Shin Nagakura, managing director of Transcosmos Investments, was a founding member of the Japan-based industrial group’s corporate venturing office in California’s Silicon Valley. He has more than 15 years of experience in investments, business development, and sales and marketing in the US and Japan and said his brief was to “identify, analyse, recommend and execute possible investments and alliance deals which would have a strategic fit with Transcosmos Japan and its portfolio companies”.
Prior to Transcosmos, Nagakura served with Recruit Company. He graduated from Sophia University, Tokyo, with a bachelor’s degree in international studies in 1986.
Prior to Transcosmos, Nagakura served with Recruit Company. He graduated from Sophia University, Tokyo, with a bachelor’s degree in international studies in 1986.
What is the future of your sector?
Nagakura said: “E-commerce as a sector is growing fast and will do so over the next 10 or so years.”