Kenyuki Nagai Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Co-Founder & Rep...

  • Primary Industry
  • B2B

  • Active Board Seats
  • 2

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Kenyuki Nagai General Information

Biography

Mr. Kenyuki Nagai is a Co-Founder and serves as a Representative Partner at Kusabi. He also serves as a Board Member at La Fabric. He also serves as General Manager at Nissay Capital. He serves as a Board Member at Tokiwa Shoji. He also served as a Board Member at Synclogue. After graduating from the University of California, Santa Barbara, he entered the public underwriting department of Daiwa Securities SMBC (currently Daiwa Securities). At Daiwa, he was responsible for major buyout funds, both in Japan and overseas, as a financial advisor for the telecommunications and food sectors. Later he worked in the management planning department at Toyota Financial Services, where he was tasked with capital strategy, creating business strategy proposals, and dealing with domestic and overseas rating agencies for 32 overseas group companies.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Co-Founder & Representative Partner, Kusabi
Gender
Male
Email
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Address
  • 1-8-1 Nihonbashi Kayabacho, Chuo-ku
  • Kayabacho 1-chome Heiwa Building, 1-8-1 Nihonbashi Kayabacho, Chuo-ku
  • Tokyo, 103-0025
  • Japan

Kenyuki Nagai Positions (2)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Kusabi Investor Co-Founder & Representative Partner Tokyo, Japan Venture Capital
Nissay Capital Investor General Manager Tokyo, Japan Venture Capital

Kenyuki Nagai Board Seats (2)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Fabric Tokyo Clothing Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Tokyo, Japan
Tokiwa Research Institute Consulting Services (B2B) Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Tokyo, Japan

Kenyuki Nagai Lead Partner on Deals (22)

Kenyuki Nagai has been the lead partner on 22 deals. Their latest deal was with Pulsiv8, a media and information services (b2b) company. The deal was made for on 14-Jan-2025.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Pulsiv8 14-Jan-2025 Accelerator/Incubator Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) Tokyo, Japan
Snaprole 02-Aug-2024 Completed Automation/Workflow Software Tokyo, Japan
Wonder Palette 30-Jul-2024 Completed IT Consulting and Outsourcing Tokyo, Japan
ALTURA X 29-Mar-2024 Completed Enterprise Systems (Healthcare) Osaka, Japan
Buddy Cloud 01-Jan-2024 Completed Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) Tokyo, Japan
EvoX 01-Jan-2024 Completed IT Consulting and Outsourcing Tokyo, Japan
hairVR 01-Jan-2024 Completed Educational Software Tokyo, Japan
Irohana 01-Jan-2024 Completed Business/Productivity Software Tokyo, Japan
Lullaby 01-Jan-2024 Seed Round Completed Other Commercial Products Tokyo, Japan
Chemical Base 15-Feb-2023 Accelerator/Incubator Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) Tokyo, Japan

Kenyuki Nagai Network (36)

Board Members (6)

Name Company Representing Location From
Takahiro Ichikawa Fabric Tokyo Self Tokyo, Japan
Kenichiro Mishima Fabric Tokyo Fabric Tokyo Tokyo, Japan
Tokiwa Research Institute Self Tokyo, Japan
Fabric Tokyo Self Tokyo, Japan

Portfolio Executives (23)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Kazuhisa Tsuji Pulsiv8 Founder & Chief Executive Officer 14-Jan-2025 Tokyo, Japan
Kazumasa Yoshida Snaprole Co-Founder 02-Aug-2024 Tokyo, Japan
Wonder Palette Founder & Chief Executive Officer 30-Jul-2024 Tokyo, Japan
Wonder Palette CTO 30-Jul-2024 Tokyo, Japan
ALTURA X Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 29-Mar-2024 Osaka, Japan

Fund Team Members (7)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Jusuke Ikegami Nissay Capital Nissay Capital No. 8 Tokyo, Japan
Yuki Watanabe Kusabi KUSABI No. 1 Investment Tokyo, Japan
Nissay Capital Tokyo, Japan
Nissay Capital Tokyo, Japan
Nissay Capital Tokyo, Japan

Kenyuki Nagai Affiliated Funds (3)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
KUSABI No. 1 Investment Kusabi Venture - General Closed 2022
Nissay Capital EX No. 1 Nissay Capital Venture - General Closed 2018
Nissay Capital No. 8 Nissay Capital Venture - General Closed 2018

Kenyuki Nagai FAQs

  • Who is Kenyuki Nagai?

    Mr. Kenyuki Nagai is a Co-Founder and serves as a Representative Partner at Kusabi.

  • How much does Kenyuki Nagai typically invest?

    Kenyuki Nagai's median deal size is .

  • What is Kenyuki Nagai’s main position?

    Kenyuki Nagai’s primary position is Co-Founder & Representative Partner.

  • How many active board seats does Kenyuki Nagai hold?

    Kenyuki Nagai holds 2 board seats including Fabric Tokyo and Tokiwa Research Institute.

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