About
Tohru Nishikawa brings rare US–Japan operator experience from co-founding a Silicon Valley chip startup in 1997 and focuses on technology and IoT/data for industrial decarbonization like advanced CO₂ capture membranes.
Invests in
Climate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
Experience
- Energy & Environment Investment, IncManaging Directorcurrent2009 — present
- Multiple Hi Tech Start-upsPresident/GM/Advisor2004 — 2008
- NuCORE TechnologyCo-founder, CFO, VP Business Development1997 — 2003
- Industrial Bank of JapanVarious Positions1989 — 1997
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA1992 — 1994
- Griffith UniversityModern Asian Studies1987 — 1988
- Keio University
Skills & more
Management3Strategy2Start-ups22Corporate Development3Business Development5Business Strategy7Venture Capital11Investment Banking3Strategic Partnerships3Private Equity2
From Tohru's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,150
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended Griffith University22
Harri PriceExecutive Assistant at Giant Ventures Global LlpAnna TyndalePortfolio Success Lead at AirTree VenturesJai SheridanClient Services Manager at AirTree VenturesSam BakerInvestor at Planet A VenturesReuben BramaInvestor at IDEO CoLab VenturesAlessa SängerInvestment Associate at Future Energy Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Industrial Bank of Japan3
Colleagues at Energy & Environment Investment
Akifumi Ikeda
プリンシパル (Principal) at Energy & Environment Investment
Chie Suzuki
マネージャー (Manager) at Energy & Environment Investment
Chihiro Ozaki
キャピタリスト (Capitalist) at Energy & Environment Investment
Itaru Shiraishi
ベンチャー・パートナー (Venture Partner) at Energy & Environment Investment
Jun Matsunaga
プリンシパル (Principal) at Energy & Environment Investment
Kengo Nakamura
取締役 パートナー (Director, Partner) at Energy & Environment Investment
Kumiko Morie
インパクト・オフィサー/キャピタリスト (Impact Officer / Capitalist) at Energy & Environment Investment
Makoto Suda
プリンシパル (Principal) at Energy & Environment Investment


























