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Nobuyuki Kambe

Nobuyuki Kambe

Investor atPhoenix Venture PartnersSan Mateo
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Nobuyuki Kambe is a co-founder and Managing General Partner at Phoenix Venture Partners, with expertise in nanomaterials and a background in research and entrepreneurship.

What Nobuyuki can write

Writes checks of$100K to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BMostly follows a lead
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Phoenix Venture Partners writes $100K to $10M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTT) · Research Manager, Senior Manager of New Business Strategy
  2. International Center for Materials Research (ICMR) · Managing Director
  3. Phoenix Venture Partners (PVP) · Managing General Partner
    Now
  4. Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTT) · Research Manager
  5. Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTT) · Senior Manager of New Business Strategy
  6. ICMR-USA · Founder
  7. Phoenix Venture Partners · General Partner and co-founder
    Now

Companies founded

Nanogram DevicesNeophotonicsNanogram CorporationICMR-USAPhoenix Venture Partners

Investments named in public bios

C3NanoImprint EnergySionic Energy (formerly NOHMs Technologies)Tactus TechnologiesNanoQTSionic Energy

Focus

next-gen electronicsenergy storagenanotechnologysustainabilityquantum engineering2d materials

Education

Keio University, BSMIT, PhD

Also at Phoenix Venture Partners

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Sheng Peng
Sheng PengInvestor
Srinivas Rao
Srinivas RaoInvestor

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Questions

Who is Nobuyuki Kambe?

Nobuyuki Kambe is a co-founder and Managing General Partner at Phoenix Venture Partners, with expertise in nanomaterials and a background in research and entrepreneurship.

How much does Nobuyuki Kambe invest?

Nobuyuki Kambe invests through Phoenix Venture Partners, which writes checks of $100K to $10M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Nobuyuki Kambe?

A warm intro from a founder Phoenix Venture Partners backed works best.

What did Nobuyuki Kambe do before Phoenix Venture Partners?

Research Manager, Senior Manager of New Business Strategy at Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTT); Managing Director at International Center for Materials Research (ICMR); Research Manager at Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTT); Senior Manager of New Business Strategy at Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTT); Founder at ICMR-USA.

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