, and nuclear policy. He was named the 2018 International Young Energy Professional of the Year.
- Where does Shutaro Takeda, Ph.D. work?
- Shutaro Takeda, Ph.D. is Founder of Kyoto Fusioneering.
- What companies did Shutaro Takeda, Ph.D. found?
- Shutaro Takeda, Ph.D. founded Kyoto Fusioneering.
- Where did Shutaro Takeda, Ph.D. go to school?
- Shutaro Takeda, Ph.D. studied at Harvard University (Master of Liberal Arts, Extension Studies in Sustainability); Kyoto University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Energy Science); Kyoto University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Human Survivability).
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