Fundraising Fox

Yoshitaka Nagai

Investor

Principal at LYFE Capital

Japan

About

Yoshitaka Nagai has 10+ years in Nomura healthcare banking—led CRO mergers including a ~JPY1 trillion deal—and serves as a Japan bridge, sourcing and executing investments in pharma, med‑tech, pharma services.

Invests in

BiotechData & InfrastructureHealthtechMedical DevicesRobotics

Experience

  1. LYFE CapitalPrincipalcurrent2024 — presentJapan
  2. NomuraVice President, Healthcare IBD2022 — 2024Tokyo, Japan
  3. NomuraVice President, Healthcare IBD2021 — 2022United States
  4. NomuraAssociate, Healthcare IBD2016 — 2021United States
  5. NomuraAnalyst2013 — 2016
  6. Department of Sociology, Boston UniversityResearch Assistant2012
  7. Daiwa Institute of Research LtdEconomist Internship2010

Skills & more

企業価値評価海外経験コーポレートコミュニケーション会社法コーポレートガバナンス株式による資金調達新規株式公開 (IPO)クロスボーダー取引Economic ResearchQuantitative AnalyticsStatisticsFinancial Analysis
+12 moreData AnalysisValuationThomson One BankerFactSet投資金融・財務コーポレートファイナンスM&AMS OfficeStataBloombergMicrosoft Excel

Languages English · Japanese · Mandarin Chinese

  • TOEFL iBT 110 — ETS
  • 英語検定1級 — 英語検定協会
  • TOEIC 980 — TOEIC Program
  • Series 79 — FINRA
  • Series 63 — FINRA

From Yoshitaka's professional profile.

Colleagues at LYFE Capital

Alan Wang
Managing Director at LYFE Capital
Alvin Koh
Investment Principal and Senior Director, APAC Business Development at LYFE Capital
David Liu
Director of Investor Relations at LYFE Capital
Derek Yuan
Partner at LYFE Capital
Fong Ming Koh
Principal at LYFE Capital
Frances Chovanec
Managing Director at LYFE Capital
Jack Chen
Partner at LYFE Capital
James Zhao
Founder and Partner at LYFE Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Yoshitaka Nagai?
Yoshitaka Nagai has 10+ years in Nomura healthcare banking—led CRO mergers including a ~JPY1 trillion deal—and serves as a Japan bridge, sourcing and executing investments in pharma, med‑tech, pharma services.
Where does Yoshitaka Nagai work?
Yoshitaka Nagai is Principal at LYFE Capital.
What does Yoshitaka Nagai invest in?
Yoshitaka Nagai invests in Biotech, Data & Infrastructure, Healthtech, Medical Devices, Robotics.
Where did Yoshitaka Nagai go to school?
Yoshitaka Nagai studied at Boston University (Master's degree, Economics); The University of Tokyo (Bachelor's degree, Economics).

Same school

Also attended Boston University258

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Also attended The University of Tokyo88

Steve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoKazunori YamaguchiPartner at Global BrainShinji AmahaVice President at Acario InnovationTaka KodaPartner at Remiges Ventures, Inc.Masaji MatsuokaManaging Director at E12 Venture Capital, LlcYuki ShiratoSenior Advisor at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.

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Shared employers

Also worked at Nomura154

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