About
Tomosaku Sohara is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at NordicNinja VC, focusing on investments in climate tech, deep tech, mobility, and digital infrastructure. He has a background in international finance and venture investment centered on cross-border capital flows between European and Asian markets. Before founding NordicNinja in 2019, he held investment strategy and fund formation roles at JBIC IG Partners, structuring growth and project finance for cleantech and renewable energy projects in Europe and Latin America.
Invests in
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyMobility & Transportation
Experience
- NordicNinja VCCo-Founder/General Partnercurrent2019 — presentNordic and Baltic Regions
- Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow (KF 31)current2026 — presentNew York, United States
- PhotoncycleDirector Board of Directorscurrent2026 — presentOslo, Norway
- CorPower OceanDirector Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentStockholm County, Sweden
- HIVEDMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Onego BioMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentHelsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- Nordic Asian Venture AllianceAdvisory Board Membercurrent2022 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
- Ready Player MeInvestorcurrent2021 — presentEstonia
- ClimateViewMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- DappRadarBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentLithuania
- Realeyes - Emotional IntelligenceDirector Board Of Directorscurrent2020 — presentTallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
- ThePower Business SchoolPowerGuru - Entrepreneurship & Fundraising advisorcurrent2020 — presentSpain
- VarjoInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- VeriffInvestorcurrent2020 — presentTallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
- LogmoreBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- JAPANESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE in FINLANDDeputy Chairmancurrent2020 — presentHelsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
- EinrideBoard Observercurrent2019 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- BoltInvestorcurrent2019 — presentTallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
- Japan Bank for International CooperationDeputy Director2007 — 2017Tokyo, Japan
- JBIC Mexico-cityRepresentative2009 — 2012Mexico City Area, Mexico
Education
- Keio UniversityBachelor's degree, Economics2003 — 2007
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México2009 — 2010
Skills & more
Capital RaisingVenture CapitalInvestmentsInternational FinanceLeadershipStrategyFinancial AnalysisStart-ups
Languages English · Japanese · Korean · Spanish
- Global PowerGuru for MBA focusing on the digital technology — thePower
- Chartered Member of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan — 日本証券アナリスト協会
From Tomosaku'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
- Where does Tomosaku Sohara work?
- Tomosaku Sohara is General Partner at NordicNinja.
- What does Tomosaku Sohara invest in?
- Tomosaku Sohara invests in Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Mobility & Transportation.
Same school
Also attended Keio University75
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Also attended Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México24
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Shared employers
Also worked at Kauffman Fellows366
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Also worked at ThePower Business School1
Also worked at Veriff7
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