Sayuri Nonaka is a Partner at Great Wave Ventures in Tokyo, previously working at Pangaea Ventures and Universal Materials Incubator. She focuses on advanced materials and deep-tech companies.
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Great Wave Ventures writes $250K to $1M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.
Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Great Wave Ventures.Career
- MUFG Bank
- Universal Materials Incubator
- Pangaea Ventures
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- MUFG Bank
- Dexia
- Universal Materials Incubator
- Pangaea Ventures
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Who is Sayuri Nonaka?
Sayuri Nonaka is a Partner at Great Wave Ventures in Tokyo, previously working at Pangaea Ventures and Universal Materials Incubator. She focuses on advanced materials and deep-tech companies.
How much does Sayuri Nonaka invest?
Sayuri Nonaka invests through Great Wave Ventures, which writes checks of $250K to $1M at pre-seed, seed, series a.
How do I pitch Sayuri Nonaka?
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What did Sayuri Nonaka do before Great Wave Ventures?
MUFG Bank; Universal Materials Incubator; Pangaea Ventures; MUFG Bank; Dexia; Universal Materials Incubator; Pangaea Ventures.
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