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Kohei Nishiwada 西和田浩平
Founder & CEO, Asuene
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¥25Braised by the company, as of 2026-07 (incl. debt/grants)
Verified 2026-10-17: Company site / press release
Background
At Mitsui & Co. he worked on renewable energy investment and M&A. A secondment to a start-up while posted in Brazil made him want to run a company. Left in 2019 and founded Asuene with about ¥70M of seed money from Incubate Fund, before having a team or product. Source
Public appearances
| Undated Interview | The day Japanese climate tech conquers Asia (Diamond Signal) 日本発クライメートテックがアジアを制覇する日 On Asuene's CO2-visibility business and Asia ambitions. Nishiwada recounts pitching Incubate Fund with only a business plan. Summary by The Raising Sun. From search-result summary of the article. |
| Undated Interview | "Everyone around me was brilliant" (100 Years Fund) 新卒時代、周りは優秀な人ばかりだった A career interview on Nishiwada's years at Mitsui & Co. and the Brazil secondment that pushed him to found a company. Summary by The Raising Sun. From search-result summary of the article. |