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Sunao Nishimura

Co-Managing Partner at E12 Venture Capital, Llc

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

About

Sunao Nishimura joined E12 Ventures in early 2021, helping shape strategy and LP formation for the fund's launch, and concurrently became Managing Director at MGI. He previously held roles at Mitsui & Co. overseeing private equity and leasing, was seconded as Principal to NovaQuest Capital Management, and worked in private equity real estate; he holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Master's in Civil Engineering from Kyoto University.

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Experience

  1. MSD Investments Ltd.Senior Managing Directorcurrent2026 — presentTokyo, Japan
  2. E12 VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Mitsui & Co. Global Investment, Inc.President & CEO2024 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Mitsui & Co. Global Investment, Inc.Managing Director2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Mitsui & Co., Ltd.General Manager, Private Equity Division2019 — 2021Tokyo, Japan
  6. NovaQuest Capital ManagementPrincipal2015 — 2019Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
  7. Mitsui & Co., Ltd.Deputy General Manager, Private Equity Division2013 — 2015Tokyo, Japan
  8. Asia Pacific LandVice President / Acquisitions2008 — 2013Within 23 wards, Tokyo, Japan
  9. Credit SuisseAssistant Vice President2005 — 2006
  10. EQECAT / ABS ConsultingDeputy General Manager of Japan Operation2002 — 2004
  11. EQE InternationalProject Manager / Lead Engineer1999 — 2001

Education

  1. INSEADMaster of Business Administration - MBA2007
  2. Harvard Business SchoolGlobal Management Academy2015
  3. Kyoto UniversityMSc, Urban development / design1997 — 1999
  4. Kyoto UniversityBSc, Civil Engineering1993 — 1997

Skills & more

Private EquityHealthcareEntrepreneurial OrganizationsInvestmentsAsset ManagementProject ManagementFinancial ModelingReal EstateBiotechnologyRisk AnalysisFinancial AnalysisRisk Management
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Languages English · Japanese

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Colleagues at E12 Venture Capital, Llc

Ash Patel
Co-Managing Partner at E12 Venture Capital, Llc
Caroline Pinkney
Investor at E12 Venture Capital, Llc
Henry Sohn
Partner at E12 Venture Capital, Llc
Irene Mingozzi
Venture Partner at E12 Venture Capital, Llc
Masaji Matsuoka
Managing Director at E12 Venture Capital, Llc
Mike Marquez
Investor at E12 Venture Capital, Llc
Patrick Mcgill
Investor at E12 Venture Capital, Llc
Paulina Szyzdek
Principal at E12 Venture Capital, Llc